Yesterday one of my favourite bands "Transatlantic" (yes, I know "who"?) released their latest album.
Tonight I diverted my journey home via Southampton to buy a copy. The only option was HMV, who didn't have it. Now some of you may say " that was lucky you were saved from having to listen to it" but that would be cruel and unnecessary.
What struck me, however, was a city the size of Southampton has only one music store where you can buy anything that isn't chart music (and even then it's only Smith's and ASDA!)
Time was there was Virgin, Our Price, Smith's, Fopp, Debenhams and various smaller independant shops. Now just HMV. No wonder iTunes etc do so well!!!
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Buying a CD from a record store? Man, you're oooold school. Paid to park in Southampton no doubt when there's the internet, Amazon etc, who could deliver it free to your very door within a couple of days. Whilst you're waiting, listen to it free on Lala. This message is sponsored by someone who wouldn't stand a bloody chance if he opened a CD store now rather than in 1986.
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