Big Star Records

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Big Star Records
Company typeMusic retailer
Industry Retail
Founded1980s
Headquarters Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Products LPs, CDs, magazines, EPs and singles.

Big Star Records is a music retailer that was based in Adelaide, South Australia. It currently has the original store on Magill Rd, Norwood, South Australia. [1]

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From the 1980s until March 2010, Big Star Records also operated a retail store on Rundle Street, which closed when sales dropped due to competition from online music purchases. [2]

History

Big Star was founded in 1988 by Andy Geue , [3] and began as a second hand shop on Magill Road in Norwood, South Australia. . [3]

At its height, Big Star had six outlets in Adelaide, including the central store in Rundle Street in the East End and a store at 207b Sturt Road across from Westfield Marion. The Rundle Street store hosted free gigs in the basement every Wednesday evening, and many in-store appearances by bands such as Blink-182, Regurgitator and They Might Be Giants. [4]

See also

References

  1. "Big Star Records: In the Adelaide City region of South Australia". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. "Big Star Records shuts up shop". Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Big Star on Postcards SA". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. "Big Star Myspace Page".