Fans of CD’s and vinyl in Charlottesville will have one less option choose from soon. Plan 9 Records will close it’s location near the University of Virginia campus at the end of May.
The brick and mortar record store is a dying breed, just ask Tower Records. And heck, they tried books!
With mega stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart selling CD’s and DVD’s at lower prices because they also sell televisions and refrigerators, mom and pop record stores just can’t compete.
Throw in the iTunes rage and the “sorry, we’re closed” sign isn’t too far behind.
That is unless you’re Josh Madell, the co-owner of Other Music, a New York retailer specializing in obscure CDs and vinyl. He’s changing with the times and jumping on the digital tour bus. Click here to read more about Madell in BusinessWeek.
Hopefully Plan 9 will be a mainstay in Richmond for years to come and this is just a downsizing effort.
As for residents of C’ville, the small record chain will keep its store in Albemarle Square open, which is a good sign for music enthusiasts. At least in the short term.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Plan 9 to Close one C’ville Location
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Plan 9 has crazy high prices, just like Tower always had. It's hard for young consumers to keep up with their appetite for new music at 17.99 per cd. That's why god invented rapidshare.com
adapt or die
From what I understand it was a lease thing. Satellite Ballroom (adjacent to Plan 9) is closing as well and the whole building is becoming a CVS.
Thats just awful. But Charlottesville is becoming highly socialist and liberal these days, so I'm not all that surprised.
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