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After Prince's death, LA record store sees rush for vinyls
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Apr 25, 2016
After Prince's death, LA record store sees rush for vinyls
Dave Kent, general manager of Rockaway Records in Silver Lake, tells more about how vinyl collectors are reacting to Prince's death.
US singer and musician Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) performs on stage at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on June 30, 2011. AFP PHOTO BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
US singer and musician Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) performs on stage at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on June 30, 2011. AFP PHOTO BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Dave Kent, general manager of Rockaway Records in Silver Lake, tells more about how vinyl collectors are reacting to Prince's death.

When a musician dies, the music they made quickly becomes in-demand. Prince was no exception.

His digital music sales surged on iTunes and Amazon over the weekend. But as it turns out, his vinyl sales are doing well, too, at least for one record shop in L.A. Rockaway Records in Silver Lake sold out of their Prince merchandise within the first few hours of the singer's death. 

Dave Kent, general manager for Rockaway Records, joined host Alex Cohen to tell more about how vinyl lovers reacted to Prince's death.