"Buying old records is a habit..."

London has lost another vinyl hot spot. Flash up yuh lighters one time for Notting Hill MVE.
They're merging with the rock branch a few doors down but I cant see it being as good, especially as that huge bargain basement will be no more. Still, all that second hand vinyl has to live somewhere so who knows. The whole music retail/vinyl vs digital discussion is a well worn and increasingly tedious path to go down so I wont bother but suffice to say that I found a lot of good shit in this store over the years (some of which has been posted on here) and I'm gonna miss it.

Dont worry, some proper posts will be appearing in the next few days. In the meantime you can check out:

Heltah Skeltah live at Notting Hill Carnival (1996)

Bobby J in the mix on Westwood (1995)

Chris Read's AV8 Records mix for Southern Hospitality

Mark B presents Blackmarket Breaks

"With the help & interviews from the legendary DJ Marley Marl, VIC, Dilated Peoples, Bubba Sparxxx, DJ Greenpeace, David Holmes, Tommy Koi of Mr Bongo Records, Andrew Mason of Wax Poetics & Jared from The Sound Library record store this is one documentary you don’t want to miss."

Spotted at UK All Day

"love the crackle on the old vinyl..."

Cool article at Wax Poetics about the legendary Roosevelt Hotel record conventions in New York

GO HERE

"The Roosevelt was a place where Q-Tip could come and continue his quest, a study hall for a Large Professor, where precious gems lay for Diamond D. Where Prince B could be found making his rounds, where a Lord with Finesse could kick back and rest, and where Busta could continue his Rhyme. Where Pete Rock could find grounds for his newest sounds, and where Egon could come up with ideas to continue his career."

Spotted at Spine Magazine

If you like this kind of thing check out Dust & Grooves, especially their piece on DJ Shame of the Vinyl Reanimators.