Last Shop Standing 11 years old

The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Independent Record Shop

Last Shop Standing, inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, takes you behind the counter to discover why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK. The film charts the rapid rise of record shops in the 1960's, 70's and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Where did it all go wrong? Why were 3 shops a week closing? Will we be left with no record shops with the continuing rise of downloading? Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to cherish and discover new bands and new music.

Credits

Last Shop Standing Cast

Name	Character
Paul Weller He was 54, now 65 years old	as Himself
Norman Cook He was 49, now 60 years old	as Himself
Johnny Marr He was 48, now 60 years old	as Himself

Last Shop Standing Crew

Name	Department
Graham Jones as Novel. He was 54 (now 66) years old	Writing
Pip Piper as Director.	Directing