Discover why a trip to a thrift store in Manhattan caused record shop owner Mark O’Shaughnessy’s heart to skip a beat… The question I get asked the most as a record shop owner is what is the most expe...

When it comes to pricey post-punk rarities, Manchester’s premier exponents seemingly have the market cornered. Here’s Joy Division’s top 10 vinyl collectables   With just two studio albums and a clutc...

Barry Harris is a Portsmouth Football legend. He went to his first game at Fratton Park in February 1952 aged eight. From boy mascot to Pompey sailor’ from youth team physio to assistant kitman and ma...

Barry Harris is a Portsmouth Football legend. He went to his first game at Fratton Park in February 1952 aged eight. From boy mascot to Pompey sailor’ from youth team physio to assistant kitman and ma...

EMI’s Music For Pleasure budget label was responsible for a mountainous stack of flavourless vinyl, but scratch the surface and there are spinworthy gems to be found A quick rifle through the vinyl bi...

Harvest made light of its affiliations with straight-laced, big boys EMI to become one of the most loved of the corporate progressive offshoots. A quick inspection of the label’s costliest collectable...

An expertly curated compilation celebrates the beautiful failure of the synth pop artists that chart fame eluded. The wannabe hitmakers who remained working in a cocktail bar Before the availability o...

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The acclaimed novelist, journalist and former record shop owner tells us how his love of outsider music has shaped his work As he recalls in his spectacular collection of music writing, Volcanic Tongu...

Joe Thompson, of Sabbath-heavy psych-rock experimentalists Hey Colossus and Wrong Speed Records fame, is convinced the Cure’s new album ought to be available to buy on every high street in the UK We’v...

Rupert Morrison, owner of Totnes music emporium Drift, delves into the history of an indie record shop initiative with deep roots in a love of vinyl Sometime around 2018, in a pre-pandemic world, Rupe...

After experiencing a sonic epiphany on the bus, Groovy Times guest writer Del Day of Union Music Store opened up his brain and allowed the riotous world of free jazz to flood in Somewhat optimisticall...

Music journalist and cultural historian Jon Savage tells Groovy Times about how he went from making mix-CDs for friends to curating much loved compilations for labels such as Caroline True and Ace Rec...

Strange Brew podcaster Jason Barnard‘s house is on fire. His loved ones have been safely evacuated, but which record does he run back into the burning building to save? Strange Brew is the real deal w...

The Decca offshoot’s back catalogue contains some weird, wonderful and highly desirable records. Groovy Times seeks out the label’s costliest collectables An in-house imprint of establishment giant De...