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Record Shop City Road Trip

Carl — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:19:29 +0000

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.

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Record Store Day 2012

Tim — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:03:16 +0000

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 [...]

Shop-Lovers of the World Unite

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:54:36 +0000

We make no apologies for plugging the ‘Last Shop Standing’ Movie project again, not least because the latest clip has a Manchester, or to be more precise, Chorlton connection. Here’s the mighty Johnny Marr hanging out in King Bee Records. Enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the website to get the latest news on [...]

‘Last Shop Standing’ filming in Manchester

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:05:49 +0000

We’re thrilled to report that work is continuing apace with the making of the ‘Last Shop Standing’ documentary from the makers of the book of the same name. The crew have been up and down the country visiting some of the great Record Shops, and filming interviews with the likes of Norman Cook, Richard [...]

Anyone got storage space for half a million Records?

Tim — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:52:07 +0000

Here’s an interesting blog post from Akoustik Anarkhy (splendid Manchester Record Label and Gig Promoters..check out their wares here if you haven’t already)

It seems they’ve found their way to a place of Manchester legend, and succeeded where many have tried and failed…they got inside the semi-legendary-not-really-a-record-shop Pandemonium Records, and they have pictures to [...]

Last Shop Standing – The Movie

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:11:02 +0000

Friend of the site Graham Jones, author of the splendid book ‘Last Shop Standing’ has contacted us regarding a new project: A 60 minute documentary based on the book of the same name featuring musicians, industry insiders and of course the real heroes of the piece, those unsung heroes behind the counters [...]

Wah! Sale!

Tim — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:44:40 +0000

Just in time for the Xmas shopping season, our friends at the lovely Wah Wah Records have asked us to let you know they have a rather special December Sale on running for a limited time from now until Christmas.

They’ve got many collectable Vinyl LPs at 50% off, plus there is also a 4 [...]

Eastern Bloc on the march….

Tim — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:46:36 +0000

You know how Manchester Record Shops like to occasionally move around the city just to keep us on our toes?. You’ll remember Beatin’ Rhythm have moved down the street to 108 Tib Street a while back? Well it’s been brought to our attention by one of our readers (not by the shop of course!) that [...]

PIAS Warehouse Fire

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:08:44 +0000

In case you weren’t aware, a fire started during this weeks London riots destroyed the Sony/PIAS warehouse in Enfield which housed the stock and back catalogue of a huge number of UK Indie Labels of all shapes and sizes. This will have a serious impact on many small Indie labels and Record Shops across the [...]

That’s Entertainment…

Tim — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:27:50 +0000

If you’ve been on Market Street recently dodging the charity muggers and the tone deaf accordion players you may have noticed a new Music Shop. ‘Thats Entertainment’ has emerged from the ashes of what was once Music Zone, the (actually quite splendid) budget priced music chain that ate MVC..went bust, and was then eaten by [...]