John Murphy Retail Store Scavenger Hunt Presentation

1. Retail Store Scavenger Hunt
Vinyl Junkie Record Lounge
Florence, AL.
John Murphy

2. EXTENDED PLAY
ALBUM: THE
BEATLES MAGICAL
MYSTERY TOUR
(DOUBLE EP)
Magical Mystery Tour was released as a
double EP. The album was released this way
because it was too long to be a single EP and
too short to be an LP (Joe,2023). Traditionally,
an EP is 4-6 tracks and no longer than 30
minutes (Landr, n.d.). This album is
considered to be a 6-track EP and a 4-track EP.

3. LONG PLAY ALBUM:
KING GIZZARD AND
THE LIZARD
WIZARD,
TEENAGE GIZZARD
This album is considered an LP because it has ten
tracks and is longer than 30 minutes.
Traditionally, an LP is 10 to 12 tracks and double the
length of an EP, which is 30 minutes (Rewak, 2023.).

4. Research
Question:
“Do you offer
consignment to
indie artists?”
Mark Sandlin (Owner).
•“We do offer album consignment
for independent artists. My son is
an independent artist, and I know
firsthand how difficult it can be to
make money as an aspiring artist.
I like to help where I can.”

5. Upcoming Events:
No Upcoming
events.
While no upcoming events were
advertised due to the small size of
the store, there was a flyer for
Record Store Day 2022 still
hanging.

6. Exclusives:
There were no Record Store Day exclusive
albums. When I asked the shop owner if he
had any of those albums in stock, he
replied, “No, I do not participate in Record
Store Day. I tried for years, and every year,
the albums I ordered would arrive 4-6
weeks after Record Store Day. I would have
disappointed customers every year.” He
then implied that being a smaller store
makes him a less critical customer to his
supplier.

7. SWAG:
There were free
stickers next to the
register.

8. PROMOS:
•NO CURRENT PROMO POSTERS
WERE HANGING. THE ONLY ONES
AVAILABLE WERE REMAKES
FROM THE 1970S.

9. Reflection:
•As a consignment, I would use
this store for a local indie
artist’s album release. Since
this is a small, local mom-and-
pop establishment, the people
in my area resonate with the
small business. I believe this
store would be a good place to
sell albums.

10. REFERENCES:
• Joe. (2023, February 28). Magical mystery tour. The Beatles Bible.
https://www.beatlesbible.com/albums/magical-mystery-tour/
• Landr. (n.d.). What’s the difference between a single, an EP and an
album? https://support.landr.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009568227-
What-s-the-difference-between-a-single-an-EP-and-an-album-
• Rewak, M. (2023, March 24). EP vs. LP: What’s the difference (and do
they still matter)? - blog. Splice. https://splice.com/blog/ep-vs-
lp/#:~:text=The%20terms%20%E2%80%9CEP%E2%80%9D%20and%2
0%E2%80%9CLP%E2%80%9D%20were%20originally%20referencing,a
nd%20be%20double%20the%20length.