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BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
Co-owners Sunne Walton and Scott Waldrum hold their current favorite record at Sound Revolution.
Sound Revolution oers used and new records.
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want to be able to look at a record, look at the artwork, open it up, read about it and educate themselves on what they’re listening to instead of just clicking a button,” Waldrum said. What else? Walton said Sound Revolution carries around 2,500 new records and 400 used records at a time. The record store gets new orders weekly with modern records from Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift to classics such as Nirvana, Radiohead and The Beatles. With long-term employees that have been with Sound Revolution for 10 plus years, Walton said customers can expect a knowledgeable sta that can help guide them based on their taste in music. To continue the record store’s legacy Walton and Waldrum said they have started hosting listening parties at the Spring location and often hold live music events. The last listening party featuring the new Twenty One Pilots album generated over 100 guests. “We are really trying to help out local artists just get their foot in the door,” Waldrum said. In the near future, the couple said they have plans to host a Halloween themed listening party. Anyone interested in attending can follow their social media updates on Facebook and Instagram. In addition, the couple said they have plans to expand with a third store in north Houston.
For nearly half a century, Sound Revolution has been more than just a record store, it has been a gathering place for generations of music lovers. Founded by Sunne Walton’s mother in 1976, the local record store is now carried on by Walton and her ance Scott Waldrum, who operates the Spring location. The family legacy expanded to Spring in 2018. What’s special about it? Walton spent her teenage years shuing through records and stocking inventory under her mothers guidance at Sound Revolution. At the time Walton said she had no idea she would someday be the backbone of the business. Meanwhile, Waldrum said he came in as co-owner in August to operate the Spring location while Walton focused on the Cypress location. Today, the record store has expanded to oer more than records and cassette tapes. At Sound Revolution customers can also nd CD’s, record players, walkmans, band T-shirts, posters, acces- sories and skateboards. “What’s happened also is that in schools you’re not allowed to have your cell phone anymore, so kids are coming in and getting walkmans and CD players,” Walton said. Walton said most recently she has seen younger generations return to the use of older media and navigate through classics their parents listened to. “Owning physical media is coming back. People
The store oers a variety of albums.
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