First Annual Record Store Day

Support your local record store!

Here's a plea from "Euclid Joe", who is another contributor to the NRBQ e-mail list, Take it away, Joe!

"April 19th will be the first annual (I hope it's annual) Record Store Day around the world. Indie stores all over will be having sales, live music, giveaways and special releases. As the compact disc finds its way to the 8 track and beta shelf, stores such as mine have to hustle harder than ever to make it selling the music that we love.

I'm certainly not going to claim poverty, actually Euclid Records is doing pretty well right now, as are the majority of what remains of the great record store demise of the late 90's. But it's always a roller coaster, sales of vinyl are going through the roof right now, but that can change at a moments notice. I feel as though the best stores are still standing. We got rid of the riff raff and thankfully many of the lousy chain stores have closed up too.

That said, we're always fighting the Walmarts and Best Buys of the world, but we're not the only business fighting those demon chains. The most important thing is to do is get kids into the routine of going to the local record store and get the older folks back into that routine.

Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox, but on the 19th, show your support for your favorite local music slinger. Chances are they're involved with this and they'll have some cool happenings. Euclid will be celebrating with a combination of on-line and in-store sales, BBQ and The Bottle Rockets live acoustic to boot!

For more on Record Store Day, check out my blog posting:

http://euclidrecords.blogspot.com/search/label/RECORD%20STORE%20DAY

For participating stores, check out: http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home

Happy Record Store Day Everyone!

Euclid Joe"