Flipside Owner is Ready for the 'Biggest Day of the Year'

For Flipside Records owner Todd Fundaro, International Record Store Day is both a reminder of Flipside's history and a look towards its future.

Since beginning to celebrate the record store industry's own holiday (scheduled this year on Saturday, April 20) six years ago, it has since become the busiest day for store traffic, Fundaro reports.

This year, audiophiles are expected to line 14 Mile Road and Main Street in anticipation of new releases and special sales, including:  

• 20 percent off used DVDs, all video games and used vinyl
• 10 percent off used video game systems and all toys
• Free reusable canvas Flipside bag with purchase while supplies last

"People are coming to the store more and more for vinyl and that takes me back," said Fundaro, a Royal Oak resident who has worked in downtown Clawson since 1983. 

The store has gone from selling records and video games in the 1980s to compact discs in the 1990s to its current selection, with a wide variety of vinyl records, retro video games, collectible toys, used DVDs, and other eclectic items.

The key, Fundaro said, is maintaining the store as a center for information and anyone looking for a good deal.

"Of course, we're living in a downloading age now, but we're not so antiquated that we can't find anything you're looking for, for you, online," he said. "It's about being able to help someone find that special song they wanted to hear."

Flipside is open from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, visit shopflipsiderecords.com or call (248) 585-4090.