By Britney Heimuli, Deseret News | Utah’s oldest independent vinyl record shop, Randy’s
Record Store, is sandwiched between a local cafe and a neighborhood barbershop. It doesn’t get
more classic than that.
Vinyls — hanging from the ceiling, pinned to the wall, slid neatly between one another on tables
— are both the decorations and the merchandise of Randy’s, along with CDs. It is a time capsule
of sorts. The inside walls are neither lined with flashy strip lights and framed “art works” of abstract
shapes or stripped bare to please the modern minimalist.
But records and CDs have long since stopped being the preferred method of music listening,
according to CBS News. So what keeps the business going?
“I think there is something really special about having a physical copy of music; especially our
favorite music,” says Sam Stinson, the owner of Randy’s Record Store. Some people keep vinyls
for the memories from their youth, “keepsakes from concerts or even travel” because “we want a
physical medium of things we love.”
Stinson told the Deseret News that music is powerful — capable of influencing your thoughts and
feelings in any setting, whether it’s in a crowded venue singing your favorite song with a bunch of
strangers or home alone listening to your favorite album.
“Everybody is drawn to wherever they’re at in life, I feel,” he said, adding that the music you listen
to changes as you grow older since “certain things resonate more” at different stages of your life.
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Read the full article here:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/can-too-much-music-be-bad-for-your-mental-health/