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HMV at One-Hundred: Songs from Their 1921 Centenary Editions Vinyl Series
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WHILST I normally mark album anniversaries…
and musicians’ birthdays, it is appropriate to salute a haven and hugely important point of call for so many music fans. On 24th July, HMV turns one-hundred. To mark that, they have released details of their 1921 Centenary Editions. They are thirty-seven albums included. One can get a copy of these albums from 24th July. There is a limited run of each, so one needs to get to an HMV store (or they can order online). The famous chain are excited to be able to offer their customers something very special:
“Happy Birthday to us! This year marks a full century since the first hmv store opened its doors at 363 Oxford Street in London, and on July 24 we'll be celebrating our 100th birthday in style with a brand new and exclusive range of limited edition vinyl just for you...
As part of our birthday celebrations we're pleased to announce the new 1921 Centenary Edition range, for which we have carefully curated a selection of the finest albums and soundtracks from the last 100 years and had them specially pressed onto some beautiful coloured vinyl - all of which will be available exclusively in hmv stores on Saturday July 24.
As ever, our exclusives will be available on a first come, first served basis, so we do recommend that you head to your local store nice and early so you don't miss out. While stocks last there will also be a very limited number of copies available in our online store from 4pm on July 24...but when they're gone, they're gone!
Each week we'll be revealing more of the new and exclusive 1921 Centenary Editions, but today we're excited to unveil details of the first batch of albums that will be arriving at your local hmv on Saturday July 24”.
To honour this, I am including a track from the thirty-seven albums that have been selected for a true honour (there is only one album I could not find on Spotify to include. It is the cover album by The Undertones). It will be exciting to mark one-hundred years of HMV on 24th July. To me and so many other people, they were an important part of our childhoods – and they remain so special and instrumental. Let’s hope that the legendary chain remains…
FOR many more years to come.