Vinyl Revival pop-up storefront targets crate collectors and music lovers

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MILLCREEK — Dressed of their hard-rock band shirts and Doc Martens boots, Eric Yuhas and Chris Bowen have an sudden reply when requested in regards to the rise in reputation of information, dubbed the “vinyl revival.”

“All of the artists now are all popping out with vinyls. Vinyl outsold CDs for the primary time in like 30 years within the final couple of years, and that is due to Taylor Swift,” Yuhas stated.

“We’re closet Swifties,” quipped Bowen with fun.

The lads, who’re of their 50s, should not the singer’s typical fan base however have an appreciation for her music. Whereas his daughter’s report assortment of bands like Boy Genius or Swift differs from his personal assortment, Yuhas stated it is an expertise they get to share collectively.

“With the ability to share music with folks, it simply bonds folks collectively,” he stated.

“All people has one thing that they will join with their mother and father or their greatest good friend from again within the day. I imply, there’s one thing you hear that makes you assume of highschool or no matter, what you had been doing in that second; it is like deja vu,” added Bowen. “It is multigenerational.”

Yuhas and Bowen’s bond dates again to the third grade, when the 2 first met and have become quick mates. The buddies had been each followers of Kiss and have traveled a number of instances collectively to tour dates.

“All through the years, it is simply been one factor after one other, and after we had been children, it was baseball playing cards and comedian books,” stated Bowen. “After which it turned information now.”

Bowen and Yuhan purchase collections, generally out of state, or make it a degree to go to a report store every time touring. Discovering restricted or obscure vinyls has grow to be a “treasure hunt” to the pair, stated Bowen. Only some uncommon vinyls have come between the friendship, joked Yuhas.

The 2 accumulate and promote information collectively by their enterprise Kiss My Vinyl, a storefront featured on the Millcreek Commons for a Vinyl Revival pop-up store occasion. Additionally they ship band merchandise and memorabilia gadgets by their different enterprise, Kiss My Merchandise.

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“It is a chance for crate collectors and music lovers to return and share their love for vinyl,” stated Lacy Gill, Millcreek Commons enterprise growth supervisor.

The Vinyl Revival occasion options 15 native retailers promoting associated gadgets. It launched Monday and can proceed by April 6. The weekends function spin-offs, particular merchandise releases and DJ performances. There’s additionally an area for attendees to take heed to their information by wi-fi headphones earlier than buying.

“There’s like an entire group of us that each one do it, an entire group of individuals to purchase and promote information and stuff. You get to satisfy totally different folks and discover out what totally different folks like,” stated Bowen. “The cool aspect of individuals’s response once they discover the one report that they did not assume they’d ever see, or they see one thing that their mother and father had that reminds you. Typically once you see one thing or put it on, it is like leaping into a bit time capsule.”

To be taught extra in regards to the pop-up occasion, go to the Millcreek Commons web site.

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