It was with great regret that I found out Tempest Records was going to close its doors after 30+ years trading in the centre of Birmingham. I for one still buy cd's and I loved that shop, I would wait till I get paid then always head straight there to pick up a few cd's spending about £50 a month there. It was a great record shop, the layout was excellent and the staff really friendly. I even applied to work there.
Its sad, sad news that independant stores like those are closing their doors soon every city will be exactly the same with each shopping centre having the same shops. It gets so fucking boring! Everyone just ends up looking the same!
Tempest Records was one of the main reasons I ever went up Birmingham because it was independant, and yeah maybe the cds were more expensive than in HMV but who really cares! I liked spending time in the shop browsing for cd's and spending far too much money! Birmingham is starting to depress me a bit, it just becoming a faceless city.
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Can't believe it's gone either, is Swordfish still around? I haven't been in their in ages either...but it was less alternative than Tempest!
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