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The iconic record shop of your youth is no more.

The iconic record shop of your youth is no more.

The Shop Replacing HMV On Oxford Street Will Make You Feel Quite Depressed

You'd spend hours in there, looking at records you would never buy, flicking through a rack of posters that made you cringe, or waiting for someone to stop playing on the Playstation 3s.

<blockquote class="tweet"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVluGIrIcAAIAfx.jpg"/><a class="screen-name url"><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3438403047/821f2fbf14b3b90b907fa8d1f8e3c1f0_normal.jpeg"/>Holly Scott@hollymayscott</a><a class="follow">Follow</a>Excited to see new HMV Oxford Street open! Love buying DVDs in store! @hmvtweets<a class="view-details">6:44 PM - 02 Oct 13</a><a class="reply-action twt-intent">Reply</a><a class="retweet-action twt-intent">Retweet</a><a class="favorite-action twt-intent">Favorite</a></blockquote>

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The Shop Replacing HMV On Oxford Street Will Make You Feel Quite Depressed

Remember the big HMV on Oxford Street?

That store is now closed. Instead a smaller store has opened further down Oxford Street, the same location as their first London store (which opened in 1921).

So what is the closed HMV turning into? THIS.

That's right. Another Sports Direct.

The Shop Replacing HMV On Oxford Street Will Make You Feel Quite Depressed

Remember the big HMV on Oxford Street?

That store is now closed. Instead a smaller store has opened further down Oxford Street, the same location as their first London store (which opened in 1921).

So what is the closed HMV turning into? THIS.

That's right. Another Sports Direct.

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