Double Decker Records

Double Decker Records — Provenance

• WFMZ 69 News (Published Nov 21, 2023: owner Jamie Holmes, who started the shop in 1996 at age 22, announces closure after 27 years, final day set for Sat Dec 2, 2023 at 808 St. John St; store carried 25,000+ LPs and 10,000+ 45s, inventory sold to a music store near Pittsburgh. 'This has been our best year ever' -- closing by choice, not distress.) November 2023
• WFMZ 69 News (Follow-up piece covering customers visiting for one last spin in the store's final days before the Dec 2, 2023 closing.) November 2023
• Lehigh Valley Public Media (LehighValleyNews.com) (Additional coverage of the closure, customers and staff describing the shop's community role ('this place is church').) November 2023
• Yelp / VinylWorld / VinylMapper (Several stale aggregator listings (Yelp, VinylWorld, VinylMapper) still show Double Decker Records as open as of July 2026 -- superseded by the two dated WFMZ news reports and Lehigh Valley Public Media coverage above confirming the Dec 2, 2023 closure. Not used as evidence of current status; noted only to explain the discrepancy.) July 2026

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