{"id":70,"date":"2023-12-22T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/?p=70"},"modified":"2023-12-22T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:21:35","slug":"newcastles-longest-established-music-store-looks-for-successor-to-carry-on-their-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/2023\/12\/22\/newcastles-longest-established-music-store-looks-for-successor-to-carry-on-their-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle\u2019s Longest Established Music Store Looks for Successor to Carry on Their Legacy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JG windows is Newcastle&#8217;s longest standing location for all music goods, whether it be instrumentation or physical music presses \u2013 Vinyl, CD and the like\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is currently on sale on the open market for the first time in its 115-year history\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Found in the Central Arcade by Monument, the store boasts three floors of musical items including an extensive catalogue of vinyl releases\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stewart Hindmarsh as the current chairman of the business has led JG Windows\u00a0for the past two decades \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have only been two owners in the business&#8217;s extensive history\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Hindmarsh\u00a0looking to retire, JG Windows are looking for someone with the same level of commitment to the business that he has brought\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Staff have always been lovely in my own experience, and many others agree\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their page on <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/\">Trustpilot<\/a> highlights the dedication to helping each customer\u00a0with grace and kindness:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23001\/2023\/12\/Review-of-JG-Windows.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23001\/2023\/12\/Review-of-JG-Windows.png 990w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23001\/2023\/12\/Review-of-JG-Windows-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23001\/2023\/12\/Review-of-JG-Windows-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Review Pulled from Trustpilot about JG Windows music store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuing the legacy of the place will be no easy feat for who is chosen to carry the torch after Stewart\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vinyl and physical releases of music has seen a major uptick\u00a0this year\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales of physical music have seen an increase of approximately 13.2 percent in the first three quarters of 2023, based on statistics released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Record Store Day\u2019s Black Friday event announcing a lineup of over 175 exclusive releases, there is still a lot of potential for JG Windows to continue to grow \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beauty of these exclusive releases is that avid fans of traditional modes for consuming music had the chance\u00a0to physically own a release that is made with\u00a0limited quantity\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of the releases that were announced for Record Store Day 2023:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AURORA: The Woman I Am 7\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belinda Carlisle: Remixes 2LP&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black Sabbath: Never Say Die! LP&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dermot Kennedy: Sonder (Exclusive Pic Disc) LP&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Record Store Day is an event that celebrates the culture to be found in independent record stores across the UK. More Information can be found on the official website <a href=\"https:\/\/recordstoreday.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Record Store Day, a wide variety of exclusives are announced and there is usually something there for everyone, the list above shows just a snapshot of the genres that can be found within these style of release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, an exclusive release of recent Taylor Swift Album \u2018Folklore\u2019 became the first Record Store Day exclusive press to debut on the Billboard 200 in one of the top 10 spots\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This speaks to the power of a physical release and the community born through tangible forms of music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JG Windows as well as being home to a lot of cult classic albums, are also consistently on top of new releases but how is this choice having impact on\u00a0the people of Newcastle\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I asked a few Newcastle locals how they prefer to consume music and why to get a better idea of the impact the northeast has on the overall sales figures of Vinyl Music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JG Windows and How Geordies like to Consume their Music\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/78b5QJXX03c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JG windows is Newcastle&#8217;s longest standing location for all music goods, whether it be instrumentation or physical music presses \u2013 Vinyl, CD and the like\u00a0 It is currently on sale on the open market for the first time in its 115-year history\u00a0 Found in the Central Arcade by Monument, the store boasts three floors of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/ciaran-ayre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}