I Worked at a Record Shop for a day - Dream Job or a Tough Gig?

[@kokograves3316]

I've worked in record stores for years and what I've gathered is that it can be a dream job or a nightmare depending on who's the owner

[@davel.9467]

Yes! I came here to say the same.

[@kohni88]

Great service provided by Intense Records for cleaning every single record and skillful packing the orders. Looks like an amazing store!

[@thevinylhunters]

Couldn't agree more!

[@TheDreamtimezzz]

I worked for years in record retail. For a real test, work on a Saturday near the Christmas holiday! ❤😊

[@thevinylhunters]

That is awesome!

[@gavinjohnson8951]

I worked in an HMV when I was younger and hated it. I think working in an independent would be better though, and having your own shop would be better still.

[@dcarbs2979]

One cool thing about hits shop, is the shop number in the road is 33!

[@MusicMan-d7f]

Working at a record shop is fun! I only wish it paid better lol. This video was entertaining!

[@thevinylhunters]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@nigelstansfield1644]

Playing a record.Radical.Always like it when the store stands the cover on the counter,so we might know what's playing!

[@Arthur.in.the.Fridge]

Delighted to see him mentioning the record not being able to shake about in the packaging. Same with box sets. Put something in the box sets to stop the vinyl from moving around and getting all scratched up.

[@giovanniacanfora3781]

Great to see a record shop in a shopping centre - Will defo pop in if down that way

[@ingohausmann]

You do something special . That´s fun for all followers and fans of your videos. king regards Ingo from germany

[@thevinylhunters]

Thank you very much!

[@paulcadby6925]

Excellent album pick at the end there. 👍

[@thevinylhunters]

He picked out a good one for me :)

[@MrJordon1862]

That's a great record you got to take home recently got given the same one from my grandad out of his own collection top tier album.

[@chimpanste]

What a great video. Looks like a cracking record shop.

[@thevinylhunters]

Thanks Steve!

[@sabbath1993]

Great video, Jake. It was really insightful to see the day to day running of a successful record shop.

[@craigsandry6737]

Nice work and a big shout out to Intense Records . 😎👌Nice selection that Camel album

[@dogbreath8396]

Wicked Video 👊🏻👊🏻

[@flankarthur666]

Interesting video . Nice job !

[@malcolmsansom5026]

Great vid

[@RockVinylChannel.]

Great Video, thanks for Making

[@RockVinylChannel.]

Dear Jake, Thank you for your work and your great video. Very interesting to see how people work in a record store. Thank you very much

[@thevinylhunters]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RockVinylChannel.]

Love Your Channel, only great Videos 😉

[@gavaxemanspins]

Very interesting ❤ my perfect day !

[@thevinylhunters]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marklancaster6558]

Excellent video. I have not been to Intense's satellite shop yet but have been to the other place on a number of occasions and always come away with some great stuff. Good work Jake.

[@thevinylhunters]

Thanks Mark! Thanks for all your support

[@Warp75]

Good work. Mirage is easily the best Camel album.

[@erinsdaddy30]

Ooft well jealous now!! Working in a record shop is my dream job just wish I had cash to start my own

[@johnfloydman7735]

Great video, You definitely look like you should be working in a record shop... Natural. I would have gone for one of the records in the show case😉..

[@Jimik1ng]

Hi jake has poppa dave got the new Amy winehouse soundtrack to the back to black film lobed the video its a good change to what u normally film but I love all ur uploads thanks one love to u and poppa dave ❤

[@Arthur.in.the.Fridge]

Try not to slide the record out of the sleeve like that (@20.00). That's how you get surface scratches. That Genesis album tends to always has surface scratches on them due to that type of inner sleeve.

[@jhesson212]

Great video Jake - you look like a natural in there! Would be difficult to leave after a days work with any money in my pocket with all that temptation around!

[@thevinylhunters]

Thanks Jake! I'm happy to have got that album, I think I'd gladly work for just records for a few days a week!

[@nigelcampag1290]

You should have asked for the Bulldog Breed LP 😂. Packing the 12" I would have shoved it in an inner sleeve rather than leave it lying against the card sleeve and poly sleeve. Record shops buy collections and end up with worthless rubbish but at least can save decent inner sleeves and reuse them for records that have tatty inners or no inners.

[@latitudepost]

Great video! I really enjoyed it. That Asian press of that Atomic Rooster LP looks very nice :)

[@thevinylhunters]

Thanks Nick! And yes, a very interesting pressing there

[@Napoleon-Blownapart]

Worked behind the counter of a very large 2nd hand record store for 11yrs! Most days were pretty fun, always helped by a boozy lunch but when iTunes came along the slow decline was horrible. Oh and we used Ronsonol lighter fluid to clean records in a similar style to the video, ignore the pendants 😂

[@thevinylhunters]

Sounds like a dream job to be honest! Though I'm not sure I'll be using lighter fluid to clean my records! Do you have any memorable stories from your time there?

