Southsea record shop Nothing Ventured Vinyl is celebrating reaching its first birthday

Nothing Ventured Vinyl, in Albert Road, Southsea will officially celebrate its first birthday on March 27.

To celebrate, owner Alex Cave is inviting music lovers to come by and enjoy a weekend-full of live music, special promotions and DJ sets from Friday, March 27 until Sunday, March 29.

Alex said: ‘The ethos of the shop is simple – to provide Southsea with a hub for like minded people to meet, buy records, chat, and share ideas on how to better the local music scene.

‘The past year has surpassed my expectations, the love and support from customers, both online and in-store has been amazing. I’m pretty chuffed with what I have created, but it wouldn’t have been possible without everyone that’s walked through the door.’

The business, which was originally founded in 2015 had a brief hiatus due to a change in location, but is now back for business, providing its many loyal customers with the freshest underground releases alongside a broad range of pre-loved records of all genres, with a focus on electronic music.

Its mission is to source and sell rare and hard-to-find records for music lovers throughout the city.

The team is offering their social media followers a ‘secret’ discount code, which is being promoted via their Instagram.

Alex, who also DJs, said he is looking forward to welcoming new customers after the birthday celebrations.

He is also launching a new series of SoundCloud mixes and plans to host more live events and continue to grow his presence on the south coast and further afield.

As well as records, the shop also sells branded T-shirts.