2011

While people are very complimentary about the album club choices it has made it harder and harder to keep up the hopefully high standard. As the end of year chart shows the last 6 months have been a lot quieter than the first half of the year and after the delayed David Thomas Broughton album […]

It was with some relief that I reached Plan Z. Not called so because it was the 26th plan but because it was the last plan. Avalanche would stand or fall by returning to exactly how it started – deriving most of its income from selling second hand vinyl. Our main counter would be the […]

That’s it really.

No trains for me tomorrow but the bus should still get me in for a 10.30am opening. Lots of bargains to be had.Large posters from £1  First @broken_records 7″ for £1 Silver Columns CD for £3. Great selection of CDs @ £2.99 (4 for £10) + £3.99 (3 for £10) LPs + 12’s 3 for £5 We […]

We will be open from 10.30am to 6pm (or when everybody leaves) from the 27th to the 30th. We will probably close around 5pm on the 31st but we will be open on the 1st in the afternoon given the Grassmarket is an important part of the Edinburgh street games   http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/289732-take-to-the-streets-for-edinburghs-first-new-year-games/ As for January […]

More movement than I expected. Bwani Junction up to 4 overtaking Bon Iver and even more surprisingly PJ Harvey given the CD is now only £4.99. Found are also up to 12 and Farewell Poetry have gained from album club members coming back to buy another copy as a Christmas present. Tom Waits also now […]

A lot could be said but today the best use of my time is to do my accounts. In “the old days” HMV would sell lots of Amy Winehouse and Adele and Coldplay and Rihanna etc, Avalanche would sell lots of the smaller indie stuff and local bands and we would compete on the big […]

Speaking of the music scene in Louisville, the legendary record store, Ear X-tacy recently closed down. Surely you have some fond memories of spending time there and browsing the aisles or catching a great in-store. Oh, absolutely. I grew up outside of the city, which was all farmland and all we had was a Wal-Mart. […]

From the minute I arrived at the shop to find my electrician waiting to fix the side lighting I had a good feeling about today. First customer came in to pick up his Tom Waits vinyl and then the wonderful Ed Jupp of 17 seconds continued his personal crusade to keep the shop afloat by buying […]