DENVER — Christmas is coming early for Denver area record lovers. Record store Wax Trax is opening a fourth location in Denver's West Highlands neighborhood.

If you don't pay attention to these things, it might surprise you to learn that vinyl record sales just hit a record $1.4 billion in 2024, the 18th consecutive year of sales growth, according to the Recording Industry of America. Forty-four million vinyl records were sold last year compared to 33 million CDs.

Wax Trax's flagship store is at 13th Avenue and Washington Street. The other two locations are 200 S. Broadway in Denver and the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora.

In an interview with Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden, Wax Trax co-owner Pete Stidman admits it's a scary time to expand but says he's optimistic there is enough vinyl m

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