To fight the good fight against the evil empires of HMV and Amazon et al, Record Store Day has been created to raise awareness about the little record shops everyone knows and loves....read on
Originally set up as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, Record Store Day has since spread internationally. In the States all sorts of events will be run with prizes and barbecues, I am not sure if UK stores can be arsed with all this Yankee hoopla (or are even aware of it) but either way it's a good excuse to wander down to your favourite vinyl emporium and buy an armful of over priced, scratched copies of records you already own on CD anyway. Support the little guy!!!!
We covered our favourite record stores in a previous blog entry by Maningrey and we have a few recommendations on the LSS website as well.
However there are three great places we forgot to include that are worth checking out:
Intoxica on Portobello, vinyl only kitsch cavern of psych and 60's surf music.
Flashback in Islington, a friendly local store (for local people) that has a varied and every changing stock.
People's Sound Records on All Saints Road, this is the HARDCORE place for rare reggae, another bonus is you will probably run into Paul "did you know I am a painter now" Simonon there.
Happy hunting!
maningrey
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