Customers Travel From the Isle of Wight for Opening of New Birmingham Record Shop
Saturday, July 11, 2026
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On Saturday, July 4, Tom Berry realized a dream with the grand opening of 3 Phase Records, a new independent record shop located in Birmingham’s historic Gun Quarter. What surprised Tom most wasn’t just opening the doors of his store in a Grade II-listed 18th-century building, but the remarkable journey many customers made to be among the first inside—some traveling all the way from the Isle of Wight, catching the earliest ferry to make it in time.