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The Independents:
Video Rental Shops in the UK
The 80s were a transformative period in the UK for home entertainment, with video rental shops emerging as a cultural phenomenon.
Early video rental shops were often independently owned, had rows of pre-cert video tapes, categorised by genre — Action, Comedy, Kids Corner and our obvious fave, Horror! The whole video shop experience was often a highlight of your Friday or Saturday night!Video Shop Nostalgia:
Opening An 80s Video Shop
A four-part story of video shop nostalgia from the early 80s, when our family opened a pioneering video shop in the heart of Stockport, UK. The 1980s video shop, once a staple of British high streets, embodied the excitement of a new era.
Pre-Certificate:
Collecting VHS Video Tapes
Pre-cert tapes are more than just an outdated format from the dawn of home video. They’re physical remnants of a chaotic, unregulated era when horror, exploitation, and low-budget sleaze were being pushed onto shelves faster than anyone could censor them.
Collecting Pre-CertsPre-Certificate:
Go Video – Unleashed in the UK
Go Video were a pre-cert video distributor trading in the UK in the early 80s. They released a number of Horror, Italian thrillers, Adult, Martial Arts and most famously a number of exploitation films from the 70’s and 80’s.
Read about GO Video
