I’ve lived in Sheffield for the majority of my life (other than heading away for my student years). I love this city and all that it is has to offer. In December 2014, I was in the pub (The Brothers Arms – owned by local celebrity Ukulele supergroup – The Everly Pregnant Brothers) with a few friends talking about how I'd seen a map of shops on the back of a local magazine (Now Then) and how in the part of Sheffield where we lived there wasn't a record shop. I've had music around me for as long as I can remember and shopped in independent record shops like Record Collector (in Sheffield), the now closed SelectaDisc (in my Nottingham days) and Wayahead Records in Derby (during a brief stint in the city) for years. I love the area I live in; it’s a fantastic community with some great local artists and musicians and I thought how great would it be to realise my dream of opening a record shop here. So, when a shop became available, in the right place I thought it really is time to give it a go (following a reality check from my ever supporting wife and family!)
