This is very sad news. New Jersey's legendary Vintage Vinyl, one of the great record stores in the NY area, will close for good on July 31. NJ.com reports the news came via the VV email list where owner and founder Rob Roth wrote "Thanks for 42 wonderful years, it’s been a great ride."
Roth told NJ.com that the pandemic helped him put things in perspective, but was not really a contributing factor in the decision. (His lease is up this year, though.) “I have children and grandchildren I want to see,” said Roth who opened the store in 1979 when he was 23. The store moved from Irvington to the Fords section of Woodbridge in 1984 where it has remained since.