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A Trip to the Record Shop!

Merchandise table at the Rickshaw.

A Trip to the Record Shop!

A Trip to the Record Shop!

Three different days, three different records, two different record stores and one merchandise table. In reverse chronological order...

A Trip to the Record Shop!

And this one from the 99¢ bin...

A Trip to the Record Shop ***Record Store Day Edition***

Last Saturday was Record Store Day. To celebrate, I went record shopping. Original, I know. This is what I picked up:

After buying it, the dude at Audiopile told me to help myself to a record from the bargain bin. I chose this:

Sadly, there are some big scratches on it, though some of the songs play through just fine.

A Trip to the Record Shop!

This was purchased at an actual record shop, not a merchandise table. Notice the spelling of Reggae.

A Trip to the Record Shop!

Actually, this was another trip to the merch table. I also got a t-shirt and a button. And they threw in a tote bag for free.

A Trip to the Record Shop!

Actually, it was a trip to the merchandise table at last night's Bonnie 'Prince' Billy show at the Vogue, but this is an ongoing series, people, it just wouldn't do to go changing the name now.