It’s a community hub, it’s a family and it’s an institution. Why? Because it’s more than a record store. “I have a few go to record stores for different things so that’s a tricky question,” says ARIA Award-nominated Australian musician Mo’Ju, “but I think ultimately the title of FAVOURITE record store has to go to Northside Records. “Paul had a way of connecting cultures sonically and spiritually and articulating it perfectly he did this and still does better than anyone in my humble opinion.” Matt cites ‘Graceland’ by Paul Simon as the record that had a profound effect on him. “Mills Records in Fremantle, they are strictly about the music, not the fashion which is something super rare these days and profoundly beautiful” Australian singer songwriter Matt Gresham on his favourite record store. Watch Steady Holiday explore Tokyo and visit the Yamaha Guitars factory in Hamamatsu : Listen to ‘The Sophtware Slump’ by GrandaddyĬheck out Bionic Records: (Image: ) Bionic is doing online sales only during covid, but have otherwise kept their doors open since 1988. My first sweaty trip there, I came back with albums by Social Distortion, Pink Floyd, Glassjaw (wow), and The Clash. The majority of the inventory is punk/metal/hardcore and I was none of the above, so I appreciated how succinct the sections of remaining genres were. I would nervously sneak in there as a late-blooming teenager with no clue what I wanted other than to connect with something. “It was my neighborhood record shop growing up. It planted the seed of songwriting in me long before I had the guts to try.”ĭre praises Bionic Records in Buena Park, CA (formerly in Fullerton), as an important record store to her. My first experience with a “concept” record (robot > sentience > depression and alcohol > death)” explains Yamaha artist Steady Holiday aka Dre Babinski, “I had never heard a story told like that before, with so much color and humor and sadness all at once. “The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy was major for me. Record: ‘The Sophtware Slump’ by Grandaddy The LP ‘Cockney Rebel and The Human Menagerie’ is fantastic even today.” I am still a great fan of the band and was actually listening to them this morning as I did my work out! How weird. It was when I realised there was more to music than pop and heavy metal. “The first record I had that had ‘that’ profound effect was when I heard ‘Sebastian’ by Cockney Rebel. Mine was on Regent Road in Salford, near Manchester.” Yamaha artist Peter Hook & The Light recalls. “When I was young you could only buy records from our local department store, which was called Woolworths, and they would be sold to you by one of the old ladies who worked there. Record Store: Woolworths, Salford (now closed) We’re kicking things off this month with Yamaha artists Peter Hook, Steady Holiday, Matt Gresham, Mo’Ju, Jamie Lenman and Chris Buck. We’ll be sharing these with you around each of the new RSD record drop dates. We’ve reached out to a number of great guitarists and bassists to find out about that one, important record that had a profound effect on them, and to also hear about their favourite record store and why it’s special to them. We’re joining in the celebration by sharing stories from members of the Yamaha Guitars artist family and showing some love to some great independent record stores. This year, due to COVID-19, RSD will be taking place a little differently, split across 3 dates: 29th August, 26th September and 24th October. Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion. One of the biggest annual events on the music calendar, Record Store Day is when independent record shops around the world come together to celebrate their unique culture.
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