Marthy Coumans travels around collecting rare vinyl by obscure niche bands.
Originally based in Breda, he now runs a record store at Korte Nieuwstraat 6 in downtown Antwerp.
His store has become a mecca for obsessive music fans, DJs and collectors.
The stock includes freakbeat, garage psych, reggae, ska and Belgian beat. You name it, as long as it’s not James Last.
Marthy even has a stack labelled ‘Expensive Shit’ for the vinyl nerds.
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