Flashback Records

My 2nd day in London was dedicated to Street Art around Brick Lane, but a perfect start for this was Flashback Records with a piece by ALO @alo_art directly next to the store. Inside I found a bright and beautiful store with Kieron behind the counter. He said: “Flashback Records was founded in 1997 by owner Mark Burgess. The first Flashback Records to open it's doors to the public was our Islington shop on Essex Road. Our Crouch End shop opened in 2006, after the former record shop, Listen, faced closure after dimishing sales, something many shops faced at the time. In 2014, Flashback opened it's third shop in Shoreditch a few years ago in 2014. Flashback is known for it's large variety of used vinyl, stocking Rock, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Soul, Dance music and many other genres and sub genres in between and beyond. Flashback remains an independent business and has been around for over 20 years simply because everyone involved with Flashback is knowledgable and passionate about music, first and foremost. Over a decade ago, the owner Mark, sold his house to keep the record shop alive, and thankfully so, because Flashback has grown since then, and is a great place to visit, work, and has a genuine connection with music lovers in a way you won't find in many other places around the world.” I love stores like these, and when I went downstairs I found a basement with a focus on Dub and Reggae. Behind the counter I met Jake and Lorenzo. What a nice store to start my 2nd day in London!