SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The line stretched for a tenth of a mile, which may not seem like a lot unless you were in the back.
Those in the front, though, were the lucky ones, or rather the most punctual. Some brought lawn chairs, blankets, and even their kids. A pair of portable speakers aired out vintage jazz from the parking lot pavement to set the morning mood, along with the smell of smoke of various sorts. The doorman had been there since 7 a.m. and said that when he arrived there were some people who were already there (two hours early!) — and still not in the front.
This wasn’t the line to the I.R.S. office (Tax Day was three days prior). This wasn’t the line to the bathroom at a water park. Nor was this the line to a Taylor Swift concert, though for some this was the line to purchase one song of hers off her latest album (“Elizabeth Taylor,” to be exact, and on the B-side a “So Glamorous Cabaret” version).
This was the line to the Sound Garden, a record store in downtown Syracuse. It’s a local participant in the music lover’s nationwide sales event: Record Store Day. Each year, artists and record labels send out special edition vinyl for independent record stores to sell on Record Store Day, typically the third Saturday of April…