I think everyone’s had an experience like that. They were friendlier in Piccadilly Records than they were in Eastern Bloc, where I had a bad experience with a condescending geezer behind the counter. I also like Piccadilly Records – I can remember when it used to be just off Market Street. It’s great to go in, have a chat with him and see what he’s got. It’s a great shop – he’s a lovely guy and really knowledgeable. It’s run by an old friend of mine, Colin White, and it’s been going for years.
NC: There are two in Manchester that I like – one is Vinyl Revival. At home, I spin the odd record, but I listen to a lot of radio shows on my computer. That’s when I’m thankful for my misspent youth. My vinyl days are done, but I DJ a lot and that’s when I get back into playing records – it’s a chance to dust off the collection. I like to buy records at gigs – if I go to a gig and see a band I like, I’ll make a point of going to the merch stall. Then I had to buy them all again on CD… Now I’m streaming and I think, ‘wow – I think I’ve bought this record three times now.’ I used to spend an absolute fortune, when I had no money – we all did the same, didn’t we? Scouring the record shops of Manchester – that’s when I was really into it. NC: I used to – I buy the odd thing now and again. It was good timing with Record Store Day – it all came together. I wanted to get it out on vinyl eventually – it’s always nice to have it on a bit of plastic, with some lovely artwork. For the first album, I wasn’t on Wonderfulsound – I did it off my own back, with a couple of actor mates, Jeff Hordley and Graeme Hawley, who, very generously, paid for some of the recording and for it to come out on CD and digitally. I’m in-between albums at the moment – I’m in the process of finishing the next one – so it’s good to keep the momentum going and to keep things ticking over. How does it feel to have Stations out on vinyl? To celebrate this year’s vinyl release of Stations, we spoke to Nev about his memories of writing and recording his debut album, asked him about his misspent youth trawling Manchester record shops, and got the inside track on his next album – a collection of orchestral songs inspired by Scott 4. We also compared his baritone voice to Scott Walker, Richard Hawley and Leonard Cohen, and named his haunting country-folk song Oslo as one of our favourite tracks of that year. It sounds like Lee Hazlewood fronting Spiritualized and when Say It With Garage Flowers first heard it, seven years ago, we said: “his atmospheric, late-night laments are steeped in Northern melancholy and lace d with psychedelic effects and gorgeous string arrangements.” Manchester singer-songwriter Nev Cottee’s 2013 debut album, Stations, has just been reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day by his record label, Wonderfulsound.
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