Inside Manchester's new music art shop run by man behind iconic Oasis album covers
From designing the classic Oasis logo in 1993, to every record sleeve released by Oasis and The Verve in the 1990s, Microdot is no ordinary memorabilia shop.
Despite a soft launch a few weeks ago, there was a long queue outside the shop when it opened its doors - a success Brian attributes to the design studio's loyal social media following. As well as work at prices to suit all budgets, Microdot-designed memorabilia dating from 1990 including one-off pieces and items such as Oasis' unplayed 'Be Here Now' vinyl signed by Bonehead and The Verve's 'Urban Hymns' poster line the shop's walls.
"The music industry has changed so much, people don't actually buy music as such anymore," says Brian. "As a result of downloads and streaming, record companies don't have budgets for spend on artwork and physical packaging, so this is kind of a thing is a dying artform. "I often cite the fact that they were prolific between 1994 and 1997, put out three albums, put on numerous gigs and promoted it all, and it would be impossible to put out that body of work if you were smashed all the time. They were very good to work with - always work first, party afterwards - we did a lot of that - and it was a wonderful time to be around."
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