I remember last year when One Up announced that unless things got better by Christmas they would close in January. Nothing really happened. They announced they were closing and they were mobbed. It understandably baffled Raymond one of the owners. There have been I admit several attempts to persuade me to reassess my decision to […]
2013
The Twilight Sad & RSNO – The Wrong Car (Live at Paisley Abbey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ojpf3XzaheA
Avalanche's All Time Best Selling Self Distributed Albums
1. There Will Be Fireworks – There Will Be Fireworks 2. Pictish Trail – Secret Soundz Vol.1 3. Kid Canaveral – Shouting At Wildlife 4. The Savings and Loan – Today I Need Light 5. Star Wheel Press – Life Cycle Of A Falling Bird 6. King Creosote – […]
Avalanche best sellers chart for 2013
1. Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse 2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away 3. There Will Be Fireworks – The Dark, Dark Bright 4. The National – Trouble Will Find Me 5. Quickbeam – Quickbeam 6. Boards Of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest 7. […]
Best Selling Scottish Albums Since the Release of Tigermilk
The release of “Tigermilk” was very much a watershed moment for Avalanche so here are the top 12 best selling Scottish albums since that historic day when originally it was only available from ourselves, Missing and FOPP. As you can see it is a clean sweep at the top for Belle and Sebastian with “The […]
There Will Be Fireworks in-store Saturday 23rd November 5pm
You will of course be able to buy the album on the day. This is one in-store you should not miss.
Album of the Year – Frightened Rabbit "Pedestrian Verse"
When one of your favourite indie bands signs to a major and one of your all time favourite artists releases an album it is always a worry that something might go horribly wrong. There was it turned out no need to worry and both Frightened Rabbit and Nick Cave produced albums of outstanding quality. […]
If it was good enough for Godspeed …… Avalanche the physical shop to go on a short hiatus
After the media attention last time I’m very wary as to how I couch my words. Certainly the problem then was people didn’t read all the statement and in some cases just read the first paragraph. So what is happening ? My break in the lease for the Grassmarket shop was this November and I […]
There Will Be Fireworks — "Youngblood" (Official Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sn6R8x4Ldg
Portland, Ireland, Aberdeen, London, Norway, Italy, Brooklyn, Munich
Today kind of summed up the days I have these days. First customer was a young girl at university in Lancaster but from near Portland, Oregon whose friend had been in the shop last year and insisted she should come up. She bought posters and vinyl and we chatted about Portland’s support for independent shops. […]