in praise of vinyl exchange (manchester)

[Flavour]

me and my mate stole some comics from PopArt when we were 12, i had forgotten all about that until i read this thread

 

[Part 2]

I remember powercuts, especially the sales and swapping price tags in there.

I also remember buying records in Powercuts and walking across town to Vinyl Exchange and selling them for a profit.

 

[Chorlton]

From what I can gather from mates here, Pop Art has shut down - it's certainly closed at the mo.

http://www.popartrecords.co.uk/


sadly true.... probably because of wee hoors like that flavour lad thievin from it

 

[Chorlton]

I much prefer Polar Bear (Deansgate)

polar bear is no more alas, walked past last night... funnily enough to a gig put on by the ex-prop. of pop-art.

is fopp killing the indie record stores?


i love fopp tho....

 

[Lemon]

I remember powercuts, especially the sales and swapping price tags in there.

I also remember buying records in Powercuts and walking across town to Vinyl Exchange and selling them for a profit.

Before it was called Powercuts, it was known as Yanks for many years. It used to import cheap (unsold?) vinyl from America, hence the name.
It became successful enough to open another branch in the underground market, opposite the original Oasis shop.

 

[Alf Klein]

It became successful enough to open another branch in the underground market, opposite the original Oasis shop.

Is that still there?

 

[Lemon]

Is that still there?

No, the underground market was filled in several years ago.
Some of it still exists as the downstairs of Tesco Metro on Market street.
Not quite the same atmosphere though.

 

[Alf Klein]

No, the underground market was filled in several years ago.
Some of it still exists as the downstairs of Tesco Metro on Market street.
Not quite the same atmosphere though.

Of course. It was fairly horible that underground market, not sure Tesco's is an improvement though.

 

[mrkikiet]

rpm newcastle.

we haven't yet been tainted by fopp.

 

[Lemon]

Of course. It was fairly horible that underground market, not sure Tesco's is an improvement though.

It's places like the underground market that I miss in the new cleaned up yuppified Manchester. The Corn Exchange became the terrible disinfected Triangle. It's replacement, the Colliseum has closed down. At least Affleck's is still there, I suppose.

 

[Jambooboo]

Vinyl Exchange is decent for vinyl but second hand cds aren't that cheap considering they give you a couple of quid each for yours (and that's if they're really decent sellers). Always act like their doing you a favour as well taking your music for next to nothing, then you'll see it a couple of days later with a 400% mark-up.

 

[Alf Klein]

It's places like the underground market that I miss in the new cleaned up yuppified Manchester. The Corn Exchange became the terrible disinfected Triangle. It's replacement, the Colliseum has closed down. At least Affleck's is still there, I suppose.

Yes, the new look Manchester is dull. I really hate the triangle. Also those stupid non wind powered windmills. And that massive fucking telly.

Where/what was the Colliseum?

 

[Lemon]

Yes, the new look Manchester is dull. I really hate the triangle. Also those stupid non wind powered windmills. And that massive fucking telly.

Where/what was the Colliseum?

It was where all the traders who were kicked out of the Triangle/corn exchange moved to. At the back of the Arndale, near the Unicorn pub and the odd sculpture on that corner of WWII bombed out building.

 

[Alf Klein]

It was where all the traders who were kicked out of the Triangle/corn exchange moved to. At the back of the Arndale, near the Unicorn pub and the odd sculpture on that corner of WWII bombed out building.

Oh yes, I remember.

I noticed recently that the veg market opposite has more or less gone. When did that happen?

The Unicorn is a fairly good booser.

 

[tangerinedream]

I went in every record shop in Manchester in search of the remastered Earthquake Dub by The Revolutionaries, Found it in Vinyl Exchange within two minutes, for £8
Very pleased with vinyl exchange yet again.

 

[pushka]

Does anybody remember Pandemonium on Oxford Road?

Wish I'd known about the Colliseum after the Corn Exchange closed down...I used to love the shops in the C.E.