Vinyl Countdown

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

Vinyl Countdown is a music store located in both 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. 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 Lance Vance lookalike, with the message "Let's go to Dundee!!"

In all appearances, the logo of Vinyl Countdown has the first "o" replaced with a black disc, making it only partially visible on the usual dark background. This results in yet another one of Rockstar's sexual jokes, the resulting combination being "Vinyl Cuntdown"

Gallery

The Vinyl Countdown store in the North Point Mall, Vice City in GTA Vice City (1986). The Vinyl Countdown store in Market, Los Santos, GTA San Andreas. The Vinyl Countdown's second store in Rodeo, Los Santos, GTA San Andreas.