Vinyl Bay 777 is Your New Home for Queen Music and Memorabilia

Queen has been inspiring artists and fans for nearly five decades with their bombastic rock sound and theatrical stage presence. Now, the band’s Long Island fans have a new place to stock up on music from their favorite rockers: Your Music Outlet, VinylBay 777.

Vinyl Bay 777 has one of the largest collections of Queen music and memorabilia on Long Island. The independent record shop has acquired a collection of more than 100 new and used copies of the band’s music on CD. The extensive collection encompasses the band’s entire career, from their 15 studio albums to live recordings, greatest hits, solo albums and post-Freddie Mercury reunions. The collection also includes tribute and cover albums that bring new perspective to the band’s legendary catalog from artists inspired by Queen’s career. These albums range from classical takes on the band’s music to multi-genre covers that exemplify the kind of reach the band’s music has had.

CDs aren’t the only Queen items the store has in stock. Vinyl Bay 777 has another 70-plus pieces set to hit shelves over the next few weeks. These include albums, books, memorabilia and more. Check out more of the band’s works on vinyl and cassette. The store has books about the band’s jukebox musical ‘We Will Rock You,’ biographies detailing their storied career with never-before-seen photos, and even guitarist Brian May’s study on the work of T. R. Williams in stock now.

Queen remains one of the most revered bands in rock music today. Led by the inimitable Freddie Mercury, the band has sold hundreds of millions of albums all over the world, making them one of the best-selling artists in music. Even after Mercury’s passing in 1991, Queen’s music and legacy continued to live on. Their 1981 greatest hits album became one of the best selling albums of all time. The band continues to tour behind their massive catalog, most recently with ‘American Idol’ alum Adam Lambert on vocals as Queen + Adam Lambert. And with a successful jukebox musical touring the UK and an upcoming movie about the band’s early career (which hits US theaters on November 2), people’s fascination with the band doesn’t look like it will ever burn out.

Vinyl Bay 777 is Long Island’s top new independent record shop. Operating for nearly two years, the store boasts an inventory that spans thousands of titles in a variety of genres. Browse their wide selection of new and used vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, music DVDs and memorabilia in store or online at vinylbay777.com. Located in Plainview off Sunnyside Boulevard, the store is just minutes away from the Northern State and Long Island Expressway.

Queen fans will be sure to love the extensive collection of the band’s albums Vinyl Bay 777 has added to their inventory. Including albums, books, memorabilia and more, the new collection spans the band’s entire career, as well as their legacy and influence. Keep the music of Queen going and check it out on your next visit to Vinyl Bay 777.

Record Store Day Black Friday 2017 Coming Soon to Vinyl Bay 777

Record Store Day Black Friday Logo.

It’s almost that time of year again! With Thanksgiving coming up this Thursday, the holiday season is fast approaching.  It also means that Black Friday, largely considered to be the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season, is around the corner. And while you may be hyped on all the big deals at the big retailers, Record Store Day is hoping that you might spread the love to the local shops too.

Now in its seventh year, Record Store Day Black Friday will be bringing limited edition releases to independent record shops, like Vinyl Bay 777, just in time for the holiday season. According to their website, the event is designed to “give record stores exclusive releases as part of the attempt to redirect the focus of the biggest shopping day of the year to the desirable, special things to be found at local stores.”

This Black Friday’s collection of exclusives boasts a wide array of releases, from high-profile reissues and anniversary rereleases to exclusive first-releases. There are even a handful of Christmas albums and singles coming out for the occasion to get you in the holiday spirit. A full list of Black Friday releases can be found on the Record Store Day website (Note that not everything on this list will be available at Vinyl Bay 777).

Past Record Store Day releases.

Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, is excited to be participating in Record Store Day Black Friday once again. The store will be extending its hours for the day, opening from 9 AM until 10 PM. We will be carrying many of the listed items in super limited quantities, so make sure to get here early to have the best chance of finding the album you are looking for.

Record Store Day has been at the forefront of the vinyl revival for more than a decade. Every April, the event has been drawing in more and more fans of the physical medium, including those that may not have grown up with it. This past April, the event drew its highest sales numbers ever, raising vinyl sales for that day 3.4 percent over the previous year and 484 percent for that entire week.

Kick off the holiday shopping season by checking out the exclusive and limited edition Record Store Black Friday items being released this Friday, November 24. Vinyl Bay 777 will be open all day to celebrate the event, so make it a point to drop by and check out what’s new. Help in Record Store Day’s effort to preserve the local, independent record shop and find the perfect gifts for your friends and family at the same time.

