{"id":10921,"date":"2012-09-03T09:58:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T09:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=10921"},"modified":"2013-03-24T14:24:51","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T14:24:51","slug":"last-shop-standing-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-the-indie-record-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/09\/03\/last-shop-standing-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-the-indie-record-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"LAST SHOP STANDING: The rise, fall and rebirth of the indie record shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cast your mind back before iTunes, before mp3s – hell, before Limewire. In those days, generations of music fans once discovered bands through the humble record shop. Last Shop Standing is a love song to the British independent record shop (as well as its surprising resurrection). Spotify who? We ask documentary director Pip Piper to tell us more.<\/p>\n

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So what’s Last Shop Standing all about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

At its core, it’s the first definitive film that tries to show the history of UK independent record shops and chart their rise in the 60s and 70s, their fall in the late 80s and 00s and their recent rebirth. It’s full of humour and pathos and reveals some very telling stories about what went wrong and what could go right. Ultimately, it’s a celebration of this rich vein of music heritage and a cry for us not to lose it. <\/p>\n

How did you approach directing Last Shop Standing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very much from a narrative point of view, both historical as well as teasing out the interesting stories. It’s all very natural, shot on location with a small crew so we could move fast.<\/p>\n

What’s your own personal experience with record shops? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up with them, visited them every weekend from my early teens in the 70s. They were instrumental in my musical education. <\/p>\n

Do you still buy music from record shops or are you an MP3 kind of guy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love buying from record shops: through the shoot we reckon as a small crew we spent over \u00a3400 to \u00a3500 on recorsd! I do download legally but much prefer to have the physical record on quality vinyl.<\/p>\n