:) cheap sunday afternoon cd purchases again

Missed you Fopp.

(even though I'd prefer Bath to Bristol)

GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

poor waterstones but YAY fopp!

There are free live sets from Be Your Own Pet (at noon) and Delays (at 5). Not bothered about the former but the latter are really good live...

and all is well.

What's the story with Fopp? I saw the one in Seven Dials has opened again but I'm not sure I understand why... I thought they went bust? I don't really understand business so can someone please explain?

Frank Turner on Saturday at noon. Also free.

Because it's a one-fucking-record-store town, now. Even if Fopp's now owned by HMV, at least there will be a choice again.

Having said that, open a Fopp in Derby, too. Same story. One HMV, that's yer lot.

Peep Show series 4 for £5!

I'll be popping in tonight.

...but you've gotta laugh at their business management. yes, fine, get exciting about your new hmv killing music retail chain but don't go putting up shops everywhere two or three times over to try and straggle the competition. that's just silly. costs will out do the little profit they must rake in by a ton of fleetwood mac cds.

just read that article that's linked in the original post and was amazed that bristol used to have three fopps!!! three!!! i don;t bristol even has three tescos! crazy! on top of that bath used to have a fopp cafe! not seen them anywhere else and while it's a fantastic idea selling beer while you look round the shop/sit on a plush leather couch while a band plays in front of you (sure the mystery jets were there once) leave the gig promotions and the alcohol vending to eavis and budweiser for a little bit while you learn how to manage your books.

if they hadn't shot their load so early we could have been enjoying cheap cds, dvds and more importantly fantastically contemporary literature for the price of an expensive pint.

i do love them but their plight has made me chuckle.

give it 15 mins...

They finally open the one in Leeds they intended to before the bust.

I want a job.

has reopened I've heard. Maybe the world isn't such a bad place after all.

Was surprised it was a full plugged-in performance. Will be back for Frank Turner on Saturday - never heard his solo stuff, just going by the word-of-mouth stuff from here.

Only bought one CD - Outkast's "Idlewild" for £3. Haven't listened to it yet and gather it's not their best, but it's the one I'm missing so there you go.

i loves fopp

Who be coming down?

Oh how I love Fopp

After going to Rough Trade East and being sorely disappointed by their stock and prices.

I got Husker Du - Everything Falls Apart and Nations of Ulysses - 13 Point Program to Destroy America for 15 quid. I love Fopp, just because they carry stuff at fairly reasonable prices which nowhere else does. I'm kind of regretting not buying Locust Abortion Technician for a fiver.