About 20 years ago I used to buy records at a record shop in Manchester called 'Yanks' which I think changed its name to 'Power Cuts'. it was located just off Oxford Road and specialised in imported vinyl records at cheap prices. You entered the shop down some steep stairs leading into a large basement packed with racks of vinyl and you had to leave your bags at the counter whilst shopping!

I was wondering if the store is still there and if they have a website?

Ged

ged, the last time i visited power cuts they had shut up shop; a great pity as there was some incredible bargains to be had ,some as cheap as 29p !!
ian

Hi Ian
How long ago did you last visit?
Gerard

hi ged, it was probably at least 5 years since; i heard a rumor that they had moved , but to where i've no idea
ian

I remember well bunking off school to go to Yanks on Chepstow Street every Thursday and coming back with an absolute bagfull.

Yanks (I got it wholesale) seemed to import their vinyl from the US and managed to sell whatever they managed to get copies of for about 30% less than anywhere else. They experimented with an outlet in the city centre in the underground market (filled in now I think) but that didn't work out.

Yanks changed their name to power cuts and tried to stock a more complete range by selling regular UK pressings and that's when things started to go downhill.

The discounts just weren't there any more and people were now buying their music from Tescos on CD.

Towards the end Power Cuts was just good for obscure American AOR on CD and closed a number of years ago.

A great shame. I'm still looking for the Honeymoon Suite record I heard in the shop years ago.

I even remember catching the bus in to Manchester and queueing up outside for their 6 am sales!

I am still coming across records I bought from Yanks twenty odd years ago and they still bear stickers detailing the month that the record was added to stock and the legend £2.49 (Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life) £3.49 (Pink Floyd - Dark Side with different posters and stickers) and 29p (Chigago - 21).

Still, gone now............

At least my stereo has got better

Dave

I used to buy things at Yanks when I was at Uni in Manchester in the 80's.
(Ah - those albums with the corner cut off!)

I'm afraid a have a considerable amount of crap in my record collection from going to the Yanks/Power Cuts sales and a very poor pressing of Tormato by Yes.

Tormato by Yes
Paul
I bought that too, 49p if I recall correctly, and they all had a little snip out of the spine of the record sleeve as opposed to a corner cut off!
Gerard

Correct Gerard. I don't know what happened to my original copy. I'm a big Yes fan but album - bass solo aside - is unloved my me.

Paul
Are you going to the gig at the M.E.N next June?
Gerard