Name your fav local independent record shops!

[Marco]

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Well, there's a window of opportunity for someone!

I reckon that, if done right [opening up an independent record shop], it could be a little goldmine. You'd have to cater for the dance and ambient 12" singles (and 7" indie singles) kids would buy, as well as mainstream 'chart music', obscure stuff and audiophile pressings. I have other ideas how to get folk in, too - hey maybe I should start it as a new business venture?

Anyway, what I'd like everyone to do is name any independent record shops in their area (I might start a new thread for this), letting us know if they have a website and what the address is, including their postal address and telephone number, and then I'll feature all the links and info as a sticky thread in the music room, so that members and lurkers are encouraged to use them....

It could be the start of a widespread 'save your local record shop' campaign!

Marco.

P.S This thread will be moved into the music room later and made into a sticky....

[MartinT]

Good idea, Marco. You never know, I might be unaware of a great record shop quite close to me

[vinylspinner]

Hi Martin,

The Rock Box

151 London Road, Camberley, WWW.ROCKBOX.CO.UK


great shop, pop in there often when down that way on business.

Nigel

[Marco]

Exactly, it's all about raising public awareness, so let's hear about them folks!

Martin, are you anywhere near (ish) Guildford? If so, there's Ben's Records:

http://www.bensrecords.com/mainFrame1.htm

I know of a few folk who go there, and they say it's superb

Marco.

[ff1d1l]

Excellent idea Marco.

I'll start the ball rolling with my two locals

Cob in Bangor - excellent and stocking lots of vinyl, new and old, as well as music dvd's, cd's etc. Owen also puts on always interesting, often brilliant, gigs locally, mainly by american roots musicians, and he plays drums in Cajuns Dembo too.

http://www.cobrecordsbangor.co.uk/index.php

Cob in Porthmadog - huge central aisle of secondhand vinyl - even just going through the "latest arrivals section" is well worth doing, I only embark on looking through the rest if I've got a free afternoon. Substantial Jazz and Classical sections too.

http://www.cobrecords.com/

[Macca]

For those in the North Staffs/South Cheshire region I would recommend 'Rubber Soul Records' in Hide Street, Stoke Upon Trent. Massive stock of vinyl, some of it stupidly cheap, and 20% off for students.

[TCats]

For those in the North Staffs/South Cheshire region I would recommend 'Rubber Soul Records' in Hide Street, Stoke Upon Trent. Massive stock of vinyl, some of it stupidly cheap, and 20% off for students.

I lived in Sandbach in Cheshire in the 60s/early 70s where there was a record shop called Kaths the shop was amazing, boxes on boxes of LPs to browse through I spent hours in there. I doubt Macca will be aware of a record shop in Glebe Street Stoke again in the sixties I cannot remember the name but I spent many a happy hour in there (and the Bridge Pub) when I was a student during lunch breaks. I will look up Rubber Soul Records when I am next in Stoke.
I now trawl through all the Charity Shops looking for bargains.

[Macca]

For those in the North Staffs/South Cheshire region I would recommend 'Rubber Soul Records' in Hide Street, Stoke Upon Trent. Massive stock of vinyl, some of it stupidly cheap, and 20% off for students.

Heres the link to Rubber Soul which I neglected to post before

http://www.rubbersoulrecords.co.uk/

[Marco]

Thanks for that, Martin.

It's not a million miles away from me, so I'll pop down at some point, and perhaps pass by chez-toi for some tea and biccies on the way back up the road

Marco.

[Macca]

Thanks for that, Martin.

It's not a million miles away from me, so I'll pop down at some point, and perhaps pass by chez-toi for some tea and biccies on the way back up the road

Marco.

Anytime, Marco - you've got my phone number. I think.