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Find gifts for the music lover in your life at Long Island’s top new independent record shop, Vinyl Bay 777. We have a wide selection of new and used vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, music DVDs and memorabilia to choose from. Browse thousands of titles in an array of genres in store at our Plainview location or online at vinylbay777.com. More titles are being added to our selection all the time, so you never know what you might find at Vinyl Bay 777.

Vinyl Bay 777 Quickly Becoming Best New Independent Record Shop on Long Island

Plainview shop has one of the largest selections of new and used vinyl records and more in the area

Over the last year, Vinyl Bay 777 has become one of the hottest new record shops on Long Island. Featuring a wide selection of new and used vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes, DVDs, memorabilia and more, plus friendly staff to help you make the perfect selection, it’s easy to see why in under a year this store is set to be a big player in the long island music market.

Vinyl Bay 777 and vinylbay777.com are an extension of local businessman Frank Napoli’s successful eBay shop. Opening at 101-14 Dupont Street in Plainview, NY in November 2015, the shop is filled wall-to wall with vinyl records, CDs, cassettes and music memorabilia. Its dim lighting adds to the vintage ambience, making it a cozy spot for browsing their ample music selection, one of the largest collections of physical music releases on Long Island.

Mr. Napoli is no stranger to the Long Island music scene. For the last three years, he has successfully organized the Freeport Blues and Jazz Festival, which brings nationally touring blues musicians to the Nautical Mile every summer. The 2016 festival included performances by Christine Sweeney Band, Jim Koleman, John Judd Band, Two Finger Jake, Lady Laura, Blue Ruin and Killer Joe & the Lido Soul Review. Mr. Napoli also briefly owned a blues lounge, which was recently shut down due to zoning issues.  

At a time where the demand for vinyl records is growing, now is the perfect time for a record store to open on the island. As more people are searching out the medium, record companies are producing more of it. According to Fortune, RIAA-documented sales of vinyl are at their highest since 1988, while CDs have been at a steady decline for years. Record Store Day, which Vinyl Bay 777 participates in yearly, has helped strengthen this trend by promoting limited release titles from artists of all genres and supporting the small record shops that sell these releases.

Vinyl Bay 777 continues to thrive in its Plainview location, attracting music lovers and audiophiles locally, statewide and nationally. Open Monday and Wednesday from 4PM to 10PM, Saturday from 11AM to 2AM and Sunday from 11AM to 10PM, the store’s late night hours make it the perfect place to go after work or on the weekends for a late-night browsing session. The store also sells music from their website, vinylbay777.com, making it convenient to shop online during off hours.

Going from eBay to physical location, Vinyl Bay 777 has been doing well for itself. As the Plainview location continues to thrive approaching its second year, there is no telling how big the store will get. With thousands of titles in store and online and more people finding out about the store’s unique finds and ambience all the time, there’s no limit to where Vinyl Bay 777’s popularity might go.

For more information and to browse Vinyl Bay 777's enormous selection of vinyl, CDs, cassettes and more, please visit vinylbay777.com.

Vinyl Bay 777

Vinyl Bay 777 is a lot more than a record store. 

Since first opening, we have become an outlet for all things music and art related. We specialize in new and vintage vinyl records of all speeds and sizes, along with CDs, cassettes, memorabilia, and fine art.  Our records are like no other. From sealed albums from the ‘50s to your favorite new current album, Vinyl Bay 777 has it all. If you are a 45 fanatic we are the perfect store for you. Meticulously displayed throughout the store, your eyes will constantly wander.

The Grand Opening of the best Record Store on Long Island

Does anyone still play Vinyl anymore? 

The answer may surprise you. But if you said yes, we have the perfect Music Outlet for you! Conveniently located off Sunnyside Boulevard in Plainview, NY we have the best variety of both Vintage & New Vinyl Records, strictly in mint condition of course! 

Aside from the records spanning from wall to wall, Vinyl Bay 777 will also have the best collection of New & Preowned CDs, you will be sure to find all of your favorites!

Have an eye for art? We also have gallery-quality artwork for you to rest your eyes on when you want to take a break from looking through albums. 

Although it is not as early as we would like, we are looking forward to opening on April 20th.

Hope to see you there! 

Be sure to stop by for our Grand Opening

Vinyl Bay 777 has something for everyone!

(Including the best bargains)

Visit Your new Music Outlet this May!

