This morning I started to receive emails from record shops regarding ‘National Album Day‘ as apparently it returns on October 19th 2024 for its seventh year of existence and this year they have decided the theme is going to be ‘Great British Groups’. It is also teaming with what it calls a ‘broadcast partner’ in…
Like many out there I can’t help scanning ‘Discogs’ for my ‘Wishlist’ of records. I don’t share the list as it’s ever changing and to be honest more of a mental list. This week I bought for the ‘list’ and a record not on it as such, an opportunist purchase. Not from Discogs, I got…
Took a somewhat unexpected trip to Bristol today, never a bad thing. So how do you make the most of a trip like that? Buy records of course! I wasn’t on my own so just visited a couple of shops that happened to be on the route we were walking. I was passing Astro Vinyl,…
So I have lots of emails coming in saying ‘Coke Bottle Vinyl’ as a special version of a record being released, I have heard it occasionally but not paid attention that much as there are so many variations, red, blue, splatter, gold, limited Silver, Orange and Coke Bottle? And im quite partial to good old…
Put another way, what Vinyl will be in my basket? I always look ahead to see what Vinyl releases are imminent, I don’t have a direct link to any sources specifically telling me what is on the horizon so like everyone else I search sites to find out. There is nothing here you cannot find…
Ok, that title is a bit obvious and for that I apologise! This Friday night, The Brook, Southampton. A venue with capacity of 520 people and Dizzee Rascal! He is doing an out store to promote his album, ‘Don’t Take it Personal‘. We’ve been streaming the album in the car and it is great! I’m…
I could have fitted in many more stores if; The one store I intended to visit while in New York was Rough Trade, a store I frequent in London whenever I visit, Rough Trade East to be precise. It has a proper record store ambience, a cross between Tower Records, Piccadilly and a 1980s side…
You get these records by established artists, theres been a build up of anticipation as the record companies have done their job drip feeding posts to grow the excitement, then the day comes. This day came and the opening second of music/guitar brought a smile to my face and fair to say a few goosebumps!…
