Graham Jones recently checked out Dig Vinyl who have two branches one in Liverpool and the second shop which is taking part in RSD based in West Kirby. He caught up with Carl and the team and asked about the history of the shop Dig Vinyl has been at the heart of Liverpool’s music scene […]
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Graham Jones recently visited a unique pink record shop specialising in pop in the unlikely location of Wellington near Telford. The shop has plenty of quirky pop memorabilia and even has a life size cardboard cut out of Taylor Swift behind the counter. If you are a pop fan driving through the Midlands, it is […]
101 Collectors Records in Farnham was established by Andy Hibberd in 2002. He toyed with the idea of calling it ‘Andy’s Record Selling Emporium’ or ARSE for short. It would have been interesting to have seen the logo. Common sense prevailed and he settled on the current name. Current owner Richard Stone and his partner […]
James Horwood owns one of the UK’s more unusual record shops. I asked James about the history of the shop and which of our releases he is currently enjoying Slab Records is situated above Soundlab Studios in Loughton Essex on Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate. The studio has been here for 15 years and has recorded […]
Nigel Barton and Derek Westwood met whilst both working at a High Street building society. They also have a shared passion for music with both separately dreaming of one day opening their own stores. Meant to be some would say! Before working at the Building Society, Derek had been providing mortgage advice for other companies, […]
I called in to my local record shop ‘Phoenix Sounds’ to meet new owner Roger Cox to ask him a few questions. How did you end up with the record shop? Phoenix Sounds was our local store as we live in Newton Abbot. Whilst out shopping with Marsha and our dog Bella, we popped into […]