![]() ![]() Whether you’ve been collecting for months or years, there’s something for everyone - from Taylor Swift to Miles Davis to Pink Floyd, connecting generations together through music. They got her hooked when her mom gave Kayla her old copies of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors and Queen’s The Game from her personal collection. “I see kids reliving and connecting to things I connected to 40-50 years ago with the same exuberance and enthusiasm and love and it’s beautiful,” said Maccarrone.įor ABC4’s Kayla Baggerly - one of her favorite memories growing up was going to record stores with her parents and trying to find the perfect vinyl. Many in the collecting community say they hope to see the love for vinyl continue as it has. We sold three hundred copies of Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream in the last couple of weeks,” he said. “It’s gone from being ten orders a day to upwards of hundreds sometimes. His love of vinyl expanded into him starting his own business, Black Sheep Record Company, in September last year where he hopes to share his passion with others who feel the same. “We almost went out of business like multiple times in the 80s and definitely in the 90s, there was a point where things got hard for sure,” said Stinson.Īpple Music reveals top music in 2022 and listener charts Stinson and his brother, growing up around vinyl, also grew a love for music, and helped run the store - but it wasn’t always easy. Randy continued collecting and in 1978, was finally able to start his record shop. When he returned, he bought a place in Salt Lake City on the Avenues that had a storefront, but it was delayed due to zoning changes. ![]() Stinson said in 1969, while Randy was stationed in Vietnam, he knew he wanted to open a record shop. Walking up to the store, you’ll find the windows decked out in posters and the sides covered in murals of beloved albums from Ramblin’ Man by Hank Willams to A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders. The shop has been standing strong for 45 years, all stemming from a dream by Randy, Stinson’s father. Randy’s Records, found on 157 E 900 S, is one of Utah’s oldest record shops. “With the new people coming in, you got parents in their 30s and 40s, they got kids, teens, they get together and share their music.” You can learn more about a store from its owner, understand the genres and formats they carry, view photos, see their hours of operation, and show your support by purchasing through their Discogs shop. It’s a gateway to discovering record stores around the world. Now 40-50 years later, kids sit there and go ‘this is incredible’, this is great music,” he said. Discogs’ new independent record directory is much more than just a map. “To see bands I grew up with, like the Ramones, nobody listened to them back then because they said it was noise. ![]()
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