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james73 · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: Record stores 'facing extinction'

The owners of Scotland's few remaining independent record stores have warned
they face extinction because of the boom in downloading music.

The shops are among 15 across the UK holding Record Store Day to urge
music fans to back their local shop.

They include Avalanche records, which has branches in Glasgow and Edinburgh,
and Aberdeen-based One Up.

Avalanche Glasgow owner Sandy McLean said sales of singles had dropped
by about 90% in recent years.

The 15 shops formed the Coalition of UK Indie Stores last year after meeting
at a conference in Liverpool to discuss the threat posed to their business by
the internet.

Other members include London's Rough Trade outlet, which forms part of
the record label which launched The Smiths.

They have called on the major record labels to give them more support.

James H
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Alex Glass · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject:

I meant to post something about this James. My boss is backing it.

Record Store Day

Forgot it was today. I should have popped along to Avalanche.
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AlanM · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

I read during the week that the CD's days are numbered as a single format anyway as Woolies are dropping the CD single.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20080527_woolworths.shtml
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