Avalanche Edinburgh recommends One up in Aberdeen
While Avalanche is regularly described as Scotland’s largest independent record shop if truth be told that accolade belongs to One Up in Aberdeen. Located in the city centre and spread over two floors (more if you include the office) the shop covers every genre and format new and second hand. Add in a wide selection of tickets, t-shirts and other clothing and you may need to nip out for a coffee break if you want to check out all the stock. Helpful and knowledgeable staff mean if you can’t find what you want they will always order it for you. An honourable mention has to go to Action in Preston for the very good reason they have released albums by the Fall and Mark E Smith. Their website currently offers 131 items by the Fall. They do of course stock a lot more besides and are always worth a visit for everything from the latest releases to classic back catalogue.
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