Owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. wants the project to tell the story of Black music — and the role that VIP records has played in shaping it.

we have VIP." The idea to open a museum came to Anderson several years ago when a father walked into the store with his two sons. As they thumbed through the vinyl records, one of the preteens ...

The idea for a museum came to VIP Records owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. when a boy at the store asked his father what a vinyl record was. (William Liang / For The Times) ...