Tomorrow, April 16th, 2011 is Record Store Day, a nationwide event celebrating small, independent record shops. In this era of digital downloads, record shops are only slightly more economically tangible than video rental stores, porn shops and Jeff Foxworthy's career. Thankfully with the resurgence of vinyl as a collector's item (not to mention analog LPs being a far more superior sound delivery device than digital recordings), collector interest has breathed some new life into the dedicated shoponomics of brick-n-mortar sound peddles.
Here in Sacramento, we have but only a few record shops. But these place are all wonderful bastions of sound that exist solely because of your patronage. If you give a damn about the music you're putting into your ears and the people who sell it to you, come on out tomorrow and buy some records in bulk (as well as several Record Store Day exclusive releases.!) And while you're at it, pick up some slabs o' wax, CD's and even cassettes (the "new vinyl," apparently) by some of Sacramento's home grown bands.
Here's a list of Sacramento's best record shops:
*Armadillo Records - 205 F St. (Davis)
*Barney's Good Time Music - 15 W. Main St. (Woodland)
*The Beat - 1700 J St. (Sacramento)
*Brooks Novelty Antiques and Records - 1107 Firehouse Alley (Sacramento)
*The Beat - 1700 J St. (Sacramento)
*Brooks Novelty Antiques and Records - 1107 Firehouse Alley (Sacramento)
*Dimple Records - 2500 Broadway (Sacramento)
2433 Arden Way (Sacramento)
7830 Macy Plaza Drive (Citrus Heights)
313 E. Bidwell St. (Folsom)
1701 Santa Clara Dr. (Roseville)
9692 Elk Grove-Florin Road (Elk Grove)
212 F St. (Davis)
*Esoteric Records & CDs - 3413 El Camino Ave. (Sacramento)
*Heavenly Daze CDs and Records - 565 N. Polara Ave. (Yuba City)
*Phono Select - 2312 K Street (Sacramento)
*Heavenly Daze CDs and Records - 565 N. Polara Ave. (Yuba City)
*Phono Select - 2312 K Street (Sacramento)
*Rare Records - 1618 Broadway (Sacramento)
Happy crate diggin', everyone!
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