The Vinyl Preservation Society of Idaho will hold its July meeting from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at the Modern Hotel and Bar (1314 Grove St.) in downtown Boise's Linen District. The meeting is free and open to the public (21 and older please). Bring your records!

The vinyl record is back in a big way, with the resurgence leading major labels and indies alike to cater to the growing demand for wax from artists and fans. Record Exchange owner Michael Bunnell will talk about what the vinyl resurgence means to the local independent record store and how it has influenced the way RX does business in a rapidly changing music industry.

Prior to the presentation, Bunnell will spin some of his favorite songs, while VPS Idaho will provide information on Vinyl Record Day, an annual national celebration on August 12 that VPS and the Record Exchange are working together to bring to Boise for the first time.

Meeting Agenda
7 to 7:30 p.m. — Social Gathering/Michael Bunnell spins
7:30 to 8 p.m. — Presentation on vinyl resurgence by Record Exchange owner Michael Bunnell
8 to 10 p.m. — Open Play

VPS is an independent social recreation enterprise dedicated to communal listening enjoyment.

VPS Idaho has three main charters: preservation, education and entertainment. By actively promoting the preservation of the vinyl record as a medium, VPS Idaho hopes to play a small part in ensuring the enduring presence and future vitality of this unique and culturally rich musical format. In its educational efforts, VPS Idaho hopes to increase the knowledge of group members as well as the general public in all matters related to analog musicology, from record production techniques and the performance and maintenance of associated electronics to the history of vinyl in Idaho and beyond. In pursuing its entertainment goals, VPS Idaho simply hopes to help existing vinyl aficionados discover and enjoy more music while cultivating a wider community of new listeners; in short, to keep the records spinning and the music alive.

Monthly meetings (held every fourth Wednesday of the month) include guest speakers and DJs, opportunities to buy, sell and trade vinyl and, of course, a chance to share some of your favorite albums with fellow music geeks and vinyl junkies. Membership is free and open to anyone who listens to music of any kind. While members and guests don’t have to own any vinyl, it is assumed they at least have an interest in and appreciation for vinyl as ONLY VINYL RECORDS WILL BE PLAYED AT MEETINGS.

The Vinyl Preservation Society of Idaho will hold its June meeting from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Modern Hotel and Bar (1314 Grove St.) in downtown Boise's Linen District. The meeting is free and open to the public (21 and older please). Bring your records!

The theme for the night is “7 Inches of Pleasure.” Members are encouraged to bring their favorite 45s to share and spin, but as always, all shapes and sizes of wax are welcome.

The meeting also serves as a goodbye for Jim Leonard, a VPS charter member who has been a huge advocate for the group (he’s the guy in the corner with the Apple laptop logging our playlists at meetings).

Before Jim heads back to California, he will have the floor at his final VPS Idaho meeting to spin records from his massive collection and lead a presentation that he describes as a “vague show and tell examining the causes, effects and results of a lifetime of record collecting as he faces packing it all away for moving.”

Meeting Agenda
7 to 7:30 p.m. — Social Gathering/Jim Leonard spins
7:30 to 8 p.m. — Presentation by VPS charter member Jim Leonard
8 to 10 p.m. — Open Play

VPS is an independent social recreation enterprise dedicated to communal listening enjoyment.

VPS Idaho has three main charters: preservation, education and entertainment. By actively promoting the preservation of the vinyl record as a medium, VPS Idaho hopes to play a small part in ensuring the enduring presence and future vitality of this unique and culturally rich musical format. In its educational efforts, VPS Idaho hopes to increase the knowledge of group members as well as the general public in all matters related to analog musicology, from record production techniques and the performance and maintenance of associated electronics to the history of vinyl in Idaho and beyond. In pursuing its entertainment goals, VPS Idaho simply hopes to help existing vinyl aficionados discover and enjoy more music while cultivating a wider community of new listeners; in short, to keep the records spinning and the music alive.

Monthly meetings (held every fourth Wednesday of the month) include guest speakers and DJs, opportunities to buy, sell and trade vinyl and, of course, a chance to share some of your favorite albums with fellow music geeks and vinyl junkies. Membership is free and open to anyone who listens to music of any kind. While members and guests don’t have to own any vinyl, it is assumed they at least have an interest in and appreciation for vinyl as ONLY VINYL RECORDS WILL BE PLAYED AT MEETINGS.