Record-breaker

IT pays to be early if you want to make a sound investment on Record Store Day (RSD) tomorrow.

The annual event, which started in the US and UK in 2008, celebrates the spirit of indie record shops by making available rare vinyls - pressed in limited quantities - that will only be sold at these establishments and not on online retailers.

Stores also do their best to lure diehard on-line shoppers to get out of their houses by holding special performances and autograph sessions by bands, on top of selling these special releases.

Needless to say, the popular titles tend to sell out in a flash and oppor…