Rachel Verinder
Well-known member
Smallfish wasn't a bad shop but unless you lived locally it was extremely awkward to get to. The same with These Records (RIP) round the back of Elephant and Castle and Sound 323 up at the rear end of Archway.
"Destination shops" are all very well and good but they need to be reasonably accessible and easy to reach.
Otherwise potential punters throw their hands up in exhaustion and resign themselves to buying records off the net, or in the middle of town, or concentrated areas such as Portobello Road where actually Smallfish might have had a better chance of prospering and a more receptive clientele.
"Destination shops" are all very well and good but they need to be reasonably accessible and easy to reach.
Otherwise potential punters throw their hands up in exhaustion and resign themselves to buying records off the net, or in the middle of town, or concentrated areas such as Portobello Road where actually Smallfish might have had a better chance of prospering and a more receptive clientele.