Record Store Day Shops - Day 16 - Bug Vinyl in Beverley


Bug Vinyl                                                     *The shop with the best view*
11, Ladygate, Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 8BH
01482 887293
nh52bug@yahoo.co.uk; @bugvinylrecords
Thursday-Saturday 9.30-6pm
Established 2016
Stock: Vinyl, Pre-owned
Driving into Beverley in May on the road from York, the grass verges are full of beautiful yellow flowers. Just before the town you pass the racecourse on one side of the road and a stunning pond on the other. I was delayed a few minutes as I waited for hundreds of cows to cross the road.
Like the town, Bug Vinyl is an undiscovered gem. Overlooked by the tower of the stunning St Mary’s church, it has the best view of any record shop I have visited.


Neil Harris has spent his career opening shops on behalf of others. He worked for Diesel, Toys “R” Us and Staples, where his job was to find suitable locations to open new shops. Taking redundancy from Staples gave him the opportunity to find a location for himself. He found a perfect setting in a lane just off the market square in a building that had previously been an independent craft beer shop.
The town has a large Tesco. It was bad news for the independent beer shop when the superstore embraced a greater selection of craft beer. With lower prices due to supermarket buying power, the writing was on the wall for the craft beer shop. It was a scenario played out many times for independent record shops during the last 25 years, as supermarkets used the incentive of selling cheap CDs to entice shoppers into the store. Fortunately for record shops (if not for independent off-licences) the supermarkets have moved on to other consumer goods to attract shoppers.


This is a delightful shop to visit. With a distinctive red brick exterior, it is painted black with a window box full of flowers above the shop’s sign. The shop spans two floors with ancient wooden beams confirming the impression that you are buying vinyl in a historic location. The stand-out feature is a counter that looks like a giant radio. Housed on top is a record deck where Neil sits to play the vinyl. Although some distance from other record shops, it is worth making the extra effort to visit Bug Vinyl.

 Available at your local record shop or online at http://smarturl.it/vinylrevival

Look out for the film based on the book. The Vinyl Revival'  which is released on Record Store Day  April 13th

Check out the trailer


https://youtu.be/dDYrd0N2cIA



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