Vaquera retail store scavenger hunt

1. Retail Store Scavenger Hunt
Record Shop: Sound Revolution
Location: Houston, Texas
By: John Vaquera

2. Extended Play Album
EP: James Last - Band Seduction
This album is
considered
an extended
play album
because it is
under 30
minutes.

3. The Long Play Album
Album: Until The End Of Time - 2PAC
2Pac’s album Until
the End of Time
(2001) is considered
a long play album
because it is over 2
hours long and also
is a combination of 2
CDs.

4. Research Questions
1. Do you offer consignment to indie
artists?
Yes, Sound Revolution offers
consignment to Indie artists.
2. How often do marketing reps visit from
the record labels?
Record label marketing reps came in a
couple of times throughout the past
years. However, since the start of the
pandemic, they have not had any
marketing reps visit the store.

5. Events
The yearly events that the store has are Record
Store Days. They have three days throughout the
year, one on August 29, September 26, and
October 24.

6. Exclusivities
Lil Kim’s album named 9, was released in 2019. On
Record Store Day in 2021, this album was released on
vinyl for the first time.

7. Swag
The clerk at the store
mentioned that they did have
Swag provided to them for
their Record Day events
similar to this example
image. Their Swag consisted
of tote bags, buttons, guitar
picks, single CDs, and
stickers.

8. Promo
A recent promotional
piece featured on their
Facebook shows weekend
Black Friday specials.

9. Reflection
Seeing as this store offers
consignment, I think this
record store is a great fit
for Indie artists. This
record store would be a
great fit for meet and greet
events.

10. References
2Pac – until the end of Time (2001, CD). Discogs. (1970, January 1). Retrieved January 13, 2022, from
https://www.discogs.com/release/3523534-2Pac-Until-The-End-Of-Time
Lil' Kim – 9 (2019, CD). Discogs. (1970, January 1). Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://
www.discogs.com/release/14510476-Lil-Kim-9
Music Gateway. (2019, August 22). What's an EP, what does EP stand for & EP meaning? Music
Gateway. Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/how-to/play-music-
make-killer-ep-4-steps
Sound Revolution Facebook. Facebook. (n.d.). Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://
www.facebook.com/soundrevolutionhtx/events/?ref=page_internal
Sound revolution. Store. (n.d.). Retrieved January 13, 2022, from https://shop.soundrevolutionhtx.com/
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