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"Day in the Work Life": Record Store Owner

These days you can fit your whole music collection in pocket-sized, digital gadgets. But remember when musical high-tech consisted of a needle dropped on a whirling slab of vinyl? On this week's "A Day In the Work Life" -- our regular look at how folks trade time for money -- we go ol' school with a record shop owner.

Jerry thumbs through used albums he's bought from patrons. Some he'll sell, others he'll keep for himself. His personal collection numbers around 30,000 records. (Photo: Mark Nootbar)

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