'It’s a very important day': Four of Cork's music shop managers talk Record Store Day
Cork record store managers, from top left, Ray O'Brien of Music Zone; Erwin Morales and Claudia Hernandez of l, 33RPM; John Dwyer of Bunker Viny; David O’Donovan, Golden Discs. Pictures: Chani Anderson
When Ireland succumbed to government mandates and closed during the 2020 pandemic, national record store owners found themselves in unfamiliar territory. Even though vinyl sales had surpassed CDs for the first time since the 1980s, one downtrodden thought dominated above all else: would record shops survive?
