IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT ROCKAWAY & RSD BLACK FRIDAY

Dear Rockaway Friends, Supporters and Record Store Day Black Friday Fans,
In regards to our Los Angeles retail store, Rockaway has evaluated our participation in Record Store Day Black Friday and has decided that we will not be involved this year. That means that we will not be carrying any of the Black Friday 2015 releases.
We've given this a LOT of thought. Among other things, we feel that the ever-increasing amount of releases, the nature of many of the releases, and the high costs (both wholesale and retail) of the releases has gotten somewhat out of hand and is becoming contrary to the original spirit of the day.
As much as we really appreciate the commitment you've made in getting your Black Friday releases from us over the past 5 years, we reached the conclusion that the benefits we derive from our participation are not offset by the bigger and bigger amounts of time, effort and costs required for us to adequately take part in the day. Admittedly, we have set a pretty high standard for ourselves for the day, but we feel we owe you nothing less. To not be able to continue to deliver on that level is unacceptable to us and is certainly one of the reasons for our decision.
We're NOT saying at this time that we will be completely bowing out of all future Record Store Day activities, but we are re-evaluating those as well.
It is our sincere hope that you will find time on November 27th to visit your next-favorite indie Black Friday-participating shops AND to stop by Rockaway for our usual great selection of vinyl, CDs, memorabilia and more.
Sincerely,
Your Pals at Rockaway