Public cautious, but optimistic about virus restrictions being lifted
Aengus Maloney, 21, said he is looking forward to enjoying regular summer activities. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE Victoria McGarril, 29, said she will keep her mask on hand because businesses will have their own policies. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE Jim Grant, 68, and Mike Mcintosh, 62, sitting in front of Green Fields Market, said it will be a while before everyone stops wearing a mask, but they are both looking forward to seeing live music again. STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE
Scott Seward, 53, at his store, John Doe Jr. Used Records and Books, in Greenfield, said he wasn’t sure what to think about mask restrictions being lifted, but he is excited to be able to travel and “not worry about it.” STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE
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Tony Wade holding (and wearing) the cover of Earth Wind & Fire s 1977 album All n All superimposed onto a photo of Eucalyptus Records and Tapes from the 1977 Armijo High yearbook. (Courtesy photo)
Back in the Day: Reveling in the artistry of album covers
One of the things I loved back in the day about entering an honest-to-goodness record store was seeing the artwork on display on the 12.375-inch square canvasses we called record albums.
Look, of course the music on the vinyl disc inside was the primary thing, but often what sold or at least helped to sell it was the album cover.
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Vinyl Cave: Reissues by Dwight Yoakam, k.d. lang and Iron City Houserockers
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Reissues have long been a solid cash cow for the music industry. The segment really took off after the introduction of compact discs convinced a lot of folks to buy CDs of everything that they owned on vinyl. During the 1990s and early 2000s when relatively few new albums were coming out on LP, indie labels such as Sundazed countered the CD revolution by reviving perennial favorites and rare titles on LP; even major label CBS/Sony was somewhat quietly repressing LPs off and on. Today, both serious and casual music collectors are continuing to fuel the resurgence of LP sales by purchasing a boatload of reissues. It s somewhat ironic that this time around, collectors are often looking for vinyl reissues of albums that were initially released only on CD and sometimes cassette (or occasionally in miniscule quantities on LP).