Happening now: Record Store Day at Easy Street in The Junction

Also happening in The Junction today – the epicenter of Seattle’s celebration of the nationwide (maybe even worldwide) Record Store Day celebration of independent music stores – Easy Street Records. And if you’re talking records, how about a GOLD record? That’s Easy Street owner Matt Vaughan above, holding the one he received for his role in the success of Pearl Jam‘s Backspacer. And if you’re in the mood to pick up a few (or more) records yourself, music’s on sale at Easy Street all day, and the very browsable vinyl stacks are out front:

Here’s the Easy Street online writeup about today’s sale (which is happening at their Queen Anne location too). They’re open till 9 tonight in West Seattle, 11 in QA.

dawsonct April 17, 2010 (5:01 pm)

Not that it really matters all that much, but the original Easy Street Records was in the Overlake area of Bellevue, on Bell-Red Rd. in the same strip mall that has the Kid Valley, near Uwajimaya.
I’m pretty certain the original owner cashed in on his association with Kweenzryke

WSB April 17, 2010 (5:41 pm)

Well then, we’ll find some other word to signify “before Queen Anne” :) … TR

SarahScoot April 17, 2010 (6:43 pm)

Bel-Red, Kidd Valley, Queensryche. ;-)

cmc April 17, 2010 (7:43 pm)

Nice editing job, Sarah!

dawsonct April 17, 2010 (9:35 pm)

I left the East side behind a LOOOONG time ago.
No insult intended.
Except about Cuinsreich.

k April 17, 2010 (11:19 pm)

had a great time at record store day. breakfast and lots o’ vinyl. great to see so many people in there digging through the crates.

dawsonct April 18, 2010 (8:25 am)

I still have vinyl from the original original. Have had many lost and stolen through the years, but I still have the first one I bought there, which was Stand Up, by Jethro Tull. It actually had a stand-up picture of the band on the inside cover. I’ve been assured it isn’t worth much, but I like it, and of course, the vinyl is in pristine condition. He also had a Beatles “dead baby” cover, but that one was WAY outside my record collecting budget.
I need to get my turntables fixed.
I suppose I should get an amp and speakers also.

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