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Vinal Edge Records has been in business for 40 years.
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W. 20TH ST.
W. 19TH ST.
239 W. 19th St., Houston www.vinaledge.com
Chuck Roast is a former punk rock DJ and the owner of Vinal Edge Records.
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Vinal Edge Records still spinning in the Heights after 40 years Chuck Roast, a former punk rock radio DJ and owner of Vinal Edge Records, said his record store gets more foot tra c now than it has in its last 40 years of operation. He said the yearning for more immersive music experience is only growing stronger. “I think [for] people who grew up just pushing
buttons on their phone, when they’re introduced to the tactile element of a record player—and it’s this thing that spins and the diamond needle is sitting on it—it just creates an experience,” Roast said. Staying local Established in October 1985 in the Houston Heights neighborhood, Vinal Edge Records sells a collection of vinyl records, cassette tapes, CDs, turntables, T-shirts and stickers. Roast said it’s been cool seeing the popularity of music mediums shift over the past four decades. Roast knew he wanted his business to be located in the Heights because of its creative aspects—including its thrift
stores, junk shops and Casa Ramirez, a cultural pillar o ering a selection of folk art, Mexican dresses and local artists’ work. Respecting the craft Over the last four decades, Roast’s palate has become much more eclectic. He serves as the head of the Indonesian Arts Foundation and performs with Gamelan of the New Moon, an instrumental ensemble celebrating music from the southeastern Asian country. As a collector of records, he said his love for music grows more every day. “If you immerse yourself in a lot of di erent cultures musically, you’ll learn a lot of di erent things,” Roast said.
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