[@nigelstansfield1644]

I think he may be talking about cleaning the jackets.

[@jonathanslow1060]

This is the record shop in the shopping centre in Chelmsford.

[@RockVinylChannel.]

My Dream Job!

[@matthewtaylor7355]

Mate of mine shoplifted from the shop he worked in. He picked it clean. That's how he made his money up😂😂

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

Well done. It would have been great to see your pop cone in as a customer!!

[@thevinylhunters]

Next time we should do that!

[@miketomlin6040]

If they sell a lot of 2nd hand vinyls they ought to invest in a machine, not that expensive, get records cleaner and take less time. His prices are higher than online rates, but shops should charge 20-25% more to cover costs and the buyer is not paying postage. Good job for you as you like the pop/rock records that these types of stores tend to focus on.

[@mrindecisive100]

Didn't much like the way the guy in the record shop opened and closed the record covers; that method puts a crease in the cover and is totally unnecessary. The best way is just to slide the record in and out; I noticed that you did it that way 👍

[@gavinnewton1629]

Did you get to keep the hoodie too?

[@pipelinecenter]

Surface marks not scratches. Two entirely different things!

[@JamesScott-hh2ei]

Could we have a link to their website please? I spotted a couple of records of interest. Thanks

[@thevinylhunters]

Here you go! www.intenserecords.com

[@JamesScott-hh2ei]

@@thevinylhunters thank you

[@ducatiboy57]

Did you walk out with a free hoodie!!

[@thevinylhunters]

I did!

[@ShuggsComicsandStatues]

Hi, good Video! Where is this Shop?

[@kngkrmson2179]

Hard business when you own a shop. Margins are small. You won't be getting rich from it. You can only do this when you really love what you're doing.

[@thevinylhunters]

That's exactly it!

[@BluDeadwaxOutpost]

Well, getting paid for loving what you do...isn't that sort of being rich? To me it is!

[@kngkrmson2179]

@@BluDeadwaxOutpost Absolutely! People should do what makes them happy.

[@dcarbs2979]

@@BluDeadwaxOutpost Running the place means you never get a day off though. It's intense! You need a lot of energy.

[@owenlewis666]

Complete waste of time cleaning vinyl like that, you need to invest in a wet and dry machine that actually sucks the dirt/dust off, instead of just pushing it into and around the grooves

[@h.upmann]

I completely and utterly agree.

[@Arthur.in.the.Fridge]

Utter bollocks.

[@h.upmann]

@@Arthur.in.the.Fridge The only thing which is happening by “cleaning” it this way, is embedding residue within the grooves. It may add shine, but your stylus will be picking all of that up. For a shop to be cleaning records like this, is kind of whack. If you think that’s “utter bollocks” then I would hate to hear the audio quality of your vinyl, further still, allow a record to played through your stylus.

[@chrisrees7054]

The only record store here is the Exchange, I definitely wouldn't want to work there. They are just a bunch of kids that don't know anything about music. They are only in it for the money 💰 💵

[@grayhalf1854]

Where's that?

[@Metal-Heaven-Records]

Hi Jake, do you work at the record store now?

[@thevinylhunters]

No, it was only for a day unfortunately 😭

[@oldskool1979]

Never heard of Taylor Swift... Is he a hard rock/metal artist ?

[@thevinylhunters]

Absolutely 😂

[@theycantallbezodiac]

I'd imagine most days would be boring?

[@thevinylhunters]

Most likely pricing, yes.

[@taxi134-y1q]

Dont agree with the vinyl outside the sleeve shipping method....sorry.

[@whiskeyomega]

Please dont spray the cleaner directly onto the vinyl. Spray the cloth and then wipe it onto the record. Not every cleaner is the same and some can have Iso Alcohol in them and damage the record if applied directly.

[@thevinylhunters]

Nice info! Thanks Whiskey!

[@johnosullivan2017]

Yeah - that looked like VinylClear, which is 5% alcohol IIRC. I use Kulloumi non alcohol, and an ultrasonic cleaner. If there's anything left after that, I may apply VinylClear...

[@GotteHeavyMetalZamurai]

Atomic Rooster isnt super super good XD. its like other bands like Jerusalem, Samuel Prody, Josefus, November, etc etc hehehe

[@h.upmann]

Did he really just put a naked record alongside the sleeve? Also, his cleaning technique is awful. Intense Records is kind of shoddy.

[@chromiumcomics]

Converting and conscripting people to the Atomic Rooster movement everywhere you go I see :)

[@thevinylhunters]

Of course, of course!