SATURDAY 16th APRIL - OUR SHOP WILL BE PARTICIPATING ONCE AGAIN....can't
wait!
BBC Music today announces an exciting new partnership with Record
Store Day UK as the event gears up for its ninth annual celebration of
independent record shops and the vinyl format.
Special programming
will take place across the BBC’s radio networks, and in particular on
BBC Radio 6 Music. In the run up to Record Store Day, on his 6 Music
show Steve Lamacq (Mon to Fri, 4-7pm) will be speaking to different
record stores around the UK, revealing what events are taking place on
the day. It is expected that more than 25,000 music fans will be going
along to their local record shops from the early hours on Saturday 16
April.
Also on 6 Music, Lauren Laverne’s show (10am-1pm) will be
broadcasting live from a record store on Friday 15 April. The station
will also be the first to announce the very exclusive Record Store Day
product list. Further tailored programming on BBC Radio will be
announced in due course.James Stirling, Editor of BBC Music, says: “BBC
Music is always keen to support moments that unite people through their
love of music. Record Store Day does exactly that and we are very happy
to be officially involved this year.”
Rupert Morrison, of The Drift
Record Shop in Totnes, says: “The BBC has an utterly unique voice and is
an organisation like no other on the planet. Their commitment to
promoting music and artists, both breaking and established, is hugely
important and a perfect partner for all of the record shops under the
Record Store Day banner.”
Record Store Day launched in the UK in
2008 and has since recruited over 220 independent record shops across
the UK to take part in the event, with keen record buyers queuing
through the night to secure limited edition records. Vinyl has always
been a core part of the event since its launch, and Record Store Day has
in turn spearheaded the UK vinyl revival as sales topped 2.1m units in
2015.
