EPISODE · Dec 4, 2025 · 54 MIN
The Vinyl Experience — “The Record Store Chronicles Vol. 1 | Tommy Howell”
from Gardner-Webb University: Podcast Network · host Gardner-Webb University
In this first volume of The Record Store Chronicles, hosts Natalie Bishop, Kevin Bridges, and Noel T. Manning II drop the needle on the sights, sounds, and stories of record stores past and present. Special guest Tommy Howell, longtime Camelot Music employee, joins Noel to reminisce about the golden era of retail music—spinning tracks, helping customers discover new favorites, and witnessing firsthand how these shops became cornerstones of music culture and community.This is a companion podcast for Gardner-Webb University’s Dover Library exhibit Cover to Cover: Vintage Vinyl Stories. You’re invited to come check out the exhibit, travel down memory lane, or make some new personal discoveries.Music for The Vinyl Experience provided by:Custom Melody – “Through the Dark” | Ge Filter Fish – “Baby I’m Stuck in a Cone”/ Ikoliks – “Break It Down” #TheVinylExperience #VintageVinylStories #CoverToCoverExhibit #GWULibrary #GardnerWebbUniversity #RecordStoreChronicles #VinylCulture #DropTheNeedle #MusicMemories #VinylCommunity #StayInTheGroove #KeepItSpinning
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In this first volume of The Record Store Chronicles, hosts Natalie Bishop, Kevin Bridges, and Noel T. Manning II drop the needle on the sights, sounds, and stories of record stores past and present. Special guest Tommy Howell, longtime Camelot Music employee, joins Noel to reminisce about the golden era of retail music—spinning tracks, helping customers discover new favorites, and witnessing firsthand how these shops became cornerstones of music culture and community.This is a companion podcast for Gardner-Webb University’s Dover Library exhibit Cover to Cover: Vintage Vinyl Stories. You’re invited to come check out the exhibit, travel down memory lane, or make some new personal discoveries.Music for The Vinyl Experience provided by:Custom Melody – “Through the Dark” | Ge Filter Fish – “Baby I’m Stuck in a Cone”/ Ikoliks – “Break It Down” #TheVinylExperience #VintageVinylStories #CoverToCoverExhibit #GWULibrary #GardnerWebbUniversity #RecordStoreChronicles #VinylCulture #DropTheNeedle #MusicMemories #VinylCommunity #StayInTheGroove #KeepItSpinning
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