Record Collector Tapestries
Description: Beginning in 1974, Power Records produced ‘Book & Record’ sets that included either a 7" 45 rpm record or a 12″ 33 rpm record and a comic book. The record followed along with the comic using sound effects, audio dialogue, and a backing soundtrack. Power Records’ Book & Record sets remain highly desirable collectables, not just due to their pop culture value, but because complete sets with both the record and comic are hard to come by, especially in good condition, as these were loved and well used by children over many years. Power continued to produce these sets until the early '80s.
Description: A records collector and vinyl lovers design for music lovers listening to their LPs No matter if house music, classic rock, rap, jazz or soul, audiophiles just love how an album sonds on vinyl. Great for vinyl junkies and record store owners. My heart beats at 33 1/3 rpm, Vinyl Collectors, Music Lovers shows a retro vintage record player and the pun. Great gift for audiophile vinyl addicts and DJs still working with classic turntables. Click our brand name for more products and designs.
Description: Charisma Records – also known as 'The Famous Charisma Label' – was a British record label founded in 1969 by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith. He had previously acted as manager for several British rock bands including The Nice, The Bonzo Dog Band and Van der Graaf Generator. The first release was an LP by Rare Bird, in November 1969, that delivered Charisma its first hit single in early 1970.
Description: Parrot Records was an American record label, a division of London Records, which started in 1964. The label usually licensed (or leased) recordings made by Decca Records, England, for release in the United States and Canada, most notably by the Zombies, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Them, Jonathan King, Hedgehoppers Anonymous, Lulu, Savoy Brown and Alan Price. Other artists included the Detroit-based Frijid Pink, Love Sculpture (reissued from EMI) and Bobby "Boris" Pickett (reissued from Garpax). Parrot's biggest hit was "She's A Lady" by Tom Jones, peaking at #2 on the Billboard charts in early 1971.
Description: Skunk Records is a Long Beach, California based record label that was founded by Michael "Miguel" Happoldt and Bradley Nowell in 1990. Skunk is affiliated with the spinoff label Cornerstone R.A.S. The inspiration for forming a record label came to Happoldt in 1989 as a way to release music for his band the Ziggens. Happoldt met Nowell shortly thereafter, who insisted on having Sublime backed by the nascent label. Happoldt was selective in choosing other acts, which later included Slightly Stoopid, Juice Bros, Philieano, Toko Tasi, and Paulie Nugent.
Description: For those who never left analog. A minimalist vintage turntable design created for vinyl collectors, audiophiles, and analog music lovers. A tribute to the timeless ritual of spinning records. No streaming. No skipping. Just pure analog rotation. Perfect for vinyl collectors, DJs, and vintage music enthusiasts. Keywords: vinyl collector shirt, turntable shirt, analog music shirt, vintage turntable shirt, record player shirt, vinyl lover gift, retro music shirt, audiophile shirt
Description: The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America.
Description: Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994. Carter issued his debut album, Reasonable Doubt (1996) as the label's first release, in a joint venture with Priority Records. The label has signed and released albums for acts including Kanye West, Cam'ron, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Juelz Santana, Freeway, Jadakiss, Teairra Marí, State Property, and The Diplomats before its dissolution in 2013.
Description: Rose Records: A Chicago Music Retail Icon (1931–1995)** Rose Records, originally launched as *Rose Radio* by Aaron Rosenbloom in 1931, began as a hub for radios, components, and repairs. However, the rising popularity of vinyl records led the company to pivot exclusively to music retail. Rose Records quickly became a cornerstone of Chicago’s music scene, operating 35 stores at its peak and stocking over 100,000 titles at its renowned three-story flagship on Wabash Avenue. With decades of influence and growth across Chicagoland, Rose Records closed its final location in 1995, leaving behind a legacy as one of the Midwest’s most iconic record stores.
Description: Surfside Records, based in San Clemente, California, was a celebrated indie record label dedicated to producing surf rock albums that captured the essence of California’s vibrant beach culture. Known for fostering innovative surf music artists, the label contributed significantly to the surf rock genre from its inception."
Description: Founded in 1975, the first Peaches Records & Tapes store opened on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The concept was simple but revolutionary: create a record superstore with a vast selection of music in a space as large as a typical grocery store. Some locations reached over 15,000 square feet and carried as much as $500,000 worth of inventory.Although no longer in operation, Peaches Records remains a nostalgic icon among vinyl collectors and music historians. It’s often mentioned alongside other classic record retailers like Tower Records and Sam Goody when people talk about the golden era of vinyl.
Description: With an inventory reaching into the hundreds of thousands, Car City Records wasn't just a store—it was a Detroit institution. Founded in 1984 by Bob Setlik, a man who had been living and breathing jazz vinyl since the mid-70s, this shop became the ultimate "Vinyl Hunter’s Paradise." Car City never chased the charts or the trends. They stayed independent, focusing on the rare finds, the forgotten gems, and the deep cuts across Jazz, Rock, Blues, and Classical. This design pays tribute to the crate-digging spirit and the shelves upon shelves of history that made the Metro area legendary.
Description: Peaches Records & Tapes was a Los Angeles-based chain of record superstores, some as large as 15,000 square feet. They were known for its vast selection, with many locations in buildings the size of a typical grocery store, reportedly stocking $500,000 in inventory. Peaches were also known for in-store events with bands and artists, huge murals of the latest album covers on the side of its buildings and for selling records from fruit-crates. The first store opened on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1975 and later that year, a second was opened in Atlanta. At its peak, Peaches had 50 stores in 22 cities with over 2,000 employees. In June 1981, Peaches filed a petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 citing $20 million in debt.
Description: Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. It expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock and roll, and jazz and comedy recordings, released on the Chess and its subsidiary labels Checker and Argo/Cadet. The Chess catalogue is owned by Universal Music Group and managed by Geffen Records and Universal Music Enterprises.
Description: The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901. Victor was an independent enterprise until 1929 when it was purchased by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and became the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America until late 1968, when it was renamed RCA Records.
Description: Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals. Liberty's early releases focused on film and orchestral music. Its first single was Lionel Newman's "The Girl Upstairs". Its first big hit, in 1955, was by Julie London singing her version of the torch song, "Cry Me a River", which climbed to No. 9 in the Billboard Hot 100. It helped Liberty sell her first album, Julie Is Her Name.
Description: Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was used by Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent label, they released records for other bands as well.
Description: Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its US label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp (the first president of the Decca Record company of the USA) and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president too. The name dates back to a portable gramophone called the "Decca Dulcephone" patented in 1914 by musical instrument makers Barnett Samuel and Sons.
Description: Hi Records is an American soul music and rockabilly label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1957 by singer Ray Harris, record store owner Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch (formerly producers for Sun Records), and three silent partners, including Cuoghi's lawyer, Nick Pesce. Hi Records' first big hit was "Smokie Part 2", an instrumental by Bill Black's Combo, released in 1959. Black was a bass player with Elvis Presley and a long-time friend of Ray Harris. Founder Claunch was forced out of the label, selling his share in 1960 to Carl McVoy (a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis), who had been involved with the label since its first recording and had worked with Bill Black.
