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Vinyl countdown: Unique Sheffield shop set to close
by Faye Lipson

ON THE eve of Record Store Day, the threatened demolition of Rare and Racy adds a solemn note to the celebrations.

The book and music shop has been in Sheffield’s bijou Devonshire Street since 1969 and houses swathes of off-beat literature and vinyl records.

Musician Jarvis Cocker is among the shop’s fans, calling it a “global treasure.”

  • The petition to save 162-170 Devonshire Street can be found at
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