Record Store Day 2023: Manchester vinyl shops gear up for 'busiest day of the year' as fans set to queue for Taylor Swift and The 1975

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Record Store Day 2023.Weekly market data from the Official Charts Company has come in today that offers a complete picture of the annual event’s success. Vinyl sales enjoyed a 121.8 per cent increase in the last week, with 190,000 copies sold, surpassing the week’s nationwide sales of CDs (standing at 182,189).

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A record store housed on a canal barge sank the night before Record Store Day as it sailed to Manchester. Rubber Ducky Records owner Myles Greenwood lost around 1,000 vinyl records as the 28ft boat went down on the Rochdale Canal on Friday.

Record collectors and music lovers have descended onto Manchester’s ‘vinyl valley’ in their droves this morning for the annual Record Store Day event. And one eager fan camped out overnight outside Piccadilly Records in order to secure an exclusive release from his favourite artist.

Record Store Day 2023 kicked off earlier today (April 22) with vinyl fans descending on UK record shops around the country.A number of limited-edition and special releases were made available over-the-counter at over 260 participating stores, with many customers queuing since the early hours.The 1975, Blur, Pixies, U2, London Grammar, Madonna, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Foals, Donna Summer and Björk all released vinyl as part of the 2023 event.Taylor Swift, who was last year announced as the first-ever global ambassador of Record Store Day, released ‘folklore: the long pond studio sessions’ on vinyl for the first time today, with many fans taking to social media to celebrate grabbing the limited-edition record.“Still can’t believe she is mine,” said one fan, posing with the vinyl.

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