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Record Shop Story #4: Olaf's Record Store, Sevenoaks

Record Shop Story #4: Olaf's Record Store, Sevenoaks

A record shop owned by a former punk, a music journalist and an electronics engineer is a bastion of eccentric creativity and eclectic finds

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Olaf's Record Store, Sevenoaks
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