Snapshots Sunday: Volume Records

Taken: 05-03-2019
This place is a neat little find in downtown Hillsborough. It is a retro flashback to times when folks could go to a record store and buy albums & 45s. These were the years prior to CDs and, in some instances, prior to cassettes. Tony, the owner, has been in business for two years, now and is doing quite well. It’s a cozy place with a couch, chairs, stools, window seats and a charming little bar. He keeps 12 beers on tap, three ciders in bottles or cans and, provides some wine and soft drinks. All are welcome and he is closed on Mondays. He is a charming fellow and agrees that today’s music with its digital format has no soul in comparison to the tracks laid down in analog. Those days are long gone even though albums are making a comeback. I’d like to see the industry go back to analog tracks. Digital doesn’t have the texture. Put the needle on the record, put the needle on the record…
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic



Taken: 11-10-2019



The picture is U2…Achtung Baby!

Cat’s Cradle poster…of course.


I didn’t get out of here without at least three albums…
Jefferson Starship, Little River Band and The Babys.
What can I say. The vinyls were pristine.
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November 10, 2019 at 11:30 PM
Looks like a very cool place!
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November 11, 2019 at 12:40 AM
It is. And, it gets crowded very quickly.
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November 11, 2019 at 2:37 AM
I miss record shops like this. Would spend my Saturday mornings in them.
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November 11, 2019 at 4:27 AM
looks like an awesome place- Beer and Records how can you beat that!
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November 11, 2019 at 3:06 PM
He is doing so well, he may have to move. It gets crowded quickly.
I’m not a beer drinker for a variety of reasons but, I do drink ciders & wines. 😁🥃🍷
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November 11, 2019 at 11:32 AM
What a neat place. It would be fun to visit. Thank you
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November 11, 2019 at 3:46 PM
This place looks great! It reminds me of the places I used to haunt in Harvard Sq. back in the day. I would spend hours looking over the albums and then spend hours at home reading liner notes. I still have hundreds of albums and a turntable. Put the needle on the record!
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November 12, 2019 at 1:29 AM
We that grew up with vinyl…nothing like it.
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