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Originally Posted by 'LIVEWIRE?'
G8HQP Dave, I agree with you, but those kinds of shops are a rarity nowadays.
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That is not my experience. Every independent record shop I have ever visited is staffed by enthusiastic and knowledgeable people who not only know what they have in stock but are also able to make sensible recommendations. Most (maybe all) have good sound systems installed and play great music too, it is not unusual for me to ask what is playing and buy a copy. Some even have a coffee shop!
Examples of great record shops hidden away from the shopping precincts:
Piccadilly Records Manchester - (celebrated their 50th anniversary last year)
Music Mania Hanley (Stoke on Trent)
SK1 Records (Stockport)
Underground Solu'shn (Edinburgh)
Rough Trade (London - East & West)
There are plenty of others I have visited but those are the ones that immediately come to mind. The trick is to get off the high street.
I am afraid though that if your taste is more classical or Radio 2 then it is probably much harder to find what you want other than online.
Mike