{"id":17176,"date":"2013-10-20T18:18:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T18:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=17176"},"modified":"2013-10-20T18:18:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T18:18:03","slug":"music-voxpop-records-or-downloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2013\/10\/20\/music-voxpop-records-or-downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Voxpop: Records or downloads?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The world\u2019s oldest record shop is adamant that physical albums will continue to sell, despite the global shift towards downloading music.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_17189\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 470px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2013\/10\/Spillers-Records1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17189\" alt=\"Upstairs at Spillers: a treasure trove of vinyl records\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2013\/10\/Spillers-Records1-470x312.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17189\" alt=\"Upstairs at Spillers: a treasure trove of vinyl records\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2013\/10\/Spillers-Records1-470x312.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Upstairs at Spillers: a treasure trove of vinyl records<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Spillers Records has been trading since 1894, and remains confident that traditional music formats will never be fully replaced by the \u201cpassive experience\u201d of listening to MP3s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customers are the kind who realise that music on a physical format is a much more interactive experience,\u201d says owner Ashli Todd, who wasn\u2019t phased by last week\u2019s announcement from HMV regarding the launch of an online music service for smart phones.<\/p>\n<p>The shop continues to attract collectors from around the UK after moving from The Hayes to Morgan Arcade in 2010. 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