New YouTube Series to Celebrate Record Store Day
The selected group of British vinyl stores is set to be featured in a new YouTube series in honor of Record Store Day 2025.
Behind The Counter Series Details
Titled Behind the Counter, this 12-part series will air every Tuesday leading up to Record Store Day on April 12. Each episode will showcase the vibrant culture surrounding a different independent record store.
The series is produced in collaboration with the audio equipment brand Bowers & Wilkins, along with Classic Sundays and Sport Story Day UK.
The first two episodes are already available, featuring London’s Dash The Henge and The Isle of Man’s Sound Records. You can watch both episodes below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz3jtcdq3og
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-xk4Seskzu
This marks the sixth season of Behind the Counter, which has gathered 2.5 million views so far. Other stores to be highlighted include Bangor’s Bending Sound, Brighton’s Capsule Records, Bar Lucky’s Records in Cornwall, and the Milton Keynes store.
Additionally, stores such as The Attic Hall, Devon’s Phoenix Sounds, Raven Records in London, Telford’s Record Rotation, Liverpool’s Musical Box, and Thirteen Records in Dundee will also receive their own episodes.
Record Store Day 2025 Celebrations
The 2025 event marks the 18th edition of Record Store Day, featuring over 270 independent record stores across the nation and thousands globally. As is tradition, the event will include in-store celebrations and a festival of independent music culture.
This year, Post Malone has been announced as the ambassador for the event. “What an honor, I can’t believe they chose me to be the ambassador for Record Store Day 2025,” he stated in a recent announcement. “Record Store Day is so important, and I genuinely hope to help preserve it.”
“We love visiting local stores; when we’re on the road, we see all the incredible artwork, and the energy in a record store is just so inspiring. I feel at home. It’s truly an indescribable feeling to step into a store and dig through the boxes, just exploring what’s available,” he added.
Posty’s announcement follows in the tradition of previous ambassadors like St. Vincent, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Noel Gallagher, The 1975, and Dave Grohl. Last year, the title was held by two major names: Paramore and Kate Bush.
The previous year’s Record Store Day took place on April 20, highlighting releases from The 1975, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Talking Heads, Paramore, Blur, Lily Allen, Gorillaz, Elton John, and Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds.
This follows news that vinyl sales increased by nearly 15 percent in the first nine months of 2023, despite the ongoing dominance of streaming services.
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