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Vinyl Bay 777 will be opening it's first location in PLAINVIEW, NY !

Get ready Vinyl Lovers! The best has yet to come... We are proud to announce that on April 20th Vinyl Bay 777 will be opening its first storefront location! The out-of-the-ordinary Record Store will be located in Plainview, NY off Sunnyside Boulevard. What should you expect? The best "record store" you have ever seen. With both new and vintage vinyl spanning wall to wall, Vinyl Bay 777 will also specialize in CDs and music memorabilia as well as unspeakably breathtaking artwork and photographs. What makes Vinyl Bay 777 better than any other record store? We will not put an album on our shelf if it is not MINT. No exceptions. Clean vinyl is the only vinyl you will find in your new Music Outlet.

Get Ready New York... You haven't seen anything yet!

We will keep you posted! Until then, you will have to be patient.

Vinyl Bay 777 is ... Your Music Outlet

From vinyl records that are decades old to pre-orders of your favorite band's new album, Vinyl Bay 777 has it all. We have a great collection of records with lots to choose from. Whether you are looking for Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country, R&B, New Wave, or Hip Hop music on Vinyl or CD, we have all of your music necessities.  

 Visit our store for the latest and greatest vinyl records and CDs.

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Top Ten Vinyl Record Myths

TOP TEN

Vinyl Record Myths

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MYTH # 10

Only old music sells on vinyl

False. 

In 2009, Radiohead was the #1 selling artist on vinyl.

(Source: Soundscan 2009)

MYTH # 9

Vinyl is dead

Not even close.

Vinyl is the only physical music medium that is increasing in sales. In

2009, more than 2.5 million vinyl records were sold in the United States.

Best Buy, the third largest music retailer, now has 50 stores that carry

vinyl albums. Check out these articles on the rebirth of vinyl:

Vinyl Records and Turntables Are Gaining Sales 

– New York Times

In a digital age, vinyl’s making a comeback 

– Los Angeles Times

Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back 

– Time Magazine

In 2009

MYTH # 8

New vinyl manufacturing equipment is currently being manufactured

False.

There’s no doubt that pressing machinery is in high demand with the

incredible resurgence of vinyl records. However, very little new manufacturing equipment is being made today. For example, the last cutting lathes were manufactured in the 1980s, and can only be found through independent service consultants and cutting room service departments.

MYTH # 7

7″ vinyl cut at 33rpm sounds as good as 12″ vinyl cut at 33rpm

False.

It’s never a good idea to cut a 7″ at 33 rotations per minute, it generally

sounds bad. 7″ records are smaller, so naturally the grooves are more

compressed. As the grooves get closer to the center of a record the groove

width is reduced. Therefore, at the slower speed of 33rpm, distortion can be highly noticeable and cause an unattractive sound. With the circumference of 12″ records, there is more surface area to experiment with. It is more manageable to engrave the outside of the disc where there is better frequency response and minimal tracing distortion. If you have your heart set on putting out a 7″ record, remember that it is highly recommended to record at the speed of 45rpm.

MYTH # 6

7″ vinyl always comes with a big spindle hole

False.

Back in the 1950s, 7″ records were made with large spindle holes for one

main reason: it allows easier handling by jukeboxes. You can still find

them, and Record Pressing can still make them with both large and small

spindle holes.

MYTH # 5

Gold records are made of gold

False.

If this were true, I would have tried getting my hands on one a long time ago. When an artist goes “gold” or “platinum” it refers to the number of albums that were sold. Initially, trimmed and plated metal masters, mothers, or stampers were used to make the awards. Most gold and platinum records are actual vinyl records dipped in metallic paint. Sorry metal detector aficionados.

MYTH # 4

You can NOT play a lacquer master on a record player

False.

Yes you can! If you have a turntable or lathe that accommodates a 14 inch disc, the size of lacquer masters, you can play it. You can even play the mother, a metal version of the record. The only thing you cannot play on a record player is a stamper itself because these are created as the negatives meaning that the grooves are reversed.

MYTH # 3

Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) sounds better than lacquer mastering

False.

There is a difference between the two processes, but there is a consensus that lacquer mastering simply has a better, warmer sound. DMM works well with long LPs – there is better pitch control in the system (for those that have not been back-converted to lacquer as most have), which is better for longer lengths (albums etc.). There is also higher frequency response and, because of this, grooves cannot be cut as deep and there is sometimes a tin-type sound to DMM. For warmer, deeper sound and better base response, lacquer mastering is the way to go. Lacquers can also be significantly louder on EP’s or singles than DMM. Have you ever wondered where dubstep gets that explosive bass that shakes your entire body? That’s lacquer mastering at its finest.

