The history of the iconic A&A Records in Toronto
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In the 1950s, A&A Records and Sam the Record Man, two stores on Yonge Street, were an integral part of my teenage years. They were the largest and most important retail distributors of vinyl records in Toronto.
They eventually franchised, allowing outlets to be opened across Canada under their corporate names. A&A and Sam s were multi-million-dollar businesses in the days when 33 1/3 rpm (revolutions per minute) records were the most common recording format.