Celebrating National Record Day

NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY IS COMING THIS SATURDAY AND IT'S SET TO BE A HUGE DAY FOR LOCAL VINYL STORES. ACCORDING TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER IN 2025, SALES OF VINYL RECORDS SURPASSED 1 BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS CENTURY. WHETHER IT'S VINYL CDS OR CASSETTE TAPES. NEW GENERATIONS ARE LATCHING ONTO PHYSICAL MEDIA WGC SKATE. CRONIN HAS THE STORY. >> WELCOME TO STELLAR RECORDS WERE JUST COME TOGETHER FOR A SHARED PASSION FOR MUSIC. WITH A SELECTION RANGING FROM DOO-WOP TO DEATH METAL. THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE INSIDE THE NEON GREEN SHOP. THIS COCHRAN HAD ALWAYS PLANNED TO START A RECORD STORE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. IT BUT A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT AND MONTHS WORTH OF RECOVERY CHANGED HER MIND. >> YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE STREAM LIKE, OH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WHEN WE RETIRE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GOT AN ACCIDENT. COUPLE YEARS LATER HAD SURGERY LATE. WE WERE LIKE, WHY NOT? WHY NOT NOW LIKE I CAN WELL AND HEALTHY. YOU ALL THE YOUNGER. SO THOSE BIG PUSH FOR THIS. >> COCHRAN PUSHES THE ENVELOPE ON WHAT A RECORD STORE CAN BE. WELL COMING IN THE COMMUNITY. >> ARMED WITH GUITARS AND UKULELE. SEE THESE ISSUES COME TO STELLAR RECORDS FOR TUCK WHO STICK OPEN MIC NIGHT AND COCHRAN EVEN GOT IN ON THE FUN SINGING ONE OF HER FAVORITE SONGS >> AND THE SHOW A PA BEYOND OPEN MIC NIGHT. STILL, THE RECORDS HOSTS ARE LISTENING PARTIES CRAFT NIGHT AND EVEN PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL BANDS. >> CUSTOMERS LIKE FORT MYERS, RESIDENT SCOTT YANKEE, APPRECIATE THE AFFORDABLE PRICES. IN A VARIETY OF MUSIC. WELL, IPHONE. >> PREPPING GOTTEN DAY. SO THAT'S A PRETTY COOL RECORD. >> I MOSTLY LOOKING FOR THE PUNK STUFF THAT THEY HAVE HERE. AND THERE ARE PRETTY GOOD SELECTION OF PUNK STUFF. >> STELLAR RECORDS WILL CELEBRATE ITS 3RD ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER IN AN AGE WHEN YOU CAN FIND ANY SONG AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, IT MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO LEARN THAT STORES LIKE THIS ONE ARE GROWING. FORBES REPORTED OVER 1 BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW RECORD SALES JUST IN 2025. THE WIRE NEWER GENERATIONS MEETING IN 2 AND A LOT OF MEDIA. >> THEY'RE TIRED OF NOT OWNING STUFF. THAT'S THE MAIN THING I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY'RE TIRED OF PAYING $20 A MONTH IN PERPETUITY FOR THE COMPANY. IT LIKE SPOTIFY OR APPLE OR WHOEVER CONCHAS POLL, WHATEVER MUSIC THEY WANT OFF. WHATEVER TIME. BUT YOU BUY THE ALBUM PHYSICALLY ON RECORD CASSETTE OR CD. THAT'S YOURS FOREVER. YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY AGAIN EVERY MONTH FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF LISTENING TO IT WHEN IT'S ALREADY ON YOUR SHOW. >> THE STORES NEXT BIG EVENT IS RECORD STORE DAY. SOME GREAT NATIONALLY ON APRIL 18TH LAST YEAR'S AFFAIR SAW CUSTOMERS WAITING OVERNIGHT AND LINING THE BLOCK FOR A CHANCE TO BUY RARE AND EXCLUSIVE RECORDS. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT. >> IT'S ACTING AS ANOTHER COURT. >> REACTS TO MY STORE. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M DOING SOMETHING TO HELP. YOU KNOW, THE KIDS FIND SOMETHING POSITIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THERE ISN'T A LOT OF POSITIVE. >> I WON NOT THE WGC NEWS. I'M KATIE CRONIN.