If I were to sing "My Favorite Things", the song made popular by Julie Andrews in the movie "Sound of Music", the song would have to have a lyric about going to record store. LOL. ☺ One of my favorite things that I really used to enjoy when I was growing up (from my childhood, age 10, into my adulthood when I was about 30-something) was going into a record store.
My kids can't relate to that. My older kids would find their music online and burn a CD. My younger kids would find music online and create MP3 playlists.
Do record stores still exist?
Does anybody go to record stores any more?
Evidently some people still do. Of course, you have to give people a reason to come and physically shop there. Like promise that a certain artist will be there on a certain day to sign copies of discs or vinyl record albums. Some stores offer live performances of Indie artists. There is one record store that has a claim to fame that no other record store can boast.
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Do you know the last record store that Prince visited?
Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, MN, was the last record store that the legendary American singer-songwriter-musician Prince ever visited. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Source: ABC News)
Another little bit of trivia about this record store? The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their third and final album, Electric Ladyland, the same year this record store opened its doors to the public: 1968. They have no intentions of going out of business. But they do have an official website for online shopping.
So in response to the question "Do record stores still exist?", the answer is "Yes!"
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Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)
His death was the result of an accidental overdose of fentanyl.
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