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

My own background is in medicine and I had qualified as a doctor in 2000. I caught the record collecting bug in 1995 after a lad I knew played The Man Who Sold The World on an old turntable in his halls of residence room while a few of us watched him getting ready to go out. Wow!Also, back then it was a cheap way to buy music. CDs were new technology but dear and I was more interested in the older music so it made sense. These days, records are new technology to young people.I opened the shop in 2011 with a friend, as I thought there was room for a record shop that sold second-hand records in pristine condition and I had accumulated a lot of records I didn't need. I had also worked some very busy jobs as a junior doctor and to me, this was a natural thing to do. Music had been something that excited me for a long time and I arranged to work part-time as a doctor and part-time in the shop.I love the record shop chat. The collectors especially, but I like being able to point young people towards music they have never heard. Nothing too obscure either! The Kinks, The Who, Cream, The Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin... Then lead them to the 13th Floor Elevators.It has been a fantastic journey. My partner fully retired after a couple of years and I have 2 fine employees that have a better ear for new music and many of my best friends are those I've made through the shop. Some are involved in the local music scene and have helped the shop incredibly over the years.