Tell us a little bit about your store? What's the vibe?

I hope the vibe is strong! Ha! We try to keep it fairly inclusive, we have a pretty broad selection of genres from indie, punk, psych, hip hop, reggae to more specialist genres like black metal, doom, experimental, jazz, modern classical, soundtracks. We can order in for customers which people appreciate. All stock has a description on, mostly press releases, which I think really benefit customers, and we mostly sell new, but have a small amount of secondhand. We have just expanded from being entirely just me to having our first member of staff, Ben. Ben previously worked at The Music Exchange in Nottingham, he’s knows his stuff and it’s great to feel like we’re pushing it forwards (plus I have the option for extra days off!).

Can you remember the first record you sold in the shop? And the last?

Funnily enough I do, the first thing we sold was a purple splatter vinyl pressing of Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love. Last record we sold was Pye Corner Audio’s Sleep Games on Ghost Box. A banger, check it out!

Do you remember the first record shop you went to? And you do you remember the first record you bought?

Probably the first record shop I went to was HMV or Virgin Megastore, but I was back in to CDs and tapes back then... The first record I bought, I can’t 100% remember to be honest, but I remember buying an early Radiohead 12” from Jacks Records in Sheffield when I was maybe mid teens. I don’t have it any more, it’s long gone.

What is your favourite record shop (apart from your own!) and why?

Being self employed I rarely get out of Sheffield anymore. I used to love Selectadisc and was lucky to work there, it was such a great shop and introduced me to so much. There were a ton of amazing shops which have disappeared over the years like Volcanic Tongue, Alt Vinyl and Second Layer, which I miss. Beyond that to the current shops, I really like Forever Records, Hot Salvation, and Transmission, we’re all mates so that helps.

What’s your most memorable record store experience?

Getting locked in the toilet at a previous shop I worked in and live tweeting my rescue. The toilet was proper rank as well.

What's the best gig you've ever been to?

Probably Nick Cave at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Proper good.

What's your all-time favourite book?

I am honestly a terrible reader. Probably my most read book right night is Mog’s Family. I read it about 4 times a week to my daughter.

What's your all-time favourite film?

Probably a tie between Suspiria, The Thing and Halloween

What would make up your desert island discs?

It’d be pretty eclectic (probably not that comforting to be alone on an island too), Goblin’s Suspiria soundtrack, Carpenter’s Halloween soundtrack, and Morricone’s The Thing… then some African Head Charge or Creation Rebel, Burial’s Untrue, Neil Young (too many to choose from), Max Richter’s The Blue Notebooks.

Who would form your all-time Festival line-up? (past & present)

Basically a mix of everyone I mention above probably, but I’m sure I could add a ton more relatively easily...

What's your all-time favourite record?

This varies massively, I don’t think I have a specific favourite album to be honest… There so much good music, it changes so often. I think the oldest records that’s been in my possession is probably Autechre’s Amber. It maybe not my favourite record at the moment, but it’s a great record. I got for Christmas when I was about 15  or 16 or something. Pretty sure I’ve not had a record in my possession as long as that.

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