The document discusses The Vinyl Groove record store located in Bedford, Ohio. It defines extended play albums and long play albums. The Vinyl Groove offers promotional sales and free items with certain album purchases. Marketing reps from record labels rarely visit independent stores unless they are very large. The store would be a good place for a local indie artist to hold an album release event and offer free samples to promote their music.

1. The Vinyl Groove
Virgil Runnion 09/07/2022
Located in Bedford, Ohio

2. The Extended Play Album
According to Shaun Letting of Music Industry How
TO, an extended play album is longer than a single
but also an album is longer it. On average it has
about 4 songs but can have more.
Aspects Of The Sensual World

3. The Long Play Album
• LP or Long play is a term used for
albums that can have over 20 songs on
each release, this however may vary
depending on the person.

4. Research Question for The Vinyl Groove
Q: How often do marketing reps visit from the record labels?
A: Never, It's common that they never do. They feel everything can be
accomplished via e mail; Unless you are a big store like Amoeba, Bullmoose.

5. Events
• Durning the Summer period they do an
event where you can
f
ind deals on albums
throughout the store. Their Facebook list
one promotional event.

6. Exclusives
• The online website does not list any
RSD, but they offer them in the store;
and have a video showing the different
albums they have.

7. SWAG
• Some record stores do not list “swag” but do list at times free items with a purchase of a
record. As an example you can
f
ind record surplus saying you will get free rhino records
sunglasses as long as you but the vinyl for it, this same place does free times for
Woodstock albums too.
• The Vinyl Groove offers free stuff with album purchases as well, with them it is listed as
“free stuff” with the purchase of the Nevermind: 30th Anniversary, [Super Deluxe 8 LP/7in
Single] vinyl.
• Some record stores might not offer free times unless you buy an items since some of them
see it as Money that they lost.

8. Promos
• During the Summer, The Vinyl Groove do a sale where all records are on
Sale; used are $3.00 off while new are $2.00 off. As of august, they were
still promoting this on their facebook.

9. Re
f
lection
Would you use this store for a local indie artist’s album release, Yes I would. I would
fi
rst start off with an in-store event and offer free samplers for
those that could not make it to the store.

10. References
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make-a-ep-album-step-by-step-to-extended-play-perfection/
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