Shopping for Music in the North West of England
Like most smaller towns, Altrincham has seen record shops come and go. Older readers will recall it had a Virgin Records in the town centre, a branch of Omega Records, Double Four and several others. More recently, Beatnik, Honey Bee and Soda have come and gone all too quickly – all victims not of the […]
Tucked away in Lady Hayes Craft centre in Frodsham, Convoy isn’t the easiest Record Shop to reach but well worth the visit. There’s lots of interesting stuff at the Lady Hayes Centre and it’s in a nice location so you can make a bit of a day of it – you might even spot […]
Opened in 2015 Vinyl Planet is located just off the main drag of Macclesfield, handily next door to a guitar shop. The town itself is steeped in pop mythology itself being the one time home of Ian Curtis and other members of Joy Division & New Order, bluesman John Mayall, the semi-legendary britpoppers Marion and…er…The […]
*updated review!* Stockport is, like many town centres, now too big for itself and – it’s a classic victim of online shopping and serious competition from Manchester just 10 mins away by Rail and out-of-town retail. If you head down Lower Hillgate you’ll pass a quirky and attractive street that looks perfect for an Indie […]
