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Labels, artists announce Record Store Day 2013 releases

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It’s time to start making your Record Store Day list and checking it twice. Here’s the latest list of exclusive releases planned for 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch vinyl formats (including picture sleeves and picture discs) that will be offered for Record Store Day on April 20, 2013. ►

Auction puts T-shirts, backstage passes in the spotlight

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These days, it’s almost unthinkable to go see your favorite band in concert or hang out at a music festival without taking at least a little bit of the show home with you, be it a T-shirt or a baseball cap. But the items we see today in artists’ online shops and at their merch tables weren’t always so readily available, says Jacques van Gool of Backstage Auctions. ►

Labels, collectors celebrate the vinyl record revival

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The familiar flat black platter has been creeping back into our lives for a few years now. “Vinyl never went away. it was the record companies that deserted it, believing they could make better margins out of CDs,” says Keith Jones of U.K. independent record label Fruits de Mer Records. ►