With iTunes and online file sharing, it should be no surprise that the local record store may be a thing of the past. Going the way of the dodo bird, over 3,100 local music stores have closed in the U.S. since 2003 (according to Almighty Institute of Music Retail). What is lost when these stores go is the local flavor that a record store provides not only to a neighborhood but also the local music community. The store staff and clientèle represent a collective knowledge base that you don't find on Walmart online music download. The...

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