Call Matt on 01271 325065

When did Discovery begin?
Feb 1992

Who's in charge?
I own it...I run it...I am oberfuhrer...sorry soul trader/sole trader

How did you get involved in the first place?
My father was an antiques dealer, I was lucky to find something I was passionate about at a very yound age (still at primary school

What do you specialise in?
Specialize? SPECIALIZE? Are you crazy? I'd sell my soul to pay the bills (hang on, II've already loaned that out)

Do you trade on-line?
Look, I do this for pleasure, not pain...but yes, if you treat me nicely and grease my palm with silver...I may

Has your shop changed since vinyl made a comeback?
Did it ever go away? I'll let you into a North Devon trade secret...we're SO FAR behind the times here, we're just ahead of the "retro/vintage" wave...so far behind, we're way out front. NOTHING has changed, except I'm fashionable now.

How do you feel about Record Store Day?
Originally, embracing it lovingly with open arms and a compassionate heart, which rapdily decomposed to....wanting to creep up behind it and throttle it with strong, muscular, hairy arms

Is there a typical Discovery customer?
No comment, I'm trying to run a business here....let's just say they're hairy on the inside

How do you see the next two or three years for Discovery?
From the bottom of a bottle, behind the barrel of a gun and behind the wheel of a fast-mving getaway vehicle

Any crazy requests/moment you've had in the shop?
All the time....but you'll have to pay $5 to see that show

You can find Matt at Discovery Music, 7 Litchdon St, Barnstaple EX32 8ND