Now how that for a catchty tagline? Unfortunately, none of it is true. However, I did receive some awesome pictures of the record frames from Kiss Clan founding member, John Friedrich. John and I shared a great email discussion about displaying records from your favorite bands, and especially about the one and only KISS. Below are two pictures, one of John dressed as Gene Simmons, and one of his wicked record display. As a KISS fan myself (I painted my face as Gene for a ‘battle of the bands’ in high school), I am totally impressed with how awesome their body of work looks on a wall. Nicely done.
Thank you John for sharing your photos. Please remember to visit his KISS fan page. I’ll leave you with John’s favorite KISS song – God of Thunder. Enjoy!
Here are some more incredible vinyl record displays that have been generously shared by some Records On Walls users. I truly appreciate every single email and photo I receive, so please keep them coming, even if I can be a little sluggish on the blogging side of thing. I am going to make a public vow, right here and now, to blog more often and to showcase all of your wicked vinyl displays. There you go! Now, onto the record frames..
First up, we have a double shot of Pearl Jam vinyl, which comes to us from Andrew via Facebook:
Next up we have a couple of displays. The first (one on left) comes from Wesley in Florida, who makes use of the gatefold potential for the product, even with a slight space between the record frames. The second photo, courtesy of Matt, does a great job of capturing the great art from Green Day’s new ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! trilogy. Thanks again for sharing and for checking out this vinyl centric website! Cheers, Steve
Happy new year music fans! 2012 has been a great year for Records On Walls and I wanted to thank not only all my customers, but also all the visitors from all over the world who have shown some interest in this simple product. I anticipate 2013 will be even better, with even more people getting creative with displaying their vinyl record collections.
To start 2013 I’ve got two announcements to make. First, we will be adding a white vinyl record frame as an option in the next two weeks or so, which is pretty exciting. I know lots of you have been asking for the 7” record frame, and also European and Australian shipping, but unfortunately I still won’t be able to deliver on those anytime soon. Hopefully things will change. Second, I will be increasing the price of the frames ever so slightly in the next few weeks. The reason being is that shipping costs are a drag. Even though Canada is a great country for many reasons, it definitely is not eCommerce friendly, and I’ve been losing a bunch of money to the postal services for much too long. My apologies for this, and I will try to do my best to reduce costs in the coming months, whatever way I can. So if you have been waiting to buy some record frames, now is the time to do it before the prices increase.
As well, I wanted to welcome onboard a few new retailers to the ROW family. In Canada, Records On Walls are now available in Edmonton at Listen Records and in Bowmanville (Ontario) at Vinyl Alibi. In the United States, Records On Walls are available in Los Angeles at Touch Vinyl, and just outside of Houston at SweetSpot Audio (coming soon). Sebastian, the owner of Touch Vinyl, sent me this really cool google maps link to his store, where you can see Records On Walls in action. I’ve never seen a streetview from inside a store before, so that was pretty neat. What made it even better is that the record frames looks absolutely kick ass in this panoramic shot: Touch Vinyl on Google Maps.
The last thing I wanted to include in this post was a picture sent to me from Jason in Utah. This is a first for Records On Walls, and I definitely hope it won’t be the last. This picture is of Jason’s office where he is displaying some wicked records behind his desk. He even tells me that he keeps some extras around to switch up the display and to keep it interesting. I feel like the world is a better place knowing that Marc Bolan is welcome in the office, top hat and all.
All the best in 2013, and thanks for visiting! Cheers, Steve
Lots has been happening here at Records On Walls, but unfortunately, I have been a bad updater and haven’t written anything in sometime. So today, I’m going to try and make good, and share with you some pictures of the vinyl record displays that have been sent to me over the last few month. As well, I can also give you a hint that we’ll be adding another product to this website in the next week or two. Unfortunately, it’s not the 7-inch record frame that people have been requesting, but it’s something cool, nonetheless. Before I bust into a picture jam, I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all the people who ordered some ROW frames for the back to school season. I hope your dorms / apartments / man caves are rocking wicked, and I’m sure they are!
