NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music fans started lining up outside Jack White’s Third Man Records shortly after midnight, vying for something special on Record Store Day.
White was more than willing to accommodate them, opening his store a little early Saturday for vinyl enthusiasts.
“Record stores are closing all over the place, yet vinyl record sales are the only thing growing in the music industry,” White said.
Labels big and small released more than 300 items exclusive to Record Store Day this year, the fourth year of the celebration meant to draw fans to their local independent record store. That’s nearly twice as many as last year.
White contributed two 7-inch re-releases of The White Stripes’ first singles. However, severe weather postponed the Jerry Lee Lewis concert at White’s record store until today.
The Lewis concert wasn’t the only one involving big names. The Foo Fighters were scheduled to play at Fingerprints Records in Los Angeles.
