THE owner of a Hexham vinyl record shop has released his own LP on vinyl - something which he said has always been a "dream" of his.

Jamie Harwood runs the Vinyl Attic, which is housed on the top floor of the Vintage Emporium in Market Place, alongside his wife Moira.

The singer-songwriter has now just brought out a self-released LP named 'FAST TRAIN, SLOW THOUGHTS' under the musical alias Early Maze.

Jamie describes the style of the 11 tracks as being a mix of indie, rock, shoegaze and alternative music.

"I've released albums on CD before but this is the first time I've released an album on vinyl," he said.

"As a vinyl collector myself, it's always been a dream of mine to have my own music out on vinyl, and I've finally been able to achieve it."

The LP, which is limited to just 100 copies, can be purchased in the Vinyl Attic.

Jamie told the Courant he is also keen to promote independent, self-released music from other bands and musicians by stocking physical copies of either CDs or LPs in a section of the shop.

He said all sales from these releases would go directly to the artists.