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A treat for record-lovers everywhere
Around The World In 80 Record Stores: A guide to the best vinyl emporiums on the planet
by Marcus Barnes
(Dog ‘N’ Bone)
New releases reviewed by IAN SINCLAIR
STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
VINYL junkies listen up! South London author and music collector Marcus Barnes has done us a big favour with his new book Around The World In 80 Record Stores.
Having visited all the 80 stores included in the book, he writes about each store’s location, the types of music sold, the exterior, the interior — the lot.
The journey across the globe includes London’s Alan’s Record and CD shop situated between the East Finchley Tube station and the North Circular with crates of bargain albums stored outside as well as punk, soul, reggae, jazz, African, techno and a handy key-cutting service in the back; Sounds Of The Universe for jazz, soul, funk, African releases; heavy metal at Crypt Of The Wizard and Edinburgh’s Unknown Pleasures who stock prog rock and new wave.
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