Furnace Record Pressing is one of the biggest Vinyl record Plants. The company which operates at a 50,000 square foot facility located at 6315 Bren Mar Dr Suite 195, Alexandria was founded in 1996 by musician and label co-owner Eric Astor. The company currently makes approximately 11,000 records per day and is considered one of the country's biggest vinyl-manufacturing outfits. Continue reading
A Record Fair was held at the Artisphere. Vendors and consumers gathered for this day long activity. At the midway point, there was a film screening. Afterwards, the director of the movie had a question and answer session with the audience. Ian Mackaye was in attendance.
A performance at the dome theatre
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Crate diggers in action
A Q & A with the director & Ian Mackaye
An active listening experience on the second floor
Rosslyn is located in the northeastern corner of Arlington County, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The numerous high-rise buildings of Rosslyn appears (in some ways) more urban than nearby Washington.
Added to the mix are new condominiums, lively restaurants and exciting shops, all with easy access to Washington and close-in proximity to Interstate-395, the Pentagon and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
As a hobbyist, I researched record stores in Northern Virginia and came
Record and Tape Exchange was established in 1976
across Record and Tape Exchange (RTX). After a short drive past the Annandale campus of Nova Community College (NVCC), I found RTX located at 9448 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22031, in the Pickett Shopping Center. With students, collectors, and music enthusiasts in mind, RTX buys, sells, and trades a variety of items including college text books, records, CDs, cassettes, and DVDs. InsideĀ RTX, I found that there shelves were filled with enough options for me to pour an hour or so into looking for that special record, while enjoying the stores PA sound system, which was playing a hissing and crackling blues album.
Some people prefer the nostalgia and sound quality of vinyl, to that of digital recordings