HMV in trouble again.

[Dr Winston O Boogie]

only bought 1 record from hmv since they reformed. their site wasnt great and prices no better and often worse than Juno or Amazon. Juno being my favorite supplier.

Juno is fantastic.

[Marco]

none around here that i know of. will be a few in the cities but i aint traveling all that way when i can let my fingers do the traveling.. got plenty vinyl here i can smell

There's one in Whitburn, mate: https://www.redheadmanretro.com/

Marco.

[struth]

There's one in Whitburn, mate: https://www.redheadmanretro.com/

Marco.

looks like mail order. dont see a address. Whitburn isnt very big, when Livingston centre tripled in size it killed all the shops around the county

[Barry]

Oh looksee here, and in Chelmsford, too:

https://www.intenserecords.com/home.html

And this one's even in Great Baddow!!! http://www.vinylrevolutions.co.uk/ Shop, here: http://www.vinylrevolutions.co.uk/shop

The first is an on-line business, and the second is pretty useless as well as being expensive (I know - I visited his place when he started up a couple of years ago in the corner of an antiques shop. It hasn't improved since.)

We do have record fares held in Chelmsford once a month, but they too are expensive and rarely have anything that interests me.

[Marco]

Just shows you though, what's around when you look beyond the end of yer nose!

Marco.

[Marco]

The first is an on-line business.....

And?? So is Amazon, and I believe you buy from them?

...and the second is pretty useless as well as being expensive (I know - I visited his place when he started up a couple of years ago in the corner of an antiques shop. It hasn't improved since.)

But that's not the point. You said that all the independent record shops near you had long since gone. Clearly, "useless" or not, that's not the case.

Marco.

[Barry]

Yes - the ones that knew anything about music and records have all gone. Pushed out by the avaricious bullying business practice of HMV - so it is ironic that HMV are now themselves going into receivership.

I use Amazon because I have yet to find a record that I couldn't get there (though it might be from Amazon Marketplace), in so simple and easy a manner. And these days most of my record shopping is for obscure, little known or out of print items.

[willbewill]

Will be sad if they go but a hopefully a huge boost for our local independent record shop in Swansea.

http://www.derricksmusic.co.uk/

[Marco]

Yes - the ones that knew anything about music and records have all gone...

Ah ok, that small distinction makes all the difference

If the on-line record store near you was any good [have you ever tried them?] I'd rather give them my business, than Amazon.

Marco.

[Marco]

Will be sad if they go but a hopefully a huge boost for our local independent record shop in Swansea.

http://www.derricksmusic.co.uk/

Those are the types of places folks should be using, instead of bloody HMV! And as I've just proven, all it takes is a quick search on Google, and you might discover that there's an independent record store near you, which beforehand you knew nothing about...

Marco [always favours the 'left-field' choice, rather than the obvious one].