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Discussing Vinyl Trends With What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi? recently asked shop owner Phil some questions about the rising popularity of vinyl with younger shoppers. All signs suggest vinyl is reaching ever-younger audiences. Go into any record shop and the sea of fresh-faced customers rummaging through crates makes this fact obvious. But what are they buying? Are they flocking to new releases from pop artists like the seemingly unstoppable Taylor Swift, or are they after something a little older? Sister Ray owner, Phil Barton, cites the resurgence of genres like hardcore and shoegazing as key factors helping drive vinyl sales, but added that Taylor Swift is the biggest...
My LIfe Story Acoustic In Store+Signing
*MY LIFE STORY IN STORE PERFORMANCE - SATURDAY 10/02/2024 @ 12PM* My Life Story's acclaimed singer/songwriter Jake Shillingford will be performing an acoustic set and signing albums in the shop at 12pm on Saturday 10th February. Priority access will be given to those who pre order the album on CD or Vinyl from us. If you cannot attend the signing feel free to pre order the album and request a signed copy in the order notes. We will do our very best to get all requests personalised for you on the day.PRE ORDER HERE
DEXYS INSTORE SIGNING SATURDAY 29TH JULY 2023 @ 6PM
DEXYS INSTORE SIGNING SATURDAY 29TH JULY 2023 @ 6PM “The Feminine Divine in-person signing with Dexys frontman Kevin Rowland” Pre Order any format +SIGNING ENTRY for a guaranteed space - choose pick up in store as your delivery option to collect your copy on the day. You will not receive a physical ticket, once you have pre ordered your name will be added to a guestlist for the event. PRE ORDER HERE
Sister Ray x Evening Standard
We're honoured to have received a glowing write-up in Ped Millichamp's article on the best online record shops in the UK: "Sister Ray has been selling music from the heart of Soho for 30 years with the friendliest and most enthusiastic staff.Named after the Velvet Underground track, Sister Ray has survived the twists and turns of the music industry and consumer trends – striding on through the years when the internet signed most other physical retail and record stores’s death certificate.Through sheer determination and commitment to the vinyl format – and by becoming a major force behind ‘Record Store Day’ and the...
Housekeeping
A few housekeeping notes in this edition of the blog. Time for some thank yous, farewells and welcomes. I'd like to express my gratitude and whole hearted thanks, along with the rest of the SR Crew to Kit, who sadly moved on yesterday. A top top fella, who is now pursuing a career in carpentry. We wish him and his Techno collection all the best. Big welcomes to Whitby, who fills in the Kit role handsomely and Connor who will be working alongside John (the geezer with the beard) on the shop floor. Both of them have made their debuts to rave...
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