MYTH # 2

Record labels are glued on

False.

In the vinyl manufacturing process, special paper is used and baked to remove all moisture that makes adhesion possible. There is no glue used in the manufacturing process. Instead, special PVC melted into rubber patties, called “biscuits,” are placed between two record labels in a press. A metal stamper is used to apply pressure at a very hot temperature to melt and mold the biscuit and labels together to create the vinyl record. 

Check out this YouTube video to see the process:

MYTH # 1

You can cut deeper grooves in a 180 gram record than in a thinner record

False.

A record press can only produce grooves that are as deep as the cuts in the lacquer master. This depth is far shallower than any record thickness. Consequently, the thickness or thinness of the record has no impact on the depth of the grooves. Considering this, there has yet to be a record made where the two sides of the grooves meet in the middle meaning a thicker record is not necessarily advantageous. However, some artists, producers and consumers prefer the benefits of a thicker record which include reduced warp, less breakage, longer lasting quality, and that the weight of the records make them nicer to hold.

A Little Blues History Blurb From Vinyl Bay 777 : Hound Dog Taylor

Vinyl Bay 777 talks Vinyl Revival

Vinyl Revival Stumps Digital Age

Vinyl records, the kind that we here at Vinyl Bay 777 love to frame, study, and spin, are undoubtedly technology from last century.  In an era where a gadget the size of your hand can store half a terabyte of data, translating into thousands of songs spanning hundreds of albums, it sounds almost quaint that physically distributed music – cold, hard media such as Compact Disks and magnetic tape - could stand up to digital downloads.  With electronic audio formats such as MP3's dominating in the cost, storage space, quality and, sadly, ease-of-piracy categories, the only leg left for solid media to stand on is the value of touch.  Surprisingly for many who don't work with us at Vinyl Bay 777, the soft grooves of vinyl records have managed to provide physical media a grip on the sales charts long after their supposed death at the hands of CD's.

According to Wikipedia, global sales in Vinyl have skyrocketed from around $55 million in 2007 to $171 million in 2012.  $55 million of that growth came between 2011 and 2012 alone.  This resurrection of a media form once written off as dead is being called the “Vinyl Revival,” a term popularized in part by Britain's The Independent's use of the term in their 2012 article, The Rapacity Of The Record Revival.

Part of the reason for the Vinyl Revival's success has been its status symbol as part of collector-edition sets for groups like the Foo Fighters, or pre-order packages for bands like Silversun Pickups.  In the case of pre-order packages, sometimes an MP3 copy of the album is included with the purchase, merging digital and physical distribution.  Collectors can hold on to their mint-condition vinyl albums and still listen to the music they bought!  Plus, no amount of internet uploading can duplicate a physical object, so sales officials can rest assured that they will get an excellent mark-up on their merchandise even if the MP3 files find their way to a torrent site.

Speaking to The Independent in its Record Revival article, Sean Bidder, the creative director of Vinyl Foundry, argued that it was worth “another few pounds” to create a vinyl album because of its superior “quality and craftsmanship.”  We at Vinyl Bay 777 completely agree.  We love feeling the velvety grooves of our albums, and that's why we got into the industry. 

The Vinyl Revival is about more than just sales figures:  It's about craftsmanship, nostalgia, and good tunes along the way!

Happy Mardi Gras! From Vinyl Bay 777 Your Music Outlet

Vinyl Bay 777 would like to wish everyone a Happy Mardi Gras.

If you are searching and searching for rare or out of print Vinyl Records and CDs, Vinyl Bay 777 is your Music Outlet! We add new items into our store daily so check back often to see our new additions. We sell only mint condition pre-owned vinyl, but we also have a huge selection of sealed vinyl, too! Our prices won't break your bank either. Visit our store for the best selection of Blues, Jazz, and Rock n Roll music on Vinyl or CD. We also have many autographed pieces, too ! 

There is something for everyone at Vinyl Bay 777 Your Music Outlet

Who loves JAZZ? Vinyl Bay 777 Loves Jazz!

Have you seen our store lately?

We have added so many incredible Jazz Selections into our store.

Only the cleanest and finest quality Records and CDs are in our store.

We also have many New & Sealed Jazz Records, too!

Visit Vinyl Bay 777 Your Music Outlet and see what's in store for you!

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