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Elton Autographs a Vinyl Revival Record

One of the things I enjoy about owning a record store is meeting so many people who I have something in common with – a shared love of music. I love it when I can find an album that someone has been looking for and was so happy that I was able to fulfill a customer request for Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album Wednesday night. Our customer was sitting in the front row for Elton’s show and was hoping to get Elton to autograph the record for him. I was going to the show too so I meet up with our customer, Joe, at the Wells Fargo Center to give him the record. Elton was kind enough to autograph the album and Joe shared a picture of the signed record with us. It’s moments like this, being a part of a memorable musical experience, that make me love what I do even more!

Record Store Day Black Friday Releases are In

Shop for exclusive Record Store Day releases on Black Friday.

Black Friday is almost here!

We just priced all of our Exclusive Record Store Day Black Friday releases so they’ll be ready for customers when we open on Friday, November 29th at 11 a.m. We have a large variety of artists so there’s sure to be something you’ll want to buy for yourself or for a holiday gift. A few of the titles we will have available on Friday are:

Miles Davis Jazz Track

Jack Johnson Live at Third Man Records

The Jimi Hendrix Experience Fire/Foxy Lady from Miami Pop Festival

U2 Ordinary Love

Red Hot Chili Peppers I’m Beside You

The Hunger Games Catching Fire Picture Disc

Plus much, much more!

We are extending our hours on Black Friday. We will be open from 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Give the gift of music this year!

Ryan Edgar, Michael Castro Show Rescheduled

DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT, RYAN EDGAR & MICHAEL CASTRO HAVE TO RESCHEDULE THEIR NOVEMBER 15TH SHOW. THEY WILL NOW BE PLAYING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST AT 8 P.M. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

Black Friday Exclusive Releases

Shop for exclusive Record Store Day releases on Black Friday, November 29th.

Now that we’re a participating Record Store Day Record Store, we are able to offer our customers some very special and exclusive albums on Black Friday. Wondering which albums they might be? Here is a link to all of the available Black Friday releases.

Stop in on Black Friday to see if we ordered any of the records that you’re interested in buying.

Charlie Gracie and Bob Charger to Appear at Screenings

“Charlie Grace Fabulous” chronicles the life and career of Rock and Roll Pioneer, Charlie Gracie. His #1 Hit “Butterfly” knocked Elvis from the top of the charts in 1957 and sold over three million copies Worldwide. He continues to be a great ambassador for Rock-N-Roll.

“The Wages of Spin” chronicles The Philadelphia Music Scene from 1952 thru 1963. The film focuses primarily on Dick Clark, Bandstand, The Teen Idols and Payola.

As a special treat, they’ll be a personal appearance by Charlie Gracie at the First Friday show on November 1st at 7 p.m. and WOGL’s Bob Charger makes an appearance at the Saturday, November 2nd show at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $8 or $5 for students and seniors.

This double feature also screens at 2 p.m. on November 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th so don’t miss it!

Pearl Jam Tuesday in Philly

Pearl Jam played their second Philly show on Tuesday and boy was it a fabulous! I always catch them when they’re in town and I was lucky to get a seat last night. Even though I sat behind the stage, Eddie would turn to us every now and then and even sang a song directly to the bunch of us in the back. The guys brought their usual high energy and their mighty musical talent playing a great mix of stuff off their new album, Lightening Bolt (which we have in-store), a lot of deep tracks and a variety of their bigger hits.

The band treated concert-goers with a few of their ballads but it’s their heavy, loud style and sound that I love best. There were some songs I didn’t know but that’s one of the things I love about Pearl Jam. They’ll play songs that their hardcore fans will know and the rest of us will want to check out again. I found myself looking at the set list this morning and going though my Pearl Jam to see which albums had the songs I didn’t know. Another thing I love about the band is they never play the same set twice. If they’re in Philly two nights, you’ll see a different show each time.

Time after time, and year after year, I never tire of seeing this band live. They completely energize me and I continue to look forward to each new release they put out.

Did you go to the show? What’d you think of it?

It’s My Birthday Two

Today we remember the life and music of two of rock & roll’s greatest, John Lennon and John Entwistle, both born on October 9th.

John Lennon, founding member of The Beatles, would have been 73 years old. Although his voice was silenced at the young age of 40, he’s left a legacy of music and peace that still resonates today. His musical career began in the 1950’s in Liverpool England where he formed a skiffle band called The Quarreymen. This band would later evolve into The Beatles. The Beatles, as you might already know, took the world by storm in the 1960’s. Lennon and McCartney became one of the most influential and innovative songwriting teams of all time, Lennon’s solo work raised our social consciousness and the rest is history.

I had the most amazing trip to Liverpool this past summer. While there, I went to the house where Lennon lived with his Aunt Mimi, went to Strawberry Fields and saw the open space where John used to run and play, visited the Casbah Coffee Club where John’s name is still inscribed on the wall, and hung out at the Cavern Club where The Beatles played to a packed house. It was such a moving experience to see the places John wrote and sang about in his songs and I highly recommend a trip to Liverpool for every Beatles’ fan.

Although I never had the honor of seeing Lennon live, I did have the pleasure of seeing Entwistle perform live on several occasions with his band, The Who. It was something I never thought would happen especially after the band announced their farewell tour in 1982. I was a young teenager and I begged my parents to let me go to JFK Stadium to see the band who I thought I’d never ever get to see again. They said I couldn’t go and I was crushed! Luckily for me, there were more gigs after the ’82 farewell tour and I was fortunate to see Entwistle play. His bass playing really added an extra umph to the band which contributed to their heavy sound. It was a sad day when I heard the news that John passed. I actually had tickets to see The Who when he died. I’m glad for the shows where I did get to see him play.

Today, I celebrate their musical legacies and hope to turn a new generation of music lovers onto them by continuing to sell their music…on vinyl.

We’re Now A Record Store Day Record Store

We are super excited to announce that Vinyl Revival is now a participating Record Store Day record store! This designation means that we will sell the special Record Store Day releases in our store on Record Store Day and on Black Friday.

Record Store Day is a celebration of music by independent record stores held on the third Saturday of April that features special releases, live performances, etc. We are so happy to be included in this group of indie retailers who truly care about keeping the spirit of the record store alive in the digital age. We plan on making our first Record Store Day a huge celebration for all of our customers and our community!

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There Was Lots of Monkee-ing Around in 1966

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The TV show, The Monkees, premiered on September 12th, 1966. With comedy that was a little off-the-wall and fun music, it’s no surprise that the series still lives on in re-runs and the music continues through the touring of the remaining members.

The Monkees were, and still are, one of my favorite groups. I used to watch their show every day growing up and got to see them for the first time in the mid-eighties in Atlantic City. I saw them pretty much every time they played Philly after that. I even had the pleasure of meeting Davy Jones after a performance at the Woodbine Inn in NJ in the late eighties/early nineties. He was so nice to talk to and autographed my Monkees’ picture disk.

If you’re a Monkees fan like me, then you may want to stop by and pick up The Monkees Greatest Hits, More of the Monkees or my favorite, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.

What’s your favorite Monkees’ episode or album?

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