THE VINYL RECORD BUSINESS: ACADEMY RECORDS & CDS

Vinyl might be a fluctuating medium in the Music Business, but the format never left New York City, as evidenced by many independent record stores that still exist here. Academy Records & CDs at Union Square, Manhattan, is one of them. ABOUT Originally opened as Academy Book Store in 1977, it expanded in 1995 to…

A DAY IN THE LIFE: TIM MONTGOMERY

Tim Montgomery, 67, has been working in Academy Records & CDs since 2002. At the age of 51, he lost his job at Sub Pop Records due to the crash of the record industry. Seeing his situation, a friend at the vinyl store offered him a job and combined with his love for records this…

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton