Check out these deals for Record Store Day in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In honor of Record Store Day, many record shops around the Kansas City area are celebrating with good discounts, fun events and exclusive deals.
Here are some places in the metro that are celebrating this annual holiday and all of the deals being offered to customers:
Happy 4/20: Where to find free or discounted food on April 20
Mills Record Company
Mills Record Company has celebrated Record Store Day for 11 years with different deals and giveaways. This year is no different.
The store will offer many free items, including two $100 credits to be used in-store (some exclusions may apply), tote bags with Record Store Day ‘swag’ for the first 15 customers and free tickets to various local concerts and live performances.
On social media, Mills Record Company has promoted used and rare record drops, as well as various staff picks for the holiday. But the most notable items the store has promoted are limited edition signed letters from Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ album released on Friday.
Josey Records
Josey Records is also offering in-store deals to customers on Record Store Day.
Similar to Mills Record Company, Josey Records is giving customers a chance to win a free pair of tickets to multiple concerts at the front counter, and it will hold a raffle for limited Sabrina Carpenter or Chapell Roan singles.
The shop will also offer live music from DJs and bands, vintage and tour t-shirt drops, Paramore shirt sales (that also come with a poster) and more.
Overland Park Farmers’ Market returns in 2024 with several new vendors
FM Music Vintage Sounds
Open on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., FM Music Vintage Sounds will offer ‘AMAZING RARE‘ records, some of which are still sealed.
Throughout the week leading up to Record Store Day, the store has stocked up on many new and used records. Some of the artists that customers can expect, according to the store’s Facebook profile, are Alan Jackson, Green Day, Shania Twain, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Ariana Grande, The Beach Boys, The Doors and more.
FM Music Vintage Sounds also sells CDs, cassettes, music accessories and tracks from local bands and artists.
Record Store Day, according to its national website, started in 2007 and is the “largest single day music event in the world.”
Celebrated by independently-owned record stores, it is a way to connect those who make up these local shops and acknowledge their impact on communities and music.
Although there are only three shops listed, many others in the Kansas City metro have deals on unique and valuable records. If you want to see the list of other shops in the area celebrating this holiday, click here.
KC shops ride wave of Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ into ‘Record Store Day’
So, now that the day is finally here, make sure to step into a local music shop, check out all the specials they are running, celebrate the day alongside other members of your community and listen to some good music.
