Category: Blog
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Facebook Shop is Open-Village Vinyl Music Emporium
When distance or time prevents an in-store experience we announce ‘Facebook Shop Open’ at Village Vinyl Music Emporium! For Vinyl record fans and collectors, both young and not so, there is immense joy in spending alone time deep in the offerings of a record store surrounded by vinyl gems to be discovered or re-discovered. The…
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Discovering vinyl gems
One of my great joys of running this record store is discovering vinyl gems. We regularly purchase large and small record collections, some ordinary, some extraordinary and lots in between. Most times they are well inspected before purchase but there are always unexpected surprises some good and some sad (like a first mono pressing of Sgt.…
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Keefer’s Spin “The Music of Christmas”
It seems nowadays in our ‘oh so commercial’ society that we are bombarded by Christmas Music, to get us in the buying mood, many weeks before it seems appropriate. We hear it in the malls, on the radio, in the big and small box stores and every other public venue where commerce is king. Sadly…
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Keefer’s Spin. Thanks Doctor Deadwax
I am still surprised by the number of notables, those of music and arts fame as well as celebrities from other walks of life, who come through our doors and enjoy our store but am always pleased to hear their positive reviews of Village Vinyl. We never mention names though. Recently however I was made…
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WE NEED YOU TO VOTE FOR US
Friends and friends of friends of Village Vinyl, we need your help! We know we are one of Toronto’s top 25 record stores (and kinda think we are right up there at the top of the list) but we need you to make it official. NOW magazine is holding it’s annual Best Of Toronto contest…
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FREE LIVE MUSIC EVERY SUNDAY
Shortly after Village Vinyl opened we began to meet many musicians who came into the store to explore it, shop it and listen to and talk music. Some were enrolled in Humber College’s music program, some were from the Lakeshore Village’s Artists Co-op and some were local residents and some were from further afield. In…
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Ray…We Can’t Stop Loving You!
Rolling Stone ranked Ray Charles number ten on their list of “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: “This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. Wow! That is…
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RETAIL GEM OF THE LAKESHORE 2013 – YUP! THAT’S US
On Monday May 13 the 7th annual Gems of the Lakeshore ceremony was held to once again recognize and honour exemplary local business’, services and organizations for what they do, how they do it and their significant impact in the community of South Etobicoke. All who were nominated through the nomination process managed by MPP…
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“WALK THAT WALK” TO SIDEWALK SATURDAYS
Hello Sidewalk Saturdays! And finally!!!! some spring/summer like weather in the GTA. To celebrate the end of hibernation and the emergence of folks out on the sidewalks of the city we will be featuring our famous and formerly indoor 4 for 5 sidewalk sale all day long every Saturday (weather permitting). Sale items include Vinyl…
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‘DRAWN TO MUSIC’ ART EXHIBIT CONTINUES AT V V
Opening night of this exhibit and sale was very well attended and the response to Artist Mike James’s drawings of classic rock music makers was very enthusiastic. A number of his originals and prints sold but the originals remain on exhibit until it closes and we thank those who purchased them for graciously allowing us…