- Sainsbury’s to extend vinyl records into 67 more stores across the country
London, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following the success of the introduction of vinyl records in store earlier this year, Sainsbury’s will be extending the format into 67 more stores across the country. Records will now be available permanently in 238 stores and the range will be tripled from 20 to 60 titles. The new collection will launch in store on 14th October and will include a mix of contemporary and classic records along with 7 exclusive titles.
- Vinyl records will be available in 238 stores from 14th October, with range of records tripling from 20 to 60 titles
- New collection features titles including Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here, David BowieBlackstar, and Sainsbury’s exclusive editions from Madonna, Michael Buble, and Jethro Tull
- Sainsbury’s now accounting for over 80% of the total grocery vinyl market
Following the success of the introduction of vinyl records in store earlier this year, Sainsbury’s will be extending the format into 67 more stores across the country. Records will now be available permanently in 238 stores and the range will be tripled from 20 to 60 titles. The new collection will launch in store on 14th October and will include a mix of contemporary and classic records along with 7 exclusive titles.
Sainsbury’s began selling vinyl in March this year for the first time since the 1980s and has been a huge success, selling over 81,000 records to date, with the best performing album Fleetwood Mac ‘Rumours’, selling 5,500 units year to date.
The new collection includes Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here and David Bowie Blackstar in addition to limited edition coloured vinyl exclusives such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood,Welcome to The Pleasure Dome (£20), Madonna, Like a Prayer (£16) and Jethro Tull, Aqua Lung (£18). From 21st October, Sainsbury’s will also be taking an exclusive silver coloured edition of Michael Buble’s new album ‘Nobody But Me’.
Sean Cowland, Sainsbury’s Music Buyer said: “Following on from the unprecedented success we’ve seen since adding vinyl to our offer in March, we’ve extended the range to give our customers even more choice. We’ve seen incredible sales from timeless classics such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Fleetwood Mac, but also a more leftfield selection, like N.WA and The Smiths. By increasing the range, we can offer our customer a larger choice to enjoy in our stores.”
The full list of albums, which will be on sale in 238 stores across the UK, is as follows:
| Artist | Title | Cost |
| AMY WINEHOUSE | BACK TO BLACK | £14.00 |
| ARCTIC MONKEYS | AM | £20.00 |
| BEATLES | SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | £16.00 |
| BEATLES | REVOLVER | £16.00 |
| BEATLES | BEATLES | £25.00 |
| BEATLES | RUBBER SOUL | £16.00 |
| BOB DYLAN | BLONDE ON BLONDE | £20.00 |
| BOB DYLAN | HIGHWAY 61 REVISTED | £18.00 |
| BOB MARLEY | LEGEND | £16.00 |
| CURE | DISINTEGRATION | £18.00 |
| CURTIS MAYFIELD | SUPERFLY | £16.00 |
| DAVID BOWIE | BLACKSTAR | £20.00 |
| DAVID BOWIE | NOTHING HAS CHANGED | £20.00 |
| DAVID BOWIE | HUNKY DORY | £16.00 |
| DAVID BOWIE | ALADDIN SANE | £18.00 |
| DEPECHE MODE | VIOLATOR VINYL | £18.00 |
| DIRE STRAITS | BROTHERS IN ARMS | £20.00 |
| DR DRE | 2001 | £16.00 |
| EAGLES | THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 | £14.00 |
| EAGLES | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | £12.00 |
| ELO | ALL AROUND THE WORLD | £20.00 |
| ELO | OUT OF THE BLUE | £20.00 |
| ELVIS PRESLEY | PLATINUM COLLECTION | £15.00 |
| FLEETWOOD MAC | RUMOURS | £12.00 |
| FLEETWOOD MAC | GREATEST HITS | £14.00 |
| FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD | WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME | £20.00 |
| GUNS N’ ROSES | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | £16.00 |
| IRON MAIDEN | NUMBER OF THE BEAST | £16.00 |
| JEFF BUCKLEY | GRACE | £18.00 |
| JETHRO TULL | AQUA LUNG | £18.00 |
| JOY DIVISION | UNKNOWN PLEASURES | £14.00 |
| KILLERS | HOT FUSS | £16.00 |
| LED ZEPPELIN | LED ZEPPELIN IV | £14.00 |
| LED ZEPPELIN | LED ZEPPELIN | £14.00 |
| MADONNA | LIKE A PRAYER | £16.00 |
| MADONNA | TRUE BLUE | £16.00 |
| NIRVANA | IN UTERO | £14.00 |
| NIRVANA | NEVERMIND | £14.00 |
| NWA | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON | £16.00 |
| OASIS | (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? (REMASTERED) | £20.00 |
| OASIS | DEFINITELY MAYBE (REMASTERED) | £20.00 |
| OST | PULP FICTION | £14.00 |
| PINK FLOYD | WISH YOU WERE HERE | £18.00 |
| PINK FLOYD | THE WALL | £25.00 |
| PINK FLOYD | MEDDLE | £18.00 |
| PRIMAL SCREAM | SCREAMADELICA | £20.00 |
| PRINCE | SIGN O TIMES | £14.00 |
| PRINCE | PURPLE RAIN OST | £14.00 |
| RAMONES | RAMONES | £14.00 |
| SEX PISTOLS | NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS | £16.00 |
| STEVIE WONDER | INNERVISIONS | £16.00 |
| TALK TALK | SPIRIT OF EDEN | £18.00 |
Press Enquiries please contact:
press_office@sainsburys.co.uk
020 7695 7295.
Source: Sainsbury
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