A vinyl shop in Douglas is capping the price of its products amidst a general increase in the price of records. Sound Records, which is based in Wellington Street, Douglas, is ran by keen record-lovers Ed Oldham and Jack Doyle, and offers a range of products such as vinyl’s, vintage clothes, record players and guitar equipment. Jack explained that the shop, which has been based in Wellington Street for three years now, is capping its prices to ‘mitigate the impact’ on its customers.
He said: ‘The price of everything in life is going up now, isn’t it? Full list of gigs, karaokes and discos in the Isle of Man this weekend Manx Grand Prix 2024: Chance to design replica racing bike for charity A luxury yacht which sank off Sicily coast has Manx-registered owners Isle of Man TT: Historic bike to go on display to raise awareness of bowel cancer ‘The vinyl market isn’t any different to others - rising manufacturing and distribution costs has seen the price of records go up, which has impacted the sale price. ‘We’ve committed to cap the impact of the rising costs on our customers by guaranteeing the lowest possible price. This is just our way of trying to make it so it’s not unacceptable or unreasonable.
‘We’re always getting new people in the shop, and if at first view they see a record priced at over £40, they might be put off. We’ve seen at the start of the shop when records were priced at roughly £20 or £25, and I think our aim is to keep it below tha.