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<\/p>\nHundreds of music fans are expected to queue overnight at the city\u2019s independent record shops to get their hands on rare vinyl this weekend.<\/p>\n
Liverpool will be marking Record Store Day on Saturday (April 18) and for collectors that means an opportunity to bag exclusive limited edition releases from their favourite artists.<\/p>\n
One of the stores getting involved again this year is Jacaranda Records on Slater Street where they\u2019ll be turning it into an all-day celebration with DJs, live music and even free hot drinks and breakfast butties for customers in the queue.<\/p>\n
Jacaranda\u2019s head of retail Mina Koroma says they\u2019ll have about 300 different releases available and with some in very limited numbers they\u2019re anticipating big demand.<\/p>\n
She explained:<\/p>\n
\u201cRecord Store Day was created as a way to get people familiar with their local independent record stores so you can\u2019t pre-order or buy online, it\u2019s all in-person, on the day,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preparation generally begins from January when we\u2019ll start to plan out what it is we\u2019d like to do this year and who we\u2019d like to invite to come and play. Once the list is released in February, that\u2019s when we get into ordering all the vinyl, and it usually starts being delivered about three weeks before the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe open our doors at 8am on the Saturday and we\u2019ve had people queuing from as early as 8pm the night before if it\u2019s something they really really want. People are very serious about it and for us it\u2019s one day of the year where we get to see our regular customers, new faces, and people who have travelled who want to see what it\u2019s all about.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur whole celebration starts even before we open because we have teas and coffees and breakfast butties for people who\u2019ve come down early as a thank you for choosing us. We make sure everyone\u2019s fed while they\u2019re waiting, then once we open we\u2019ll have DJs on from 11am and a live music line-up from 1pm.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe shop closes at 7pm, but the music will run right through until 4am when the Jacaranda closes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mina says for most customers the rare vinyl is the main attraction, with the majority arriving armed with a wishlist.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of the releases haven\u2019t been pressed up before, or they\u2019ll be a very special edition, something that\u2019s not been pressed on vinyl since the 70s or maybe was originally only available as a CD.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we\u2019ll have 100s of exclusive vinyl available, limited to one copy per title per person, and we\u2019ve already seen a lot of excitement for the Olivia Dean release which is a 7in of her live at the BBC with the Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as Sigrid and Aurora, and a special Paramore edition.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also have our own exclusives that we\u2019ll be releasing on Record Store Day. We\u2019re giving out a free Kula Shaker x Jacaranda Records 7\u201d vinyl to the first 100 record buyers and we also have a 7in special edition of Dave McCabe\u2019s new single, limited to only 100 copies, that will be available to buy on the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
With so many artists and genres to choose from, Mina says they see a wide range of ages in the shop on Record Store Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re finding more and more young people are getting involved because newer artists are also putting out special editions of releases,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost people will have researched what it is they\u2019re after, so about 90% have it completely figured out, and 10% will have a little browse and add to their basket.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are people who\u2019ve been coming and spending Record Store Day with us for the last 10 years, since our first one, and people who have now turned into regular customers as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s one of my favourite parts of it: just getting to chat to everyone, seeing what they\u2019re excited about, then getting to see them again when they come back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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