Celebrate 40 years of Zia: 40% Off, Special Releases and Funky Merch
Share your favorite memories and deep listen to tracks from way back.
The ‘80s… what comes to mind? Small computers and mobile phones becoming more common household items and maybe shoulder pads? In Phoenix, Arizona, our first independent record store, Zia Records, opened and quickly became an institution for record collectors, traveling and local artists, pop culture enthusiasts, and our state. Founded by Brad Singer, Zia Records soon moved to Mill Ave., opened up another location in Tucson, and today, there are 8 stores across the Southwest (including 2 in Las Vegas.)
From June 19th to June 21st, Zia Records will hold a 40-year anniversary sale to celebrate 40 years in business. For us, it means a lot more. Zia has joined us year after year in helping us book local acts for our annual Arizona Fall Fest and always bring their A-game to Independents Week. Heck, the first job our founder, Kimber Lanning, had was at Zia Records at the age of 16!
“I first went to Zia with my older brother in 1982, and I still remember what I bought: XTC English Settlement and Gang of Four Entertainment! Those purchases actually changed my life and I believe music changes lives every day. My job at Zia played a key role in shaping my place in the world, and I’ll be forever grateful Brad hired me the very next year.”
HOW TO CELEBRATE:
You Gotta Have Soul: Raw Sonoran R&B and Funk (1957-1971) exclusive release. Fun fact: Record Store Day, a national holiday celebrating independent record stores, launches with Zia as a charter store in 2008.
YOU GOTTA HAVE SOUL: RAW SONORAN R&B AND FUNK (1957-1971) RELEASE
In the late ‘50s and on through the 1960s, Phoenix, Arizona, was home to a thriving R&B scene. Though no other song catapulted onto the national charts like Dyke and the Blazer’s signature “Funky Broadway,” inspired by the South Phoenix road of the same name, regional soul and funk acts picked up steam in the Valley of the Sun.
Culled from the vaults of Arizona music archivist and legendary Arizona disc jockey John “Johnny D” Dixon, You Gotta Have Soul: Raw Sonoran R&B and Funk (1957-1971), compiles essential desert R&B rarities and is a Record Store Day US 2020 Exclusive Release!
NEW MERCH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF NOSTALGIA
Zia shoppers can recognize this bright, yellow price tag from a mile away. Well, here’s your chance to snag these limited edition $ 20.20 sticker price tags to say you were there when Zia turned 40 — and during a pandemic. What else can you score?
Stay tuned for Record Store Day drops all year long.
DEALS:
*Buy one pre-owned item, get a second for 40% off (Mix and match music, movies and merch)
*40 of your favorite Blu-rays only $7.99
A portion of all proceeds going to the Reform Alliance. An organization working to move out at least a million people who are unjustly stuck in the criminal justice system within the next five years.
Do you have old photos from your experiences at Zia?
Share them at memories@ziarecords.com
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