The Vinyl Word: A New York record club bringing strangers together through albums
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A story about how a New York man started "The Vinyl Word" — a vinyl record club that meets at Arlene's Grocery on the Lower East Side every Tuesday night. Unlike a traditional book club, this one brings strangers together in a packed music venue to listen to albums from front to back on vinyl, helping people make friends and connect through music in a city of millions.
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· 3 pulledMaking friends as an adult is hard, especially in a city of eight million strangers.
What you probably don't picture is a packed music venue, strangers dancing together on a Tuesday night and an album playing front to back on vinyl.
Walk into Arlene's Grocery on a Tuesday night and you'll get a small but promisi
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