Monster Zero Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Aye. Alot of US labels used to sell CDs for $10 and LPs for $8. Now alot of them have doubled the price of the LP since they're not shifting anywhere near the same amount of CDs as they used to. I suppose in 5 years time we could all be sat here debating "are record labels a thing of the past" with how easy it is to do your own recordings and put out your own recordsSouthern Lord prices are pretty good for the overall quality of the package, their covers and such tend to be pretty cool, but the postage costs pretty much double the cost of whatever you buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest E.C Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 One Up stock Southern Lord records, which means you could order them into One Up, which means you could give your money to One Up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yeah, postage from the States from labels now seems to have doubled. I just have to hope that One Up or Amazon get whatever it is I want in stock, or at least a US seller on Amazon shipping at UK shipping rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 One Up stock Southern Lord records, which means you could order them into One Up, which means you could give your money to One Up.Why do I need to give my money to One Up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest E.C Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 you don't need to do anything, man. like...we're all gonna die anyway.but by ordering in a record you want to buy from Southern Lord it eliminates the shipping cost, which you just said you didnt like because it doubled the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teledeluxe Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 There's a shop on Broadway in Nashville that sells no CDs or DVDs, but loads of vinyl records and cassette tapes, many of which are new. I know it's a bit far though! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 See, I think that would have been a gamble worth taking. A lot of people like the idea of smaller independent coffee shops rather than the big chains and they would have had a unique selling point with the combo of record shop and coffee shop - IF they had also thought about other changes alongside it. That shop has a lot of empty space really. They could have done a reshuffle and turned the downstairs into a coffee shop. Folk who came in for a coffee may well end up browsing on the way in/out. Play some decent music, folk may well enjoy and buy.I get the impression they have had a bit of a reluctance to invest much money that will not be guaranteed a return. That's fair enough but as others have said you can't just sit and do nothing and expect to appeal to the record buying public to save the business, just isn't going to work out in the modern record industry. They have pretty much sat still for the past 4 years since the whole retail industry started taking a hit and record shops increasingly so.Sure, the coffee shop idea may not have worked out but it could also have revived their business somewhat. Not taking that chance looks likely to have guaranteed eventual closure.I think the gamble was big enough that people would have lost their homes if it didn't work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think the gamble was big enough that people would have lost their homes if it didn't work out.Really? Wow, I guess my thoughts on how much a coffee shop is to start up is out of whack then! Fair doos then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Really? Wow, I guess my thoughts on how much a coffee shop is to start up is out of whack then! Fair doos then...It would mean a massive refurbishment of the shop, including installing a kitchen and public toilets. Plus, there is the purchase of all the coffee making paraphenalia, which is also hugely expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 That bruce miller's auction could have came in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 I remember being in One Up last year and there this was fucking awesome album playing, I asked Yogi who it was and that was my introduction to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, now one of my favourite bands and favourite albums. That's the kind of thing that will make it sad when record shops go. That said I didn't buy it in One Up because it was way too expensive, I went home and got it online. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Was in One Up the other day, the 2nd hand section now seems to have disappeared, that end of the downstairs is largely closed off and the stock there is now all the sale stuff that lined the left hand wall plus the DVDs. One less reason for me to go now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer_Rosa Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 When I was in last weekend the secondhand section was upstairs, along the side of the stairs where I think the singles used to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 That's yer Avalanche in Edinburgh gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Apparently the lease for One Up is due for renewal on the 31st January... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Fuck sake... Could they not go somewhere smaller? Instead of just shutting down, downsize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 I agree with downsizing. That way they could maybe have enough funds to refurbish wherever they move to, to attract more folk. As has been said before, it's too easy to get music online... If they could focus on rare vinyls/CDs that would be good, but would there be enough customers for something like that? People are more likely to download or get CDs cheaper off Amazon and that's just the way it is. Image plays a large part in their sales and if they're not up-to-date with their online presence and the overall look of their shop it'll hinder them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 My sources tell me that since the "save oneup" campaign, business has been booming there again. So much so that a staff member who left fairly recently was offered his job back, even after there being layoffs/redundancies.#bro #story #coolxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 But how long will that last? It's just delaying the inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 But how long will that last? It's just delaying the inevitable.Absolutely agree, personally I'd have thought that to make the most of the short-term boom they should be trying to hoard as much profit as possible to be able to move to a smaller, less expensive unit. Or something. Put the money into trying to develop the website, or making it a more sustainable business long-term. Fuck, even try to turn downstairs into a BYOB-style venue. Like Cellar 35 crossed with a DIY gig in a village hall.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Absolutely agree, personally I'd have thought that to make the most of the short-term boom they should be trying to hoard as much profit as possible to be able to move to a smaller, less expensive unit. Or something. Put the money into trying to develop the website, or making it a more sustainable business long-term. Fuck, even try to turn downstairs into a BYOB-style venue. Like Cellar 35 crossed with a DIY gig in a village hall.xxIf Drummonds are getting shit for noise levels, I can't even imagine the cost in turning one up's downstairs in to a venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Didn't realise Drummonds were getting shit for noise levels.Why don't Oneup just hire cool thinker as a consultant, since he can see the future?xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I say we get together and donate our time to them. I'm sure we've got some tradesmen and stuff on these forums. I'd easily help them redo the shop like. Obviously, they buy the materials, ken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I'd volunteer to help redo the shop if they provided all the materials too... We should get an Ab-Music campaign going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 i'm looking in to starting a wee home business type thing. I don't want to let too many details slip as it'll be more embarrassing if it fails, but I'd be looking to give discount on my products when the customer presents a valid one-up receipt within a certain time and of a certain value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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