The music stops — oldest record store in Ohio is closing at the end of the year

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — The oldest document retailer in Northeast Ohio is closing its doorways after greater than 50 years of enterprise.

Information Revolution has been promoting information for 55 years together with posters, shirts and a lot extra. It’s a traditional in Cleveland Heights and one of many nation’s longest-running impartial document shops.

All within the coronary heart of the Coventry neighborhood.

“Coventry, traditionally, it was sort of the bottom zero for the counterculture,” mentioned John Neely, supervisor of the Grog Store.

“It is a place the place folks might be themselves,” mentioned Rob Love, the final supervisor at Report Revolution.

Of these 50-plus years, Rob Love has been on the document retailer for 35 of them.

“Music to me is every thing proper? It is my artwork kind. It is my faith. It is the soundtrack to my life,” mentioned Love.

Love’s final identify is becoming as he shares his love of music with folks from all walks of life, who’ve totally different tales and reminiscences tied to the shop.

However over time it isn’t the well-known folks or the information, that stored Rob going, as a substitute it was the purchasers, that by no means stopped coming.

“I believe my most favourite facet is admittedly the neighborhood, simply the on a regular basis interplay with the widespread folks,” mentioned Love.

However after all, all good issues should come to an finish.

“They’re unhappy to listen to that. There’s one other retail area that is you recognize, marking the top of an period,” mentioned Love.

When you nonetheless have time to get your information, Rob does give one final piece of recommendation to locals.

“It’s important to help native companies, or you’ll have empty storefronts in your neighborhoods,” mentioned Rob.

Report Revolution might be open till the top of December.

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