Celebrate Record Store Day with Vintage Vinyl in the Loop

Other Delmar Loop businesses will be holding a sidewalk sale on Saturday.

The sixth annual Record Store Day is Saturday, April 20, and Vintage Vinyl is ready to celebrate. The record store in the Delmar Loop will have live music and great deals all day long. According to Record Store Day.com the event was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the 700 independently owned record stores in the United States. To help celebrate, businesses along the Delmar Loop will have a sidewalk sale, featuring items up to 75 percent off. The sidewalk sale begins at noon. Star Clipper will also be hosting a comic book release party for Tanked, from local comic creators Ink and Drink Comics, as they release their sixth comic anthology. The …

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Why is Vintage Vinyl Planning a Big Party in April?

The general manager of the U City shop has a reason to celebrate.

Vintage Vinyl general manager/head buyer John Henderson said the University City record shop is looking forward to Record Store Day, which is set for April 20. People across the country and world will be celebrating independent record stores. “We’ll have bands playing all day, special guest DJs, free beer, free cupcakes," Henderson said. "it’s a big party.” Henderson said hundreds of exclusive releases will be available that day and offered only at independent stores. With so much music offered digitally these days, Vintage Vinyl is still going strong. Vinyl is half the shop’s name, and old records are still a big part of its business. “Everybody is looking for new vinyl, old vinyl and everything in between,” he said. "We keep bringing it …

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Vintage Vinyl Owner: Vinyl Sales Are Soaring

Owner Tom "Papa" Ray talks to Fox 2 News.

Vinyl is back—young listeners are rediscovering the benefits of vinyl records. Check out Tom "Papa" Ray of Vintage Vinyl discuss the trend on Fox 2 News with John Pertzborn.  See our previous coverage of Vintage Vinyl:

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Watch: Vintage Vinyl Owner Talks 'Record Store Day'

In this video from our friends at FOX-2 KTVI, Tom "Papa" Ray tells viewers what to expect at Record Store Day at Vintage Vinyl on the Loop.

Vintage Vinyl will host live performances and have free drinks and exclusive albums for Record Store Day on Saturday. The annual event celebrates and supports independently-owned record stores across the country. Vintage Vinyl will participate from 10 a.m. to midnight with a packed music schedule that includes Sleepy Sun, Rough Shop and Dear John, among others, notes the store's Facebook page. The store will also host several guest DJs. Owner Tom "Papa" Ray spoke with our friends at FOX-2 KTVI about Record Store Day.  "It's a celebration of music, culture and small business," he said. The store will carry limited-edition records that are only available through the special day. Eddie Vedder and The White Stripes are two of the artists who …

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American Way Magazine Showcases the Loop

The in-flight magazine lists the top reasons to visit U City's Delmar Loop.

American Way magazine, the in-flight magazine for American Airlines and American Eagle, recently highlighted the Delmar Loop as one of St. Louis's top entertainment and dining thoroughfares.  American Way selected its top six destinations not to miss while strolling down Delmar. They are:  What's your favorite spot in the Loop? Tell us in the comments.

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