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pop recs Ltd


Head to Sunderland, in the northeast of the UK, and you’ll find Pop Recs Ltd, an independent record store opened in 2013


by local band Frankie & The Heartstrings. The store was originally only meant to open for two weeks to promote their album The Days Run Away but proved


to be so popular it became a permanent fixture on the city’s music scene. poprecsltd.com


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he eighth edition Record Store Day – the yearly celebration of independent stores and records – takes place globally on April 18. An idea cooked up by


record shop owners during a meeting in Baltimore, Record Store Day has gone on to become a huge marketing event, with celebrity ambassadors (this year it’s Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl), limited- edition releases and events. This year’s event is expected to be the biggest Record Store Day yet, with exclusive


releases from Mumford And Sons, Vampire Weekend and Tears For Fears, to name a few. Getting involved with Record Store Day


in the UAE is particularly tough. One new store, Flipside, is mooted to open in 2015, while the only other outlet for collectors is Zeds Records, an online dealer. So unless you’re travelling (see our guide to indie record stores below), your best chance of getting that special, one-off release for your collection will be to pay inflated prices on Ebay. But with the likes of Grohl now fronting it, and some 500 acts releasing material for this year’s Day alone, the vinyl revival


rough trade


This shop in London first opened its doors 39 years ago, and is credited with having a huge influence on modern music. Unsigned acts could take their records to the store to sell them and Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis discovered legendary British band The Smith. It’s now a hugely successful record label, gig ticket agency and, of course, is still a record store with branches in London, Nottingham and New York. roughtrade.com


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