yea i supposei don't normally give a shit about shops, but i've got good memories of sifting through the HMV bargain bins when i was a teenager in search of some cheapo gem...
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alpaca muffalo bozzerella,
Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:49,
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everyone (of merit) has good memories of a record shopHMV oxford street was a mecca to me when I was a nipper
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HappyToast Groat froth,
Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:51,
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I did buy a 12" of Moloko's 'Sing it Back' from there.Otherwise, I have nothing to offer.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:55,
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Oddly, my local independent is going great guns.I went through two HMVs the other week and they had nothing I was looking for.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Mon 14 Jan 2013, 22:53,
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That, in my humble opinion, was the point when HMV stopped being a record store.When you couldn't find what you wanted and more significantly, couldn't discover anything new. Unfortunately there's no place for niche if your business model is stack 'em high and sell 'em cheap*.
HMV Media Group were utterly dreadful employers in their later years. Sad to think about the reality their employees are facing though.
*I don't believe they wanted to go down this route but needs must I guess.
(HMV Media Group were utterly dreadful employers in their later years. Sad to think about the reality their employees are facing though.
*I don't believe they wanted to go down this route but needs must I guess.
Pig Bodine.,
Mon 14 Jan 2013, 23:21,
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