Getting ReadyThe First Crate

I arrive at A1 Record Shop and the sidewalk is already a stage.

Crates open on the curb: red, blue, gray. Vinyl waiting to be put back into the world.

A dolly leans against the wall. An apron moves between the door and the street.

Inside, the ceiling holds a collage of records, decades deep. The fluorescents are on. The room is quiet.

The first crate goes out. The first sleeve gets a place. Hours before the first customer walks in.

The A1 Record Shop storefront — staff in apron emerging through the door with the dolly, crates stacked on the sidewalk.
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A street crossing near the shop in harsh morning sun, an elderly woman with a cane passing through.
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Staff outside the shop, hand on a tabletop, looking back at a crate of vinyl loaded on a dolly.
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Hauling In photograph 2
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Macro of a single crate of records, the words 'NARRATED BY BEN GRAUER' visible through the grid.
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A customer digging through deep crates of vinyl in side profile.
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The Floor Opens photograph 2
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The Floor Opens photograph 3
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