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[[Image:Vinyl Countdown Logo.png|thumb|right|The Vinyl Countdown logo used in all renditions of the store.]]
[[File:VinylCountdown-GTAVC-logo.png|thumb|right|The Vinyl Countdown logo used in all renditions of the store.]]
'''Vinyl Countdown''' is a music store located in both [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] (in [[1984]] and [[1986]]) and [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]] (in [[1992]]), and appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. The name of the store is a reference to [[wp:Europe (band)|Europe]]'s most famous song, [[wp:The Final Countdown (song)|The Final Countdown]].


'''Vinyl Countdown''' is a music store located in both [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] (in [[1984]] & [[1986]]) and [[Los Santos]] (in [[1992]]), and appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
== Description ==
In GTA Vice City, the store, which is found at the [[North Point Mall]] and has an accessible interior, is one of fifteen stores that must be [[Store Robbery|robbed for 100% completion]], whilst the same store in GTA Vice City Stories is where [[Secrets#Easter Eggs|Smiley #9]] can be found although it has no other purpose. The name is a reference to the hit single "The Final Countdown" by Swedish rock band Europe - the song was released the same year GTA Vice City was set in.


== Description ==
In GTA San Andreas, there is a small billboard of both [[Love Fist]] and a singer named Dandeel (who bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Lance Vance]], including their outfit).
In GTA Vice City, the store, which is found at the [[North Point Mall]] and has an accessible interior, is one of fifteen stores that must be robbed for 100% completion, whilst the same store in GTA Vice City Stories is where Smiley #9 can be found although it has no other purpose. The name is a reference to the hit single "The Final Countdown" by Swedish rock band Europe - the song was released the same year GTA Vice City was set in.


In GTA San Andreas, there is a small billboard of both [[Love Fist]] and possibly a character in the same outfit as [[Lance Vance]]. Many fans are wondering if that is actually him, or a Lance Vance look alike, but Lance Vance was killed in 1986 by [[Tommy Vercetti]].
==Trivia==
[[File:LoveFist-GTAVC-poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[Love Fist]] banner inside Vinyl Countdown in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], advertising their newest album [[The Number of the Breast]].]]
* In the Vinyl Countdown store in the [[North Point Mall]] in GTA Vice City, the player can find a Love Fist banner advertising Love Fist's newest album [[The Number of the Breast]].


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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Vinyl Countdown VC.jpg|The Vinyl Countdown store in the North Point Mall, [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] in GTA Vice City ([[1986]]).
File:VinylCountdown-GTAVC-exterior.jpg|Vinyl Countdown at the [[North Point Mall]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] in GTA Vice City ([[1986]]).
Vinyl Countdown.jpg|The Vinyl Countdown store in [[Market]], [[Los Santos]], GTA San Andreas.
File:VinylCountdown-GTASA-Market-exterior.jpg|Vinyl Countdown in [[Market, Los Santos|Market]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], GTA San Andreas.
Vinyl Countdown SA.jpg|The Vinyl Countdown's second store in Rodeo, Los Santos, GTA San Andreas.
File:VinylCountdown-GTASA-Rodeo-exterior.jpg|Vinyl Countdown's second store in Rodeo, Los Santos, GTA San Andreas.
File:VinylCountdown-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|Vinyl Countdown at the [[North Point Mall|Vice Point Mall]], Vice City in GTA Vice City Stories ([[1984]]).
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|}
|}
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[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]]
[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City Stories]]
[[Category:Stores]]
[[Category:Music Stores]]
[[Category:Music Stores]]

Revision as of 03:06, 20 May 2013

The Vinyl Countdown logo used in all renditions of the store.

Vinyl Countdown is a music store located in both Vice City (in 1984 and 1986) and Los Santos (in 1992), and appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The name of the store is a reference to Europe's most famous song, The Final Countdown.

Description

In GTA Vice City, the store, which is found at the North Point Mall and has an accessible interior, is one of fifteen stores that must be robbed for 100% completion, whilst the same store in GTA Vice City Stories is where Smiley #9 can be found although it has no other purpose. The name is a reference to the hit single "The Final Countdown" by Swedish rock band Europe - the song was released the same year GTA Vice City was set in.

In GTA San Andreas, there is a small billboard of both Love Fist and a singer named Dandeel (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lance Vance, including their outfit).

Trivia

A Love Fist banner inside Vinyl Countdown in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, advertising their newest album The Number of the Breast.

Gallery