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Originally Posted by SuperMike!
Bullshit.
Grouchos don't stock new releases at all.
Fopp/HMV/Virgin all have different buying policies, and stock what they think they can sell, but it doesn't mean they can't get hold of these things. as much as it saddens me to say it, there probably isn't the demand in Dundee for a lot of the obscure stuff i'd like to see availble.
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Dont swear at me please.
Fopp HMV and Virgin all have awful buying policies and hardly stock anything diverse or interesting.
I have repeatedly asked for records in these shops and been told they will be available in a week or so. Ive left my details and walked away. In one experimental case I asked each record shop for a Swirlies record and was told that they would get it in for me and notify me if they couldn't. I went round each of the shops every friday after felt and asked if they had it in yet. They said no. I did this for 3 months. Eventually Fopp sent me a letter saying they couldn't get it in about 2 months after my enquiries stopped. The others did not despite saying that they would. I asked for it in Avalanche in Edinburgh and they got it in very quickly and notified me. Im sure Mono in Glasgow would be much the same. Ripping records in Edinburgh sent me a letter the next week after me asking telling me that I wouldnt be able to get the particular record through them but saying that they would be able to get me another record by that band if i so desired.
You are right that there isnt the demand in Dundee. This is partly due to the awful policies of the chain stores in the first place. Even if so the record stores are not caring for their customers and they don't try hard enough to be in contact with the smaller labels and distributors. They have a lot of money and surely they could employ one person whos job it was to find the smaller distributors. This would show that they cared about music and their customers.