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What is it?
I have seen the term referred to in various articles.
Never with any background as to where it originated or what it is.
Somebody fill me in please.
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Don't know, but it sounds like either a hapless industry attempt to lure customers back, or a survival initiative from the independants.
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According to our papers here in The Netherlands: This takes place on 17 April and involves selected records stores in a country:
On the agenda are
- Album signings by bands
- In Store Activities
- Meet and Greets
- Very Exclusive products will be available
- Free CD of breaking acts
- Show cases
seems to involve large record store chains
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Independent record stores also participate. Criminal Records, the independent I mention (but not by name) in the other thread on record stores, always has a big shindig. As Gryphon says there are exclusive deals, in-store performances, giveaways, etc. They pitch it as a "celebration" of your local record store but of course it is an effort to make money and generate interest. They are a business!
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A bit more about record store day from the BBC website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8621947.stm
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JonG Wrote:Independent record stores also participate. Criminal Records, the independent I mention (but not by name) in the other thread on record stores, always has a big shindig. As Gryphon says there are exclusive deals, in-store performances, giveaways, etc. They pitch it as a "celebration" of your local record store but of course it is an effort to make money and generate interest. They are a business!
So this is a U.S. thing too?
I thought it was just European.
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Music Head Wrote:So this is a U.S. thing too?
I thought it was just European.
I believe it is worldwide. I know Criminal Records, and all the other record stores here in Atlanta have participated the last few years.
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Happy" hapless industry attempt to lure customers back" Day Tiggi :biggrin:
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