Decades-old record store in Hamden is closing its doors

Decades-old record store in Hamden is closing its doors

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Beloved CT Record Store Closing; Owners Plan To Keep Music Alive With Online Shop

Hamden's go-to spot for vinyl collectors and music fans is preparing to close its storefront after 36 years, but the owners promise to keep the music alive with an online shop. Replay Records, which opened in 1989, announced on Facebook that it will close the store at the end of July. The owners, Doug and Mary Snyder, thanked the customers who've shopped there for the last three decades."So many people have come through our doors in the last 36 …