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Record Stores: outlook not so bleak?
By admin | July 10, 2007
Nice article in the Guardian about how specialised record stores are carving out a niche & staying alive here.
Big shout out to the fine folks at Wellington’s only independent record store that matters: Slow Boat!
Bill
Topics: random web stuff, wellington, article, record stores |
I can recall the days when the only two record shops worth visiting were Slow Boat and Silvios (I’ve probably spelt that incorrectly).
Silvios had the best badge/patch/sticker/postcard/t-shirt/flag/poster collection. You could cover the canvas army bag that you just bought from Crazy Ricks with all your favourite bands within minutes of purchase!
I still have my Stone Roses postcard somewhere, but during a moment of sentimental weakness I gave my Pablo Honey T-Shirt to a girlfriend when she travelled overseas a decade ago. I’m not sure what happened to my Smiths poster - I’d like to think it’s hanging around somewhere on someone’s bedroom wall, watching over a messily made bed, a 1/2 full ash tray and a well worn volume of earnestly written (but still quite bad) poetry.
Posted by: Cam on July 19th, 2007 at 1:54 pmYeah, it is sad, Silvio’s was great. The internet, though, has opened up a whole world of possibilities for tracking down that record that you just have to have! Just take a look at my credit card statement!
I’ll bet your Radiohead t-shirt is still being worn to bed!
And that ashtray would be 1/2 full of clove cigarette butts!
Posted by: admin on July 19th, 2007 at 2:22 pmActually, for a short while you were able to by Russian army surplus ration cigarettes from the Militaria shop on Courtney Place - only $2 a pack. I remember buying a black beret from the same shop to complete my Echo & The Bunnymen look. Went well with my Doc’s, stovepipes and my dad’s old black trench coat.
Posted by: Cam on July 20th, 2007 at 11:08 amNo one seems to wear Docs any more - are they that tainted with sk1nh3ad associations? Or are they just completely uncool? I am so out of touch. I have been thinking of getting a pair for a while now, tho I won’t be shaving my head.
Posted by: Bill on July 20th, 2007 at 12:18 pm