Grand Re-opening for Hard Copies (formerly Joe's Records)



Date/Time
4/21/2018
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Central
Event Type(s)
Member Event
Event Description
The record store formerly known as Joe’s Records will have a grand reopening event and sale Saturday, April 21.
Location
Hard Copies
1301 Enterprise Way
Suite 50A
Marion, IL 62959
UNITED STATES

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Contact Person
Joe Stockinger
(phone: (618) 998-9800 )
Details
The record store formerly known as Joe’s Records will have a grand reopening event and sale Saturday, April 21.
 
The store, now known as Hard Copies, relocated from the Marion mall to Marion Centre on Route 13 near Rural King in February.
 
“We’ve spent the last couple of months getting reorganized and settled, and we’re finally ready to show off our awesome new space,” co-owner Josh Stockinger said.
 
The reopening coincides with Record Store Day, a bi-annual event that celebrates the unique culture of vinyl records and independent music stores across the world.
 
Stockinger said customers line up outside before the store opens in the hopes of getting their hands on exclusive, limited-edition records that come out only on Record Store Day and are available to only independent retailers.
 
“It’s basically Christmas for record collectors,” he said.
 
This year, there are special releases by big names such as Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Neil Young, and the Grateful Dead.
 
“Some of these titles will sell out in seconds,” Stockinger said. “It’s a lot of fun, and it’s one of our biggest days of the year.”
 
Other than vinyl, Hard Copies stocks video games, CDs, DVDs, VHS, cassettes, posters, incense and T-shirts.
 
There are five Hard Copies locations, including one in the Carbondale mall.
 
Stockinger said the company has been slowly changing the names of its stores to reflect its expanded inventory and mission to carry most forms of physical media.
 
“In an age of streaming and downloads, we like to remind folks it’s still possible to find entertainment and art that you can hold in your hand,” Stockinger said.
 
Hard Copies will open two hours early, at 8 a.m., for Record Store Day. All items in the store other than Record Store Day exclusives will be on sale.
 
For more details, call (618) 998-9800 or visit www.facebook.com/joesrecordsmarion.
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