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# Today Is Record Store Day. Get Off Your Ass And Go Buy Something
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/today-is-record-store-day-get-off-your-ass-and-go-buy-something/
- Published: 2015-04-18T08:50:18.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-18T08:50:18.000Z
- Description: "Independent record stores are much more than the name suggests. They are an international community and platform where music has an outlet and an opportunity to grow over the long. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/04/today-is-record-store-day-get-off-your-ass-and-go-buy-someth
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Adobe Flash, Ani DiFranco, Antarctica, Blu-ray Disc, Bobby Pickett, Cathy's Clown, Compact disc, Record shop, Record Store Day, Warner Bros., #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

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"**Independent record stores** are much more than the name suggests. They are an international community and **platform where music has an outlet** and an **opportunity to grow** over the long term, in a way that sincerely **connects with community and culture.** They are also a magnificent **mob of highly opinionated musical bandits**…" - Ben HarperFind a store and learn about Record Store Day events and exclusives [here](http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home?ref=hypebot.com).

**Go. Now.**

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