This first set of photos comes from Michael in Michigan. He takes advantage of one of the coolest features of Records on Walls vinyl record frames, and uses them to easily display gatefold artwork. He also wrote me a nice email, which I have included below, followed by his pictures:
I received my order of your Records on Walls frames a couple days ago and have wasted no time in mounting them on my wall and getting some satisfaction out of them! Although I originally intended to space the three of them a few inches apart in a way similar to the tutorial video on your website, I ultimately decided to put them all together so they essentially function as a single frame. I did this for two reasons, the first being practicality: it was a lot easier to align them properly edge-to-edge (and keep them straight) than it was when they were a few inches apart. And the second, and probably more important, being flexibility: this set-up allows me to display a gatefold and a cover right next to each other, not just three covers as I originally intended. I absolutely love your frames and the creativity they enable! I’ve attached some photos so you can see exactly what I’ve done, and right below I’ve provided some explanations for what you’re seeing (if you need it: some of the artwork is pretty iconic!). Thanks again and take care! Michael
This next set of photos comes from Lori in Colorado. She has a set of 8 record frames with some nice classic covers:
This last photo comes from Dixon in Maryland, and is just awesome. He used 16 frames on a wall using the popular ‘checkered records’ display pattern. But he also mixed it up by having a nice oil painting breaking up the pattern a bit, and also added a column of 3 which works nicely. I think the effect is simply amazing. Very nice work, Dixon!
Thanks again to everyone for sharing their vinyl record displays, and I look forward to adding pictures / updates more frequently in the future. All the best, Steve
Today is the big day for record stores across North America. If you need any proof that vinyl records are back in a big way, all you have to do is head out to one of the many stores listed on the official Record Store Day website and (most likely) get in line! If you are in the Los Angeles region, I would recommend you go check out Amoeba Music in Hollywood. They just added Records On Walls to their store offering of vinyl record frames this week – just in time for the big event. I’m super excited, because Amoeba Records is considered by many to be the best record store on the planet. It’s a massive store, so it’s likely you’ll have to ask for help locating the record frame.
And as a special treat, if you’re like me, and you miss the Ramones, I give you the heirs apparent.. Here are the Mean Jeans, with a song that should have been written for me: “Steve Don’t Party No More”.
I don’t mean to get all mushy here, but I love my customers. Seriously. I am so lucky to be working in this niche area of vinyl record collectors, who are typically people who truly value music as much, and often more, than I do. This post is dedicated to one of the many awesome customers I’ve had since launching this simple little invention over a year ago. Ray has been a music collector for sometime, and has given these record frames more compliments than they probably deserve. His display is absolutely amazing and unique, as can be seen in the pictures. As far as I know, this is the first panoramic record room to use records on walls, and the results are incredible. What I really liked, as well, is how there is a bit of vertical white space between each row. Very cool layout. And the way he planned for the records to match up with the corners worked out perfectly, in my opinion. Ray was also kind enough to write up a little bit about the product, which I’ve included below. Thanks again, Ray, you make this whole record frame project that much more special for me.
Ray writes:
Remember how you would study and check out all the art, words, and pictures when you purchased an album? it was pretty cool. Then came cds with the smaller boxes and the excitement of the Album Art was gone. I kept my albums in mint condition stored in plastic cargo tubs. I always wanted to showcase the albums as wall art but could not find a way to set them up as wall art and cover an entire room. That is until I came across your site offering frames that were working frames (removable).
I recently completed a Music Room that is wallpapered with some of the vinyl albums I listened to growing up. Its truly awesome to see a favorites portion of my life’s collection displayed in a panoramic way, and all the great memories of the timeline they represent, and special personal meanings that music brings as it interweaves with life experiences. Very cool indeed.
One question I get from time to time is about the best way to setup your vinyl record display using records on walls frames. It’s not an easy question to answer, because everyone may have a different idea of what they want to accomplish with their display. Fortunately, I received a couple of pictures posted on our facebook page from Ron who has come up with an ingenious way to set up a vinyl display. As you can see from the first picture, he took 16 inner sleeves and mapped out the layout on the wall. That’s some good thinking.
But whatever way you decide to set up your vinyl record display, I always recommend using a level. And good planning never hurt either, as can be see in the second picture which shows how great Ron’s display and record listening station turned out. Thanks, Steve
Season’s greetings vinyl record fans! I just wanted to update you about a few happenings here at Records On Walls. First, I have added the option to buy 2 record frames for $18 to our oline store. I realize that a minimum purchase of 4 wasn’t always convenient for people, so I hope this will make Records On Walls an even more ideal holiday gift.
Secondly, I just wanted to highlight one of the best features of these LP frames – that they make an ideal ‘now playing’ display. As you can see in the picture on the right, one frame is placed above the record player. So while you spin the vinyl, you can display what is being played. Neat! As well, I would almost suggest having two frames by your record player, so you can easily rotate between ‘now playing’ and ‘up next’. This will hopefully help to keep your record player area clutter free.
Lastly, I will be adding more retailers to our store locator in the new year. So keep an eye on this site, and you’ll see several more options for buying the LP frames from ‘brick and mortar’ stores in the coming weeks. As always, thanks for keeping up with Records on Walls, and all the best during the festive season.
