Record Stores

• 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
  
• ‘It defies the eras:’ Ontario vinyl experts weigh in on the record comeback

  Sales of vinyl records beat CD sales last year for the first time in decades. Record shop owners say nostalgia and a new generation of enthusiasts are driving a boom in business.

  Canada

  May 15, 2023
  
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• The world is suffering from a shortage of vinyl records and massive price shocks

  If you've been shopping for records recently, you may have suffered some serious sticker shock. Market forces are conspiring to choke the vinyl resurrection.

  Entertainment

  Oct 10, 2021
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• Why Alan Cross misses old-school record stores

  Before the internet, the record store was where you went to hang out with like-minded people and learned about music. That's still the case, but things have changed.

  Entertainment

  Aug 15, 2021
• Weekly survey: When was the last time you bought a CD?

  Remember the days when we used to travel through space and time to purchases our music on pieces of plastic? When was the last time you did that?

  Entertainment

  Mar 22, 2021
• Alan Cross: The vinyl resurrection is in trouble. Is it over for LPs? For Canadians, it might be

  Has COVID-19 burst the vinyl bubble? It's starting to look like it.

  Commentary

  Aug 30, 2020