Record Man Tank Tops
Description: The Great Record Stores: Sam The Record Man | Post-Punk MonkSam the Record Man was a legendary Canadian music retailer founded by Sam Sniderman in 1937, growing into a national chain of over 140 locations by the 1980s. Known for its iconic neon spinning records sign, the Yonge Street flagship store in Toronto was a cultural landmark for decades, known for its extensive music selection, before closing in 2007.
Description: Before streaming, before playlists, before everything lived in the cloud… There were blank cassettes. And, the record industry was terrified of them. A vintage-inspired analog pirate artifact celebrating the glorious age of home taping, complete with an aged cassette, crossed-bones pro-piracy graphic, faded print, and the wonderfully passive-aggressive message: “HOME TAPING IS KILLING RECORD INDUSTRY PROFITS! WE LEFT THIS SIDE BLANK SO YOU CAN HELP.” A little piece of obsolete technology, a little music-history sarcasm, and a whole lot of Gen-X attitude. Press PLAY. Fuck the algorithm.
