While most of the music industry’s stuck to standard CMJ showcases this week, four of our favorite vinyl-centric imprints—Sacred Bones, Minimal Wave, Mexican Summer and Captured Tracks—are spending the next two days toasting The Co-Op (87 Guernsey St.), a new Brooklyn store that revolves around rare records. Oh, don’t worry. There will be free beer from 1-5 tomorrow (RSVP info below), along with performances from Harlem, Viva L’American Death Ray Music and Smith Westerns. But there will also be slabs of limited vinyl for anyone who likes to shop under the influence.
In the spirit of selling your first born for a test pressing or pink-colored LP, we asked The Co-Op what some of their favorite sides are…
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