Record Store Day
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The week in music: Metallica's lost riffs, Macca's millions and moreOur weekly music news roundup, featuring the latest Tidal troubles, the guitar riffs lost to history, Kurt Cobain’s flat, and the first dance music Proms
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Sheffield's Rare & Racy: the independent music store Jarvis Cocker says it would be 'a crime to destroy'The Northerner Sheffield's Rare & Racy: the independent music store Jarvis Cocker says it would be 'a crime to destroy'
Sheffield City Council recently voted in favour of demolishing this much-loved shop. So what does that say for the future of the city’s so-called ‘independent quarter’? -
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Number of physical music stores reached all-time high in 2014According to a new report, supermarket and generalist retailers stocking CDs and vinyl for the ‘impulse market’ meant the ways customers could access music hit an all-time high last year
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Dave Grohl announced as Record Store Day 2015 ambassadorFoo Fighters frontman will represent the annual one-day event in celebration of independent record shop culture and vinyl sales
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Vinyl's making a comeback? Don't believe the hypeVinyl sales have passed a million for the first time since 1997 – but all that tells us is that record labels have realised there are people who want to shell out for deluxe editions
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Records broken as vinyl sales reach 1m in 2014 – the highest in two decadesNews: Vinyl becomes a £20m a year business, up from just £3m five years ago, driven in part by big sales of Pink Floyd and Arctic Monkeys albums
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Are you a fan of vinyl? Share pictures of your record collectionAre you a record collector? Share pictures of your vinyl with us via GuardianWitness
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David Bowie, Ghostbusters and Pixies are Record Store Day 2014 bestsellersThis year's event was its most successful yet in terms of album sales, with the Pixies' first LP in 23 years topping the sales list
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A ticket to ride with the RailsTo celebrate this year's Record Shop Day the husband-and-wife folk duo played whistle-stop shows in London and New York. Hazel Sheffield joined them on their journey
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Music Weekly podcast: a month of noise from Necro Deathmort and more
Luke Turner brings us a joyful noise as he rounds up the month in ear-bleeding music. Plus tracks from Lykke Li,
Babe and Benjamin Brooker in Singles Club
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The coolest record labels of all time
Movers, shakers, game-changers: the imprints that changed the face of music
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Record Store Day: can't stop the rock, but £50 man fills in for teenage rebelsThe international event sometimes feels like a day-long benefit for a struggling musical genre, writes John Harris
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Arctic Monkeys' AM tops Official Record Store ChartThe band's fifth album is No 1 on the list, beating off competition from Daft Punk and Robbie Williams. Elsewhere, pop triumphs with One Direction and Olly Murs reaching the top 40
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Record Store Day 2014: share your photos of your favouritesShow us your favourite local record shop – and tell us why you shop there
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De La Soul unveil secret Record Store Day mixtapeThe hip hop trio's most recent release, Smell The Da.I.S.Y, will be hidden in record stores around the US and online this weekend
