We had an HMV in Harvard Square and a Waterstones in downtown Boston in the 90s. Great places, frequented them often. They were gone by the early 00's. Who wants to carry books and CDs when you can have it all in your pocket? I get it but I still enjoy physical media.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 15:52 (five years ago) link
So, if the HMV in Oxford Street and in Westfield are closed (surprised about the former, not about the latter), are there any HMV stores left in London Zone 1 or 2?
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
When did FOPP arrive in London. Surprised to see that it only got to Manchester in 2005 if it was starting from Glasgow. But maybe you go to Capital city before you go to closer 2nd or 3rd city?
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
Not long before that, if it was before it.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:31 (five years ago) link
Was trying to remember. Thought it was around before i left london. Could swear I was going down to it on Kensington High St.I'm not finding much of a detailed history online so far.
Most detailed one I can find so far has the shop spreading across the country prior to its appearance in manchester
Waas the Glasgow location the original, initial shop or was it a larger premises they'd moved to?
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
I think it started as a market stall!
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
in one of the galleries whose name escapes me
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
Yes, that's right.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
Wonder if I'm thinking about a branch of Tower being on Kensington High st towards where that other market , Hyper Hyper(?) than the famous Kensignton Market.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
xp. De’couycey’s Arcade in the West End just off Bryres Road
Used to go into a video game shop in there called CA games lots when i was a kid
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:46 (five years ago) link
That's the one.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
De Courcy's even
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
Lost In Music was in there too and the comics/books/football programmes shop
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link
i vaguely remember that. i only had eyes for the japanese import SNES games however
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
Lost In Music was great for krautrock or blues. Was never into the latter
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 17:51 (five years ago) link
Haven't been in De Courcy's arcade since Lost in Music closed, made a nice one-two with the bookshop (Arthurs?).
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
So is that Byres Road without any record shops?
In a saner world the west end would be consumed by gilets jaunes style unrest, although carefully avoiding damage to the Waitrose
My first encounter with Fopp was when it was a wee corner of an arcade in Sauchiehall St and it was then called A-One Sounds, c. 1985
― Harthill Services (Neil Willett), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
There's still the Oxfam music shop on Byres Road for yr vinyls and overpriced CDs, but no 'new' record shops that I can think of.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 20:38 (five years ago) link
Dearie me, where will the next Belle & Sebastian come from?
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:22 (five years ago) link
rest assured that stuart murdoch is still actively reaching out to younger west end residents
― Calgary customer Elvis Cavalic (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:31 (five years ago) link
i bought a jimmie dale gilmore album from the byres road Fopp! RIP.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:44 (five years ago) link
There's still the second hand shop down Ruthven Lane too.
When I moved to Glasgow there was Echo, John Smith's, Fopp, The Lost Chord and Missing all with 1/4 of a mile of each other. Also that shop in the church on Gibson Street, whatever that was called>
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:09 (five years ago) link
?
see y'all back here in 6 years guys
― Brex Avery (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
Are we counting the CD shop on the top floor of Smiths? Where crucially you could exchange book tokens for CDs? I laundered well meaning book token presents for CDs there for years....
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:27 (five years ago) link
did stephen pastel serve you?
― Oor Neechy, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:33 (five years ago) link
I get weirdly sentimental for Glasgow record shops, I loved the original Rat records in the Virginia Galleries so much.
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link
Fopp, Oxford
aw RIP. I'll miss it at least as much for the cheapo books as the music tbh (also the international DVD section)
there were a few books and gifts I was eyeing over xmas, should've bought myself more presents
― a passing spacecadet, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
xxp I was most disappointed when I went to Mono a few years ago that Stephen Pastel wasn't working that day
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
You hoped he would service you.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 23:14 (five years ago) link
I loved theJohn Smith's record shop even though I only had access to it for under a year. Came back after Summer 2000 and was gutted to discover it had become a Starbucks. Obviously, Monorail replaced it 2 or 3 years later but there was something special about it. I ended up being able to use that space as a practice room for about 5 years until the third or so new manager couldn't work out why were there and had access to the top floor and their electricity, so eventually got booted out, but it was nice to occupy what had once been a brilliant shop.
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 23:42 (five years ago) link
I worked in braehead for a few years and nearly every day I passed HMV they were playing Reef's "Place Your Hands", that alone made me question what business decisions were being made across the business
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 14:18 (five years ago) link
I still don't get why they haven't started doing trade-ins like Game, also their tech section is a grisly experience regardless of whatever brance you venture into looking for replacement headphones
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 14:19 (five years ago) link
HMV had a scheme a few years back where they'd buy secondhand CDs and give you credit to use in store. I got rid of a right load of rubbish which I'd acquired over the years and then bought box sets and blu rays with my credit.
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 14:22 (five years ago) link
Trade ins on Video Games, have a lifespan of about 6 months and after that drop in value quite quickly, as the new price in stores drops quickly. The console generation changes also keep things limited to most recent generations. You also can complete Video games, so they lose their worth to the consumer as well.
With Music Trade ins you might well be trading in stuff over a decade old, or stuff that easily available elsewhere. It just fills the store with Melanie Chisholm solo albums and MOS dubstep compilations.
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
http://i67.tinypic.com/15rbloh.png
― PaulTMA, Friday, 8 February 2019 19:07 (five years ago) link
try Glasgow more, indeed
― Jeff W, Friday, 8 February 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link