Spin-More Records Closes After 30 Years Downtown
Store owner hopeful to possibly reopen elsewhere in Kent this summer
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The iconic, cluttered walls of Spin-More Records, plastered with loud images of bands and their album covers for 30 years, are all but bare today.
The store where you could always count on finding that hard-to-find album or LP has joined a trend so many other record stores have followed in recent years: closed.
Store owner Phil Peachock said today the move is a hard one after selling vinyl, cassettes and CDs in Kent for 30 years.
But Peachock hinted at the possibility of another physical store front for the business, which now largely makes its money selling items online.
"I'll always be doing this, in one way or another," Peachock said.
Read the full story here on Kent Patch.
Matt Fredmonsky
7:11 pm on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
I'm going to miss being able to wander in and know I could always get an album, no matter what it was. Good luck guys!
Brad Bolton
9:56 pm on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Long before the internets, Phil would let me borrow a record for a buck, sometimes for free, so I could learn the song for a gig. I'll miss that place.
Joe Strailey
10:00 pm on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Always sad to see a locally owned business close. Especially a record store. Hope they decide to reopen!
Kasha Legeza
12:02 am on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Congrats on the 30-year run, Phil ... your eclectic shop was a downtown institution!
Fred Freedom
1:17 am on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I will always be grateful for "Careful with that dwarf, hand me the pliers." Thanks for stocking every album ever pressed!
Matt Fredmonsky
8:47 am on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Read the full story about Jimmy John's moving in to the Spin-More space here: http://kent.patch.com/articles/spin-more-moves-on-so-jimmy-john-s-can-move-in
Thom Haneline
6:30 am on Thursday, March 22, 2012
This is not progress. The world does not need another sandwich shop. It adds nothing to the culture.
angel judd
7:07 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
this shop already exists so i don't think it's prohibiting progress in any way. besides, who's to say what the world needs or doesn't need. there is room for ALL business.