Subtitled The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Independent Record Shop, and based on the 2008 book of the same name by distributor Graham Jones, this study of the changing face of music retail outlets is spurred on by contributions from famous names (including Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr and Richard Hawley) recalling their own memories of rifling through the racks of humble stand-alone shops.

Punk and indie brought about a boom in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, but in recent times as many as three a week are shutting down as punters increasingly favour mail order or downloads.

Director Pip Piper paints a vivid portrait of the independent record shop as a meeting place, and in some cases a place of worship, where fans would congregate for a type of musical education, and offers a glimmer of hope for the future linked to the growing revival of the vinyl format.

Out on Proper DVD now