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

Our shop is on the first floor of EXCHANGE music venue in Bristol. We specialise in contemporary punk, indie and hardcore music, so you’re more likely to find records by Downtown Boys and Martha, than Sex Pistols and The Damned.

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

We opened August Bank Holiday 2017- the first record sold in the shop was ‘Silver Haze’ by Aye Nako.

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

My first CD album was Blur – The Great Escape, which would be cool if my second hadn’t been B*witched. I grew up in Wolverhampton and as a teenager would spend my wages from working in a supermarket at Our Price buying pop punk CDs. The local independent was called Highway 61 which closed when I was in sixth form, I remember it was owned by two older guys who always had time to school my friends and I on 70s punk.

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

I think MONO in Glasgow is a great record shop- similar to us they’re situated inside a venue & café, which is so perfect for collaborations and events. Banquet in Kingston have supported our label since the early days and do such great things for their local punk scene.

What’s your most memorable record store experience?

Going with someone to Banquet Records to hire a P.A from them which was then set up in the bedroom of a flat one Sunday afternoon- Andrew’s band played and I also remember it was Father’s Day!

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