The Left of the Dial column in this week’s ARTVOICE spotlights the most terrifically made-up retail holiday ever

RECORD STORE DAY!

I spoke to one of Buffalo’s great record gurus slash mod slash ace drummer Brandon Delmont and spotlighted Record Theater’s participation in Record Store Day.

All of this was good, however I goofed in excluding the great newcomer and vinyl haven Spiral Scratch Records at 2531 Delaware Avenue in North Buffalo.

Yeah, Spiral Scratch – named for after a legendary Buzzocks 45 -  is new to town but owner/proprietor Dave Paulmbo has been slogging it out here in the Queen City his whole life and is undoubtedly a familiar face to anyone who has hung out at punk shows, dug through crates of albums or participated in other related activites.

Spiral Scratch is mostly vinyl – with CDs, DVDs, books, t-shirts and other off the beaten path rock arcana – in the less than six months of business it has seen the stock on the shelves steadily increasing and become a hot spot for in store gigs.

Not only does Spiral Scratch get a glowing endorsement from Record Needles in the Camel’s iPod in general, it should ABSOLUTELY be a stop for anyone out perusing the bins for Record Store Day.
Though Spiral Scratch was not listed on Record Store Day’s official site, the store is participating and will be stocking many of the limited and special edition releases slated for shops.

Dave and Spiral Scratch were featured by our good friend and colleague Jeff Miers in today’s Gusto Sound Check.

Check it out here.

Follow me on Twitter for the blow by blow from the trenches and then where we go afterward to drink beers and make fun of each others purchases.

Have a happy Record Store Day.