We’ve got Chartz, Volume, HMV and Hot Rats as well as Atkinson’s, Blacketts record bar and Hot Potato.
Record Store Day will be here on Saturday, April 19 and it is a chance to celebrate the joys of vinyl.
Do it with a look back at 13 memories we found in the Sunderland Echo archives.
1. Atkinsons in 1967
The Batchelors were a big hit when they visited Atkinsons in Sunderland in 1967. Was it record shop that you remember? | SE
2. One more from Atkinsons
The Batchelors signed autographs in Atkinsons in Athenaeum Street, in 1967 | se
3. Blacketts record bar
Look at the price of the LPs in the Blacketts record bar! Photo: Bill Hawkins. | Bill Hawkins
4. HMV in 1981
Singing sensation Sheena Easton drew the crowds to HMV in Sunderland when she visited in January 1981. | se
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