In praise of independent record stores

Independent Record Store Day on April 17 celebrates these fast-disappearing bastions of alternative culture. Leading musicians say what their favourite record shops mean to themJohnny Marr ex-The Smiths When I was growing up in Manchester, all the record shops I went to were independent, but you didn't think of them like that. They weren't necessarily specialist, just cool places. The stock was dictated by the tastes of the owners and customers. You could buy whatever single you liked that week...

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