Is the dance shop dead?
Toby Manning, Jockey Slut, October 1997
WITH THE SHOCK CLOSURE OF LONDON'S FAMOUS FAT CAT RECORD SHOP, THE SHUTTERS OF PETE WATERMAN'S CHAIN OF SPECIALIST DANCE SHOPS FIRMLY SHUT AND THE LIKES OF HMV SETTING UP LISTENING DECKS AND STOCKING DANCE AT KNOCK DOWN PRICES, TOBY MANNING ASKS IS THE SPECIALIST DANCE SHOP WHEEZING ITS LAST BREATH? AND IF SO WHERE CAN WE GO TO BUY OUR BLUEPRINT AND MOODY MAN RECORDS AND WILL THE CHAIN STORES SUPPORT THE SQUAREPUSHERS OF TOMORROW?
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