Record Store Day a chance to be cool, love music
CBC News | Posted: April 16, 2016 4:59 PM | Last Updated: April 16, 2016
Record stores around Quebec are taking part in celebration of vinyl
There are few things that guarantee cool like a good record collection. They are what separate the casual listener from the aficionado.
Or at least that's what record collectors will tell you. And they have an entire day set aside to spreading their message: Record Store Day.
All over the world today there are special events celebrating vinyl. In Quebec, record stores are taking part in Quebec City, Sherbrooke and even in Rimouski.
Boutique l'Oblique, a record store on Rivard Street in Montreal's Plateau neighbourhood, will be hosting a concert this afternoon to mark the event.
For music aficionados, Record Store Day is a chance to celebrate a certain type of listening experience that is harder to come by in an era of digital music.
"There's this very personal aspect to putting on a record... it's something that feels like an activity," said Corinna Rose, a Montreal folk singer who will be performing at l'Oblique.
Listening to digital music invariably involves being plugged into a phone or computer, devices that Rose associates with work.
"It's so nice to come home and put on a record and just sit and listen and that's it," she said.
Record Store Day was officially launched by heavy metal band Metallica in April 2008. Stores from every continent except Antarctica participate.
A list of participating record stores in Canada can be found here.