Saturday at the Record Store

CTL Reference Sheet · Version 1.0 · Published 2026-09-30

Saturday at the Record Store (CTL-RB-LIFE-000001) asks what evidence about record shopping reveals about Black everyday cultural life. The v1.0 brief runs 2,285 words with 24 graded claims and 15 entities. Its largest stated uncertainty: no Chicago-direct evidence for an integrated “Saturday record run” (barbershop/beauty-shop linkage, listening booths, women's experiences) — the comparative evidence is Southern.

Verifiable facts

Research ID	CTL-RB-LIFE-000001
Type	Research Brief (Type 02)
Central question	What can evidence about record shopping reveal about Black everyday cultural life?
Status	Research v1.0 complete (2026-09-28)
Key numbers	2,285-word brief (25 sections) · 24 graded claims (2 Verified / 18 Supported / 2 Provisional / 1 Disputed / 1 Unresolved) · 15 entities · 3 Verified-only relationships · 11 visual elements + 3 videos; largest uncertainty: no Chicago-direct evidence for an integrated “Saturday record run”; comparative evidence is Southern
Publisher	CultureTechLens NFP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-3143901), Chicago, Illinois

How to cite this sheet

APA:
CultureTechLens. (2026). Saturday at the Record Store (CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0) [Web page]. CultureTechLens. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-life-000001/

MLA:
CultureTechLens. “Saturday at the Record Store.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0, CultureTechLens, 30 Sept. 2026, https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-life-000001/. Accessed DD Mon. YYYY.

Chicago:
CultureTechLens. “Saturday at the Record Store.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0. CultureTechLens, September 30, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-rb-life-000001/.

Cite as: CultureTechLens, “Saturday at the Record Store”, 2026-09-30.
Source: CultureTechLens.

Trust & evidence

Evidence before authority. CultureTechLens publishes its methods, its limits, and its corrections alongside its findings. Claims carry grades — VERIFIED, SUPPORTED, PROVISIONAL, DISPUTED, UNRESOLVED — and unknowns are never reported as zero.