Each April, record collectors across the country flock to their local record store for the annual vinyl celebration that is Record Store Day. The day offers a chance to pick up exclusive releases, hunt for hidden finds, and avoid eye contact at all costs. Record Store Day tends to bring out the same types of people every year, so whether this is your first time RSD shopping or you are a seasoned veteran, here are all the characters you can expect to encounter.
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The Older Guy Who Thinks His Record Collection Is Worth Money but Isn’t
The Guy Who Wears White Surgical Gloves and Is Super Anal About the Condition of Records
The Aggrieved Afternooner
The 15-Year-Old Who Only Came for the Exclusive My Chemical Romance Picture Disc
The Guy Who’s Just in It for the Grams
The Minor Celebrity
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The Guy Who Goes to Record Store Day to Complain About Record Store Day
The Freebie Devourer
The Guy Who Didn’t Realize It Was Record Store Day
The Basic-Ass Record Collector
The Guy Who Doesn’t Understand the Flow of Record Browsing
The Guy Who Says “Vinyls”
The Guy Who Dutifully Shows Up Every Year to Buy Whatever Bob Dylan Reissue Is Available and Is Just, Like, Really Tired
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