![]() ![]() Our logo is not really a gray skull, so it’s kind of a play on words, you can say. “I watched a couple of cartoons, and just the name just caught me. Now, about the store’s name and logo: “I just always loved the sound and the look of the name ‘Gray Skull Vinyl,’” Torres said. With the vinyl, I clean the records, play them to make sure they are in working condition, and make sure the outer sleeve is in great shape.” Now that I’m selling records, I have the same feelings as my customers. “I’ve always loved collecting music and memorabilia. Torres also encourages Santa Clarita Valley and Canyon Country locals to take any music or music memorabilia they want to sell or trade when they visit Gray Skull Vinyl, from single items to collections. I want to share that with everyone who comes in that door. Growing up, I listened to all kinds of music, and I have that here. “Even if it’s Beethoven, Mozart, I have some in here because I also appreciate that style of music and listen to it, too,” Torres said. The shop does indeed have choice selections in just about every musical genre, from all kinds of rock (and yes, lots of metal) to Latino, from novelty to jazz, from blues, R&B, and soul to soundtracks, from country to classical. The store was in two different locations on Lee Trevino for 25 years, moving to the Gateway East space in 2012.The eastern wall of Gray Skull Vinyl in Canyon Country, May 6, 2021. As the business expanded, so did the name, becoming All That Music & Video in 2007. He moved the store to Lee Trevino in 1987 and changed the name to All That Music in 1994. Owner George Reynoso is an El Paso native, Burges High School and University of Texas at El Paso graduate, and former radio and television broadcaster who started his first record store, Nostalgia Records, on Montana Street in 1980. We can’t wait! About All That Music and Video We’ll keep you posted with pertinent updates in the days and weeks ahead. Thank you, El Paso, Juarez and Las Cruces for your patience and continued support.” We hope you agree that this 90-day inconvenience will make it all worthwhile. “No one has been unaffected by the life-changing events of the last two years. “We look forward to the expansion, which will accommodate the deeper, curated inventory long-time fans have come to expect,” Reynoso said. ![]() “In a digital age, the sales and support from our customers for physical media has been nothing short of miraculous.”Ī larger space was always the plan. “Since then we’ve steadily adapted to the new normal despite our cramped and limited space,” founder and owner George Reynoso said. Look for a much deeper selection of vinyl LPs, CDs, & DVD in all categories.ĪTMV has endured two years of disruption after initially relocating to The Fountains in January 2020 when three months later, a mandated COVID-19 shutdown forced a closure until July 2020. The much larger location will allow for merchandising tens-of-thousands of media units presently stored at an office warehouse. Gone will be the “cozy-tight” description of the present store, creating more elbow room and a more comfortable experience for customers. The newly expanded storefront will reopen in April 2022, just in time for Record Store Day on April 16. ![]() Chang’s, opens three days later Thursday, January 13th. The complete reconstruction, which includes removal of a wall, will take about three months to complete. The store will move temporarily into a larger space just a few doors down from its current location. On Monday, January 10, 2022, the current space in The Fountains at Farah will close temporarily for a much-needed expansion into the storefront next door, more than doubling the store’s size. Janu– All That Music & Video is happy to announce that the music lover’s haven is about to get bigger! Twice as big, in fact.
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