Shopping for Music in the North West of England
Here we go again, Record Store Day 2016 is almost upon us. RSD had only really just got going when we started this site back in 2o09. It has its naysayers, and indeed we have mixed feelings about it (every Saturday is RSD for us!) and you all know the arguments for and against. It […]
Hello! If you’ve used this site before we hope you like our new look. You’ll notice a few changes and also we’ve reinstated the blog section which will be occasionally updated with Record Shop related news and opinions. We’re now looking beyond Manchester to cover a wider area of the North West including shops in […]
In case you didn’t already know, Manchester HMV will now remain open, as will HMV-owned Fopp. Around Greater Manchester the Stockport, Bury and Trafford Centre branches will also remain open. Apparently they’re winding down the stock of iPads and gadgets and the new owners of the chain say they will “reclaim the space for an […]
I’m not entirely surprised to see that HMV’s former ‘flagship’ store on Market Street, Manchester is among the 66 stores listed for closure today ,although this will leave HMV with no outlet in a major UK city somewhat famous for it’s music scene and excellent Record Shops. HMV’s rather opulent, three storey Manchester Megastore is […]
Given that we are all about independent record shops, and those curious 2nd hand record haunts, you could be forgiven for thinking we would take the news of high street behmoth HMV calling in the administrators with a certain amount of glee. Not so with HMV. There are no party poppers going off here. […]
Eastern Bloc, Manchester’s infamous dance vinyl specialists have a brand spanking new website up and running, and very smart it is too. Of course, that’s no replacement for visiting them in person but if you live too far away to visit their cool Cafe and Record shop in the Northern Quarter on a regular basis […]
The movie ‘Last Shop Standing’ is out now and already getting rave reviews, and you can catch some special screenings right here in Manchester. Wed 3 October at Kraak Gallery 8pm details here http://www.kraak.co/home/last-shop-standing/ Complete with a Q&A session with the director and also at the Black Lion in Salford at the Future Artists film […]
For a vinyl digger in Manchester there are many rainy day refuges. Step in, shake down, let the fingers unfurl and happy land awaits. It was on such a trip recently that I put together the final piece in an interesting puzzle. The vinyl sleuth solves his first case (and yes I got the […]
well not quite, but we did send our man Carl to check out the shops over Wigan way. Unfortunately he didn’t stop, carried on past Southport and ended up in…er..Delaware. Anyway, Carl texted in this missive from his crate digging travels. There may be more of this to come. Post Punk icons rarely […]
Time to dust down that Thermos flask, extend your overdraft and start the countdown to Record Shop Day 2012! You know the drill by now, Record Shops around the world will be stocking exclusive records and goodies that will only be available in store, on the day. If you want ’em, you got to […]
