Tim Derbyshire eröffnete 1979 in der Nähe der Tottenham Court Road in London seinen Plattenladen The Off Beat. Seitdem verkauft er dort fast alle Stile, die je in Rillen gepresst wurden: von 60er Psychedelic Rock über 90er Grunge, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Folk bis hin zu Country war da immer alles dabei.
Jetzt hat er genug und verkauft den kompletten Laden inklusive Interieur und allen Platten auf eBay. Zu haben ist der Laden für £300,000.00 und wenn ich das richtig peile, gibt es auch schon einen Kaufwilligen. Crowdfunding anyone?
A unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live the “High Fidelity” life!
Live your dream and enter a rock’n’roll lifestyle – your chance to run a record shop!
If you’re at the stage in your life when you don’t have to worry about making money but can live the bohemian life, meet interesting people every day and the occasional pop or rock star, here’s your chance to take over the oldest record shop in the centre of Swinging London. It’s been there for five decades, right in Soho and just around the corner from Tin Pan Alley. A vinyl treasure trove with a pulsing, groovin’ history steeped in its very walls. You can make history and take it over! Without someone buying it, it will disappear. If you’re mad about music, love vinyl and want to keep the dream alive, here’s your chance to take on an Aladdin’s Cave of musical gems.
I’ve given it my heart and soul for all these years but it’s time for me to step down and let another passionate music lover take over.
Make your dreams come true, have a lifestyle change!
The Beat must go on. Keep my dream alive!
(via FACT)
der nächste, Hairy Records aus Liverpool: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111268508823