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All single figures but more than a couple Life Without Buildings LP The Fall LP Both Stones 7″s Steve Mason 12″ Luke Haines 7″ Hawklords 12″ Ukranians Suede 7″   One or two Wedding Present 10″ Shonen Knife LP Roddy Frame – Western Skies LP Oneohtrix Point Never Parquet Courts 7″ Pete Molinari 7″ Strypes […]

OK quickly as I still have a shitload of stuff to do. We open late at 11am. If you want to queue then queue towards Victoria Street from where the RSD banner is. Cash only this year which will help with serving as quickly as possible. Just wait your turn and ask for titles you […]

Twilight Sad LP Life Without Buildings LP The Fall LP Pixies LP Dead Kennedys box SexPistols box Haim 12″ Nirvana 7″ Both Stones 7″s Oasis 12″ Pet Shop Boys 12″ Tame Impala LP Chvrches 7″ Twin Atlantic 7″ Garbage 10″ Steve Mason 12″ Camera Obscura 12″ Luke Haines 7″ Twin Atlantic 7″ Plus of course […]

The most common comment from new customers when visiting the shop was that we had “so much amazing stuff”. Often followed by “it would take me at least two days to look through everything”. Only now though having been through everything myself do I actually realise how much “stuff” there was. Of course we have […]

A bumper weekend for Avalanche as we say goodbye to no.5 in style with a four day bonanza as part of the Ceilidh Culture Street Fair. We’ll be joined by a host of stalls celebrating all that is best in Scottish craft and food. The organisers are looking to support local artists and have several […]

This is the most valuable record in our store. Ultra rare cult classic UK The Nails AGAP 007T pressing in almost collectors condition, never played, stored from 1984. No other copy for sale worldwide as far as we know.  Nails, The ‎– 88 Lines About 44 Women Label: Avalanche Records (2) ‎– AGAP 007T Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 […]

Sometimes I despair of the media. Last time I announced we would be closing in January but reopening in February but nobody in the media seemed to have read the whole blog or in some cases any of it ! This time I thought I’d got it right but we seem now to be getting […]

I’ll monitor sales and delete as stock runs out Payment by PayPal [email protected] P+P for LP/12″ £3, 2xLP £4, box sets £7, CD £1, posters £4 Multiple orders take most expensive p+p and then add half of p+p for other items. If in doubt just ask ! All second hand vinyl in great condition (ask […]

And as they say you weren’t expecting that ! I’ve always maintained that RSD was about celebrating with record shops and the product really should be secondary. We have had some amazing performances while we have been in the Grassmarket and frankly I didn’t feel we could top it. I wanted a celebration and something […]

All those tweets in one place. Whenever you see official figures saying how well “indie stores” are doing you think it means independent high street shops don’t you ? x Actually “indie stores” include the “indie” labels + their distributors + online sellers who sell releases for artists. x So when “indie stores” are doing […]