Norman Records

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In the beginning (1995-1999) Norman Records was born in 1995 when Phil set up the business in the attic of his terraced house in the Hyde Park area of Leeds. Initially selling via ads in Record Collector magazine, by 1997 Phil was employing extra members of staff to deal with the volume of parcels that were being carted off to the local post office. First record sold? No idea. "Probably something by Cows," according to Phil. The early years (1999-2003) In 1999, with a bedroom ceiling beginning to sag due to the sheer weight of vinyl upon it, office premises were found in an old Victorian school in Armley, Leeds. This is where the story really begins. Using an ancient, wheezing, dial-up internet connection a basic website was built (still available!) offering the latest releases at low prices with super-fast shipping. The 'famous' Norman Records reviews started around this time, mainly written by Phil as other members of staff shouted their opinions from across the room. Eventually staff were writing their own reviews providing passionate, knowledgeable and idiosyncratic opinions. As night follows day, the extra space available led to a huge increase in the amount of stock we started to hold. To cope with the sheer number of records needing packing and reviewing, more staff were gradually employed. The difficult teenage period (2003-2010) The decline of physical sales that began in the early 2000s presented challenges. We kept on finding the best new music out there. We...