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Title: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Dmoney on May 31, 2009, 09:34:34 PM: i heard this place had gone bust and i heard a crazy story about the staff getting kicked out and some stock being sold to other shops in the north west?
any truth in this?
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: shobet on May 31, 2009, 09:42:49 PM: No idea, it was there the last time I drove past.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: tomjackson on May 31, 2009, 10:19:03 PM: Well it was there about 3 days ago when I went in....
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Twinfan on May 31, 2009, 10:29:26 PM: Still there as far as I know. Will bob in tomorrow and check it out.....
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Dmoney on May 31, 2009, 11:19:37 PM: maybe my mate was confused.
oh well.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: JDC on June 01, 2009, 01:54:43 AM: maybe he's thinking of sound control
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Dmoney on June 01, 2009, 07:50:15 AM: yeah i thought that. thats why i asked. oh well.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: tomjackson on June 01, 2009, 08:36:19 AM: Quote from: JDC on June 01, 2009, 01:54:43 AM
maybe he's thinking of sound control

Yeah that sounds like it....
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Matt77 on June 01, 2009, 07:44:21 PM: I think they will be dining out on the revenue raised by Twinfan's and my previous purchases for a few years yet.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: nfe on June 01, 2009, 08:51:27 PM: Quote from: JDC on June 01, 2009, 01:54:43 AM
maybe he's thinking of sound control

Yeah both of those shut down. One is now a PMT and I dunno what's happened with the other.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: shobet on June 01, 2009, 09:05:26 PM: The other is still empty, well it was the last time I walked down Oxford road in Manc.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: JDC on June 01, 2009, 09:49:58 PM: Quote from: nfe on June 01, 2009, 08:51:27 PM
Quote from: JDC on June 01, 2009, 01:54:43 AM
maybe he's thinking of sound control

Yeah both of those shut down. One is now a PMT and I dunno what's happened with the other.

both? I only knew of the one down oxford road
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: nfe on June 01, 2009, 09:56:17 PM: Quote from: JDC on June 01, 2009, 09:49:58 PM
Quote from: nfe on June 01, 2009, 08:51:27 PM
Quote from: JDC on June 01, 2009, 01:54:43 AM
maybe he's thinking of sound control

Yeah both of those shut down. One is now a PMT and I dunno what's happened with the other.

both? I only knew of the one down oxford road

There was a Salford branch as well.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Twinfan on June 01, 2009, 11:55:43 PM: Quote from: shobet on June 01, 2009, 09:05:26 PM
The other is still empty, well it was the last time I walked down Oxford road in Manc.

Yep, still is.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: jibidy on June 05, 2009, 09:39:57 AM: I though one became "reverb Music"
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Twinfan on June 05, 2009, 06:07:50 PM: I called into Sounds Great today. They're still there, running the same as always.
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Denim n Leather on June 05, 2009, 06:30:00 PM: Quote from: Twinfan on June 05, 2009, 06:07:50 PM
I called into Sounds Great today. They're still there, running the same as always.
That's a relief. Too many good music shops are going under these days!
Title: Re: sounds great in manc, has it gone bust?
Post by: Dmoney on June 05, 2009, 06:35:35 PM: Quote from: Denim n Leather on June 05, 2009, 06:30:00 PM
Quote from: Twinfan on June 05, 2009, 06:07:50 PM
I called into Sounds Great today. They're still there, running the same as always.
That's a relief. Too many good music shops are going under these days!
yeah, so its a wonder why sounds great is still open. PDT_004