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[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

The final episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Carnival Records in Malvern

"I've got a personal memory, which is quite a sad one. My dad died, on the eve of Record Store Day 2017. I was getting ready to roll for the big day and just couldn't stop it. It turned out to be the most beautiful day. He's such an intrinsic part of my journey to the record shop because of what he gave me with his love of music."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by Classic Album Sundays and @recordstoreday, in partnership with @bowerswilkins.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Black City Records in Bristol.

"Back in the 1950s, this used to be a pub and it was frequented by the city's sex workers - and run by them (so I'm told). It would be nice to think that the ghosts of the past are still living here. Long may it continue as an independent business."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @BowersWilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features @wbmusicandbooks

"I think this project of ours is a benefit to Hull; it's a community hub. There's a large local music scene in Hull. It's somewhere people can come in, they can browse, chat and meet friends."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features @RoanRecords

"While I was in Australia, I came across a record shop - a small shop with a coffee bar. I was like, maybe that's something I could do when I go back home to England. Now, two years later, I'm the owner of Roan Records and spend all day listening to music."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Saturnalia Records in Faversham

"Faversham dates back to the Roman times, so I wanted to have the name Saturnalia. Saturnalia itself is a time of festivities and celebration of music. I've made so many friends. There's nothing that I don't like about working here."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Applestump Records

"We look after the people in our town. We judge nobody; we talk to everybody. There's nothing prouder than a dad bringing their daughter into a record shop for the first time."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features @Monorail_Music

"It feels like a very vibrant, happy place. We just want people to leave the shop discovering something new, something that has been recommended by someone who genuinely loves it."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features @VinylGuru

"People my generation and younger got into video games and we play video games. So, you're listening to the soundtrack for a long time, you sort of get emotionally invested. We get quite a lot of video game music in and import stuff from all over the world."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features @SliceVinyl

"We knew we wanted to run a family buisness. A lot of people say, I can never work with my other half. They are wrong! It is one of the most fantastic things you could ever do, and we base the shop around out lives."

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features Vinylfetishes in Manchester

"We create a safe space for our community, chilled out, so you can just come chat with us about music. We don't shame anybody when it comes to Pop, so if you love it, we love it"

Behind The Counter is a 12-part video series that tells the stories from the wonderful world of independent record shops.

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun and @RSDUK, in partnership with @bowerswilkins. A new episode will drop every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop!

[ClassicAlbumSundays @ClassicAlbumSun]

RT @RSDUK: This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 7 features @Undgrd_Solution in Edinburgh

"We were part of a network of great D…

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

Did you miss us? Behind The Counter returns for season seven on 27th January!

For the last six years, we've taken you 'Behind the Counter' of over 70 independent record stores across the UK, racking up over 5.5million views in 2025 to boot. From southern beach towns to the edge of the highlands, it's been a road trip of the weird and wonderful world of UK record shops.

Now, Behind the Counter is back to celebrate the unique stories of 12 more indie record shops from across the UK!

The 12-part video series from @RSDUK, @ClassicAlbumSun and @BowersWilkins will air every Tuesday in the run up to #RSD26 across each of our socials.

Featuring:
Far Land Records (Penzance)
@Undgrd_Solution (Edinburgh)
Vinylfetishes (Manchester)
@SliceVinyl (Gosport)
@VinylGuru (Newcastle)
@Monorail_Music (Glasgow)
Applestump Records (Cheshire)
Saturnalia Records (Faversham)
@RoanRecords (London)
@wbmusicandbooks (Hull)
Black City Records (Bristol)
@carnivalrecords (Worcestershire)

#BehindTheCounter #RSD26 #IndieRecordShop

[ClassicAlbumSundays @ClassicAlbumSun]

@RSDUK @hello_capsule Great record shop!

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

The final episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features @hello_capsule in Brighton

“A record shop just ends up being a kind of hub for creative people to coalesce around. They come in on a Saturday to buy stuff, for sure, but also because they just want to be involved in music. We almost have to arm wrestle as to who’s going to come in and open up. It’s so much fun.”

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @bowerswilkins, sharing the unique stories from around the UK.

Get to know your local indie record shop! #RSD25

#indierecordshop #Brighton

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features @phoenixsounduk in Devon

"This shop is the only one really around here, so it’s all about community. People come in, we know everyone by name. We love what we do. To actually be behind the counter and see the new releases and be a part of the industry without playing an instrument or being able to sing.”

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @BowersWilkins. New eps every Tues till #RSD25!

#indierecordshop #vinyl #Devon #BehindTheCounter

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features @lucky_record in Redruth

“You get something completely different walking in to a shop, you know, talking to someone, you’re hearing something new, you can listen to things and try them. It’s that kind of interpersonal thing you don’t get with the internet.”

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @bowerswilkins.

New eps every Tues till #RSD25!

#indierecordshop #vinyl #Redruth #BehindTheCounter

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Off The Record in Milton Keynes

“Off The Record is a charity shop and it rases funds for Willen Hospice. We basically run on donations, and the community is fantastic and incredibly supportive of us. For me, it’s a wonderful place to work. You’re bringing back memories to people.”

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @bowerswilkins. New eps every Tues till #RSD25!

#indierecordshop #vinyl #MiltonKeynes #BehindTheCounter

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features @TheMusicalBoxRS in Liverpool

"There's nothing better in the world than selling music.The Musical Box has been in our family since 1947 and we're on our fourth generation. Same building as well, we never moved!"

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @bowerswilkins. New eps every Tues till #RSD25!

#indierecordshop #vinyl #Liverpool #BehindTheCounter

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features @OutoftheAtticM1

"I met Andy at school, we'd end up realising that we both had a love for records. We always laughed, "wouldn't it be great to one day have our own record shop?" Forty years later, it was reality."

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @bowerswilkins. New eps every Tues till #RSD25!

#indierecordshop #vinyl #Hull #BehindTheCounter

[Record Store Day UK @RSDUK]

This week's episode of Behind The Counter season 6 features Raven Records in Camden

"So with Raven Records, we wanted to create a record buying experience that wasn't just about the music itself but everything that surrounded the music. Have a space where people can hang out and build a community at the same time."

Presented by @ClassicAlbumSun & @RSDUK with @bowerswilkins. New eps every Tues till #RSD25!

#indierecordshop #vinyl #Camden #BehindTheCounter