This Saturday, Record Store Day will see an avalanche of pricey rarities and flashy reissues. Instead, our writer scours the secondhand bins of indie stores and charity shops – and bags a dozen crackers
over the years, I have always dreamed that one day, while supplementing a collection founded on records I’d nicked from my dad’s garage, I’d track down the one and only 7-inch release by his 1960s band – called Sunny and the Cloudbursts – for a few pennies rather than a big wedge of notes.
Disastrously, my musical tastes formed in the 1990s. With CD production at its height, this was a miserable era for record-buyers. Few were produced, meaning prices today are extortionate. Entering stalwart Brighton store, I feel my wallet groaning as I pass first pressings of Oasis and Smashing Pumpkins lining the wall, all commanding three figures. Anna Doble, author of, a memoir charting the era, understands my indie woes.
, a small soul, jazz and funk specialist store in nearby Hove, I’m hoping singles might offer a cheap way into the scene. “The thing to look for is the label,” Henderson has advised me. “Look for Shrine, Clear Hill and Arctic.” Bob Smith, Uptight’s owner, lets me down gently, saying: “Northern Soul flies out for big prices.” If I’m looking for value, he advises, “Go for greatest hits and classics.” He pulls out some Sam and Dave, the Brothers Johnson, Atlantic Starr and Gladys Knight.
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