Record Store Day is quickly becoming one of my favorite holidays.

With a full slate of happenings at local stores this weekend, I dug out a survey of the local record store scene written in 1979 by the Post-Dispatch's late great feature writer John McGuire.

(To view larger and clearer images, click here and here.)

For more information on RSD celebrations, special vinyl releases, DJs and live performances, check out Kevin Johnson's rundown here.

Apop Records: www.apoprecords.com

Euclid Records: www.euclidrecords.com/events.jsp

Vintage Vinyl: www.vintagevinyl.com