Record Store Day brings rush of fans to Pittsburgh independent stores

Eric Church fans will soon be able to add his No. 1 album, The Outsiders, to their vinyl collections. Church has revealed that his most recent release will be available for Record Store Day this Saturday (April 19). The Outsiders 

But all that news — grim as it is — obscures one of the more surprising success stories in music: the perseverance, and even growth, of independent stores around the country, helped partly by Record Store Day, a campaign that comes to 2,000 stores

Record Store Day, this Saturday's eighth annual tribute to indie disc shops, finds New York at the vinyl vanguard. Record stores, which seemed ready for a swan song some years ago, are getting an unlikely encore, what with two shops — Rough Trade NYC 

Record Store Day, this Saturday's eighth annual tribute to indie disc shops, finds New York at the vinyl vanguard. Record stores, which seemed ready for a swan song some years ago, are getting an unlikely encore, what with two shops — Rough Trade NYC 

Brandon Miller shows off the vinyls he bought at Legends Records store during the Record Store Day on April 19, 2014. Photograph by: James Park, The Ottawa Citizen. Record Store Day. Recor d Store Day. Record Store Day. E-mail this Gallery · Print this