BANGOR, Maine (AP) _ Vinyl enthusiasts are out today to shop at neighborhood music stores, spin discs, buy limited edition presses, and enjoy a little old school technology. Now in its eighth year, Record Store Day began in Maine, from an idea hatched by Chris Brown of Bull Moose.
"It's a draw, it's a come on." says Don Menninghaus, better known as The Dr. from Dr. Records in Bangor. He's sold vinyl LPs for decades, even when they were no longer popular. "It's becoming more viable. I had many, many dry, long years, I mean it took 20 years for records to come back. It was a long wait."
While other stores are offering specials and limited editions, Menninghaus is also planning to open his doors, but for him, it's business as usual: "Every day is Record Store Day around here," he quips.
Special vinyl releases for participating stores include The Animals' "We're Gonna Howl Tonight,'' a seven-inch single of Adam and the Ants "Kings of the Wild Frontier'' and "Songs from the Laundry Room'' by the Foo Fighters. Also, a re-release of the first-ever recording by Elvis.
The event which started as a small local event in 2007 has grown to include more than 2,200 stores across the country.
