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3 Places to Note Record Store Day

Echo Park-Silver Lake stores are partying hard this Record Store Day.

It's a busy stretch this passage from April 20 to April 22, with three consecutive commemorations upon us.

Potheads and ecoheads bookend the date that musicheads celebrate--April 21's Record Store Day.

In Echo Park-Silver Lake, vendors are on it with performances and exclusive releases.

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Echo Park's takes over the Echo for an extravaganza of shopping, DJs and live music, starting at 8 a.m.

You'll find turntables and headphones on the back patio to preview possible purchases.

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The music starts with All Tiny Creatures at noon and ends with the Henry Clay People at 7 p.m.

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Up Sunset in Silver Lake, opens at 10 a.m. Along with the hard-rockin' rarities the store is known for, they'll offer special CDs and vinyl created just for Record Store Day including a Ryan Adams 7" with two Bob Mould covers.

The blog RokRiot has more about Vacation Vinyl's offerings here.

Finally, over on Glendale Boulevard, the venerable Rockaway Records will open at 10 a.m.

They'll raffle off a Beatles "Butcher Cover" Yesterday and Today among other things.

Update: Newcomer High-Fidelity Vinyl at 1956 Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz is also noting the day. Call (323) 662-2000 for details.

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This is the fifth Record Store Day. It was one man's effort to help independent record stores from going out of business. According to Forbes:

Just half a decade later, Record Store Day has developed into a major annual event for the music business. In its first year, 10 artists released special edition vinyl albums that hit stores at a total wholesale cost of $30,000. This year, 300 new releases will add up to $6 million. In the first year, 250 stores participated; now, 1700 stores around the world are involved.

Read more from Forbes on Record Store Day here.

How are you celebrating Record Store Day? Upload a picture of yourself with your favorite piece of Vinyl here. We'll feature it later.


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