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| February 02, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 UBM Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There are few better examples in the UK music industry of the independent spirit than Paul Quirk. For more than 50 years he and his family have had a high-street presence in the north-west, placing them at the coalface of the industry from a time even pre-dating Rock Around The Clock's release.

During what have been difficult times in recent years for his sector, in the face of competition from the supermarkets and others, Quirk became in many ways the face of the independent record retailer, giving the indies an industry voice when it sometimes might have felt like no one was much interested in them any more.

It is disappointing to hear when any music retailer closes, especially a long-standing one, but given all he has stood for and contributed to the ...

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