Houston vinyl music lovers visit independent shops for Record Store Day

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Several record shops across Houston on Saturday were busy as music lovers stopped in for Record Store Day.

The event was created to celebrate independently owned record stores and vinyl records.

Record labels and artists sell special limited releases to help support these small businesses.

The independent shops have seen an increase in vinyl sales due to younger music fans. There were 330 new and limited special edition records released on Saturday. The list of artists includes Houston rapper Bun B along with The Cure, Patsy Cline, Charlie X-C-X, Post Malone, and Taylor Swift.

The Recording Industry Association of America said revenue from vinyl record sales rose 7% last year to $1.4 billion.