Sunday 19 April 2015

VINYL JUNKIES - RECORD STORE DAY ALE


Wikio - Top Blogs - Wine and beer




I WOULD HAVE POSTED THIS YESTERDAY - HOWEVER, I WAS WATCHING THE CRICKET ON THE VILLAGE GREEN, ER NO I MEANT I WAS QUEUEING FOR AN AGE TO GET HOLD OF THE 'JOIN HANDS' RARE SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEE VINYL. 

WHICHEVER OF THE ABOVE STORIES IS TRUE, IN THE 80'S I FREQUENTED 'VINYL JUNKIES' RECORD SHOP, NORTH ROAD, DARLINGTON. I EVEN USED TO HELP OUT IN MY LUNCH HOUR WHEN I WORKED AT 'MAGNET KITCHENS', SUCH WAS MY DEVOTION TO PICKING UP VINYL.

MANY PEOPLE NOW CONSIGN THEIR VINYL TO THEIR LOFT, OR THEIR PLAYLIST TO AN APPLE OR APP BASED THING  - BUT I STILL HAVE A TURNTABLE, AND MY VINYL IS STILL DOWNSTAIRS. MAYBE LIKE REAL ALE, VINYL MAY ALSO HAVE A COMEBACK ONE DAY?

VINYL JUNKIES WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE HALF MOON, DARLINGTON
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE RED LION, COTHERSTONE
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
BISHOP BLAIZE, RICHMOND
LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON
THE WHITE SWAN, GILLING WEST
THE STANWICK INN, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON
THE CROFT HOTEL , CROFT ON TEES

ENJOY!


 


    



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