GIVE US THE BACKGROUND - WHEN AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO OPEN A RECORD SHOP?

:My father had a record stall on Oldham Market in the 70's and 80's and i worked on the stall from the age of 10. I soon caught the vinyl bug and was collecting records from an early age. I was mainly into post punk and mod revival and the first gigs I went to were The Jam and Blondie in 1978 age 10. In 1997 I got disillusioned with my day job and starting buying up records from charity shops and advertised in the local paper for vinyl collections and by late 97 I opened a small unit in a place called The Emporium on Oldham Street in Manchester. In 1998 a shop on Hilton Street in the Northern Quarter became available and has been my base ever since.