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The constant flow of people through local record shops on Saturday was a rare sight, a throwback to a time when the record store was the only place to buy music. The crowds turned out for the second annual Record Store Day, an unofficial holiday started last year as a celebration of the over 700 independently owned record stores in the United States.

Many of Seattle’s record shops participated in the event, including Sonic Boom Records, Easy Street Records and Everyday Music. Festivities included exclusive Record Store Day releases from world-renowned bands like Sonic Youth and the Flaming Lips, in-store performances from local bands, T-shirt silk-screening and discounts on records and CDs.
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