The Music Thread Strikes Back

[lemonjelly]

Our price making a comeback;
https://www.nme.com/news/music/our-...r-plan-to-relaunch-iconic-music-store-3751981

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Completely pointless nostalgia.

I don't really want to remember paying ridiculous money for CDs because they and HMV were the only show in town and that was the only way to listen to music. I refuse to believe that anyone "loved Our Price", it's like a parody of a Peter Kay routine.

 

[nimrod]

 

[The Bear]

Completely pointless nostalgia.

I don't really want to remember paying ridiculous money for CDs because they and HMV were the only show in town and that was the only way to listen to music. I refuse to believe that anyone "loved Our Price", it's like a parody of a Peter Kay routine.

I went in there out of necessity for the reasons you mention. Was the only music shop in town.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I went in there out of necessity for the reasons you mention. Was the only music shop in town.

I have far fonder memories of Virgin Megastore (had one in Walsall where I went to school and then a massive one when I moved to Manchester) and I don't particularly mourn that either.

There was nothing unique or special about Our Price, it just sold expensive shit that I couldn't really afford but wanted anyway.

 

[The Bear]

I used to look forward to going to Derby or Birmingham with my mates for the independent record stores where they sold t-shirts and posters.

 

[sycophantia]

I had a fondness for Studio Musica back in the 70s, it didn't have any better selection than other record shops and not particularly cheap but that shop name for Dudley and a grubby little council estate oik seemed very exotic.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

I have far fonder memories of Virgin Megastore (had one in Walsall where I went to school and then a massive one when I moved to Manchester) and I don't particularly mourn that either.

There was nothing unique or special about Our Price, it just sold expensive shit that I couldn't really afford but wanted anyway.

Struggling to place the Virgin store in Walsall now you've mentioned it, can remember the one in the Merry Hill centre clear as day.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Anybody doing Neds and Jesus Jones in Stourbridge end of the month?

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Anybody doing Neds and Jesus Jones in Stourbridge end of the month?

Yup. Been going to see Neds since the early days upstairs at The Mitre and somewhere I am on the original KYTV video filmed at JBs.

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Wasn’t sure whether to share on here but…

Reflections EP, by Ian & Nathan Marrey

4 track album

ianmarrey.bandcamp.com

I have just released some music with my son. This is sort of a crowdfunder to try and raise some money for studio time, all of this EP was done at home ourselves but we’d like to finish the rest with someone who knows what they are doing.

Feedback welcome, be kind

 

[Templeton Peck]

I went in there out of necessity for the reasons you mention. Was the only music shop in town.

Mike Lloyd
Ruby Red
Oldies
HMV

There was a few.

 

[machin05]

Offline music - Vinyl and (weirdly) cassettes - are making a comeback, along with the dumb phone as Gen Z are pushing back against data harvesting and digital profiling etc.
Not sure it's enough to justify bringing back Our Price, mind

 

[The Bear]

Wasn’t sure whether to share on here but…

Reflections EP, by Ian & Nathan Marrey

4 track album

ianmarrey.bandcamp.com

I have just released some music with my son. This is sort of a crowdfunder to try and raise some money for studio time, all of this EP was done at home ourselves but we’d like to finish the rest with someone who knows what they are doing.

Feedback welcome, be kind

Congrats mate, it all sounds very decent indeed.

 

[The Bear]

Offline music - Vinyl and (weirdly) cassettes - are making a comeback, along with the dumb phone as Gen Z are pushing back against data harvesting and digital profiling etc.
Not sure it's enough to justify bringing back Our Price, mind

I read yesterday Nokia are bringing out three new cheap phones with dumbed down features and no internet.

This is the most expensive £65 version.

Nokia 235 4G (2024) | All bases covered

With a timeless design, Snake, and a long-lasting battery. Get the music going with Bluetooth® connectivity and get snapping with the 2 MP camera.

www.hmd.com