The recent year resurgence in vinyl has seen music fans rushing to collect those long lost pressings and original issues they missed the first time around.
A unique record shop here in Milton Keynes is catering for the demand.
Kick Muck Records opened its doors at the start of the year – it is the new city's first repurposed shipping container record shop, and based in Little Brickhill.
Owner Ian Dunmore is helping to fill a flourishing customer list with their most sought after discs.
“We carry most genres – including prog and punk, 80s, 90s and indie,” he told MKFM, “I was a collector and loved record shops. I wanted to recreate that 90s vibe again,” he said, explaining the walls decorated with NME magazine pages.
Kick Muck Records carries pre-loved vinyl, with some stock of CDs and cassettes.
Many people are trying to buy their 80s collections back, now the popularity is there, but there is also a steady stream of people parting with their vinyl due to downsizing.
A copy of the Patto release Hold Your Fire recently made £450, and with Oasis back in play, original pressings of Gallagher vinyls are making big bucks too.
Music is his business, but first and foremost, it is Ian's passion.
“Music is something that you buy with your heart, not your head,” he said.
Kick Muck Records is located at George Farm in Little Brickhill, which might explain the store name, but that's not the whole story: “Kick Muck is an Ozric Tentacles song, taken from the Pungent Effulgent album,” he says, “The fact that we're based on a farm too, made it the perfect fit,” says the man with a penchant for prog and indie artists.
Get into the groove – call the store with your vinyl enquiries on 07359 331092 or visit their Facebook page: Kick Muck Records.
