Sam The Record Man

• Remembering Sam the Record Man as the last store closes

  The last surviving Sam the Record Man store is closing. It's the end of an era in Canadian music.

  Entertainment

  Feb 11
  
• ‘Time to let it go’: Canada’s last Sam the Record Man store is up for sale

  After 45 years in the business, the owners of Belleville, Ont.'s, Sam the Record Man store has announced they're ready to retire.

  Consumer

  Feb 7
  
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• Vinyl record sales seeing a resurgence: ‘The demand is so high’

  Vinyl sales have been steadily increasing with some outselling CDs for the first time in almost 40 years

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
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• Sam the Record Man sign being installed at Yonge-Dundas Square

  The installation process is expected to take all weekend with an official lighting ceremony scheduled for Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2017
• Toronto’s Sam the Record Man sign to shine over Yonge-Dundas square this fall

  A lighting ceremony is being planned when the sign, nearly 50-years-old, shines again later this year.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2017
• Sam The Record Man sign to light up Yonge-Dundas Square by summer’s end

  Toronto's iconic Sam The Record Man sign will be revived and placed atop Yonge-Dundas Square by the end of the summer.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2017
• Sam the Record Man sign finally finds a new home

  Sam The Record Man’s iconic signage will once again find a home at Yonge and Dundas square. The sign won't be attached to a Ryerson University building, the school will have to pick up the tab.

  Jul 10, 2014
• Sam the Record Man sign held in trailer north of Toronto

  While the fate of the Sam the Record Man sign hangs in the balance of a pending city council decision, the sign itself is in a trailer north of Toronto.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2013
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• Council asks staff to weigh in on Sam the Record Man sign

  Council wants city staff to help decide whether to let Ryerson University renege on its promise to reinstall the iconic Sam the Record Man sign at the school’s new student centre.

  Politics

  Oct 9, 2013
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• City council preview: Sam the Record Man sign, Pierre Trudeau and subways vs. LRTs

  Mayor Rob Ford and city council colleagues return Tuesday a two-month summer break to tackle a hefty agenda.

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2013