Comments on: ROAD RECORDS, 1997-2009

By: Donagh

Donagh — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:01:08 +0000

Bad news indeed, although I’ve stopped shopping there simply because I rarely get into town these day. And you’re right too about seeing Dave and Julie at the good gigs, although its been a good long while since that has happened. But never mind that now Jim, tell me this: did you fall in the water?

By: jimkennedy

jimkennedy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:21:19 +0000

This sucks. Road Recs has always been great for music, info, and tickets. Damn, this takes all the fun out of strolling into town. Dave and Julie rock - you always knew you were at a good gig when you saw them hanging out down the back. God, this is awful news.

Jim.

By: Wednesday

Wednesday — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:05:27 +0000

I’m really, really gutted by this. I always bought my local music there. In fact I was only in there a few days ago (picking up the new Funeral Suits EP, and I got the Hey Paulette collection while I was at it). Really a terrible loss. RIP.

By: Seán Báite

Seán Báite — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:46:41 +0000

There’s a slight inaccuracy in the Hot Press piece, as they were definitely there before I went to France - which is more than 8 years ago. Afraid I didn’t buy many records in there - mainly due to their opening coiinciding with that ‘disposable income-free black hole’ that comes with having kids. Always liked browsing in there and seeing great stuff I could no longer afford (they were definitely the best stocked indie outlet in the city).
Yet more bad news - and yet another human scale local outlet gone from the city centre.
Hope the couple running Road find some other way to make a living quick sharp doing something they love as much.
Mebbe re-name themselves ‘Road Records Investment Bank’ and join the queue for one of those bail-outs :-[

By: Donagh

Donagh — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:14:03 +0000

Gutted! Got most of my records in the last decade there.

By: John

John — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:35:37 +0000

Fuck!