Gearbox Records and Jazzman Records in BBC Record Day Article

[sidewinder]

Nice little bit about London-based Gearbox Records with a piccy of their lathe and some Blue Note LPs. Noticed also that Gerald Short has one of the Clarke/Boland German Vogue LPs, Jef Gilson and Harold McNair RCA on display. Nice !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26990263

Edited April 19, 2014 by sidewinder

[A Lark Ascending]

Is Record Store Day In Crisis?

[Big Beat Steve]

Is Record Store Day In Crisis?

Sounds quite plausible that this sort of pressing plant prioritizing is penalizing the small ones but I hope this isn't like this everywhere.

I must admit I had not consciously heard about this Record Store Day thing at all until this year, though it must have been around even here for a while. Our local paper yesterday even ran an article about RSD and our (few remianing) local record stores and their activities on this day (and in past years). One (that I have often checked out actively as it is the only remianing one with a sizable jazz and blues section) did have a few special vinyl releases out for RSD, i.e. by small (regional) labels and bands, so I figure THEIR pressing plants were alright. I did not go there yesterday, though, as whatever special they had on was way outside my preferred styles of music.