"We hope to welcome anyone with an interest in records and music to stop by and hang out, chat music, buy music and meet other people interested in a wide variety of sounds" A new record store has opened in Limerick, Ireland. Check out more details below. Downbeat Records opened last weekend (August 3) in the centre of Limerick City.
The record store was founded by Frankie O’Mahoney, former head music buyer for used records at Rough Trade, and is mainly dance-oriented but offers an eclectic mix of vinyl that includes jungle re-issues, reggae, rock, jazz and work by local artists and producers. Speaking to Hot Press , O’Mahoney said the record store is intended as a space for “the local music community.” “We hope to welcome anyone with an interest in records and music to stop by and hang out, chat music, buy music and meet other people interested in a wide variety of sounds,” he continued.
Downbeat Records also features an in-store listening deck to assist customers in their shopping and will be open Wednesday-Sunday. A post shared by Downbeat Records Limerick (@downbeatrecords.limerick) The news follows an upward trajectory for vinyl sales this year, which has seen a handful of new record stores open.
Earlier this week, Grub Records, a new record store and music venue, opened in Sheffield with hopes of becoming a “worthy addition to the city’s wonderful scene”, launching a Crowdfunder in a bid to raise £2500 to “hit the ground running”. In January, Rubb.