I received this notice today from the folks at Abbey Discs in Dublin:
"It is with sad regret that ABBEY DISCS Record Shop will be closing it's doors on the 25th of November for the last time, after 25 years in the music business.
From the early days in the ABBEY MALL (if you're old enough you'll remember), to where we had been for for the last 12 years in Liffey Street, all the staff from ABBEY DISCS past and present *especially Billy* would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for the custom and support over the last quarter century.
We are at present having a massive clearance sale (ideal for Christmas presents and nostalgia). So come on in while stocks last!
Again, we would like to thank everybody for their support and we hope to be back in the New Year doing what we do best - selling record breaking records!
So watch this space !
BILLY, DEREK, TARA, ANTHONY, TRACEY, ELAINE, NIAMH".
On a personal note, I remember shuffling through the 12" singles in Abbey Mall, getting music together for my gig on DCR back in the early 80's. The amount of club and radio jocks you would meet in the shop was incredible. Great place. Good luck to the guys in the New Year.
