World Famous Record Room in Grattan Street, Sligo. Co-owned by Kevin Flannery and Aiden Mannion. Almost the birthplace of Westlife's career beginnings. Well worth a visit and jam packed with memorabilia and unique memento's of the bands early days.
The record room - Shane
"My mother got me my copy of Uptown Girl from The Record Room, way before I
remember. There are two record shops in Sligo, Star Records and The Record Room.
We'd hang out in the Record Room. The earliest record I remember buying from the
Record Room would have been Boyzone's first album, Backstreet's Back, and Now
38... The shop's quite cool cos our pictures are hand painted above the door.
Bono and Van Morrison are up there too."
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PHOTO'S
Handwritten IOU Lyrics 'Forever Girl Forever' Top part - Shane, Lower -
Kian
STAFF
Kevin Flannery (store co- owner)
A special 'dame thanks' to Kevin for allowing us to photograph
memorabilia...and for being a darling!!
QUOTES
A question of business: Aidan’s tip: Always have confidence. Aidan Mannion, Director, The Record Room
My name/title: Aidan Mannion, Director, The
Record Room
Name of business/address: The Record Room, Grattan Street, Sligo.
How long in business/what we do: We started in business 20 years ago. We
are a music, video and pop retailer. We also run our own record label (Sound
Records) and are involved in property development.
Hobbies/outside interests: Archaeology and the history of Sligo. Also
collecting early photographs of Sligo. I have an interest in music and I am
lucky to be working at one of my hobbies.
Number of employees: Seven
History of the business: We started off in music retail and we have grown
to be regarded as one of the best independent record shops in the country. Our
record label has over 50 releases to its credit, from musical talent located all
over the country.
Future plans: We own a bank of property in the centre of Sligo which we
will be developing under the urban renewal scheme.
My top tip for business success: “Always have confidence in yourself,
even when others haven’t, and always remember where you come from.”
