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How Does Vinyl Keep Chicago's Music History Spinning?

How Does Vinyl Keep Chicago's Music History Spinning?

Update: 2024-04-15

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Record Store Day is this coming Saturday, April 20th – a national event intended to celebrate your local neighborhood music merchant. Along with several guests this week, host and producer Jim Hanke examines just some of Chicago's many ties to the record industry, past and present, as well as why physical media like vinyl still matters in 2024.

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How Does Vinyl Keep Chicago's Music History Spinning?

How Does Vinyl Keep Chicago's Music History Spinning?