This month, Jon Tolley of Banquet Records (pictured) considers the value of in-store gigs for chart placings and record shops...

 “For decades, the people at Banquet have been about being ‘More Than Your Local Record Shop’. We’ve been trying to do lots of things, of course we have the shop, but also putting on gigs, club nights, a record label, PA hire and supporting what we think is important.

“We’ve always been up for putting on gigs and have done ...