Renaissance Records Inc — Attraction in Birmingham

It had been a while since I visited this store or to be true, any music store. We buy stuff online with the convenience of the internet, pre-ripped music for instant gratification and a record 2 days later in the mail. Why getting up wasting gas and having to talk to people if we can eliminate all social interactions and slowly drift onto the autism spectrum? I truly enjoyed flipping through records and inspecting stacks of CDs while keeping a conversation going about local Blues and Jazz musicians, 1st Friday and 2nd Wednesday jam sessions, wondering about Bo Berry recordings, and finally making the connection that we both attended Jock Webb and Clarence Davis concert at The Jaybird a few weeks back. Record stores are a must for the music scene of a city. Go and buy your music where it is made , where you live, where the people are that...

Talk about a Renaissance! This trip back to Trussville AL had me heading to go see our friends at Seasick records, but the place was gone! Gone gone! So the googler led me across town to the fine and friendly folks at Renaissance Records. S selection that is 2nd to none with fair prices. Lots of new reissues, a stash of record store day albums and all the used LPs and 45s you could ever want. As usual I left with another great haul for my collection and to show just how awesome they are, when I mentioned that Seasick looked closed the fine man behind the counter said," no worries, they just moved. Here's the new address " and wrote it down for me! That's the kind of love we should all have for our fellow small businesses. Now I have 2 go to shops in the...

TODAY I FINALLY MEET ARTHUR!!!

Arthur Alexander that is, I have searched for this record in free time but am a slow collector. It was my dream and I finally own an album by this man who was covered by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ole Otis Redding even.... The Beatles made this man famous but Muscle Shoals and Sheffield Alabama gave him life and his deep soul music that gives me chills.

I annually attend the Bessemer record collectors show and am an avid collector of eclectic jazz... I'm young, 28, and they are teaching me slowly but surely about expanding my...