It's been almost 30 years since HMV originally popped up on Princes Street, as the popular chain began to take over British High Streets.
On October 22 1985, locals joined some of the big name bands at the time to open the brand new store - which remained on Princes Street until 2016.
The first time around, the entertainment retailer enjoyed over 30 years of success on Princes Street and the iconic shop is set to return to the street later this year, but this time the focus is on vinyl.
While Spotify and Alexa have changed the way we listen to music in recent years, the vinyl revival is still very much going strong - and HMV plan on cashing in on it while they can.
Try as they may, we have a feeling their 2022 launch won’t be quite as impressive as the 1985 version - when HMV was joined by The Thompson Twins and The Alarm.
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The Princes Street branch went on to host some well known artists in it’s time, some may remember the queues of teens waiting for a face to face with Wet Wet Wet in 1987.
That same year, Scottish band Simple Minds held a record signing in the store which saw crowds line in dozens.
In later years, Meat Loaf appeared in 1998 for a book signing.
Any Edinburgh teen of the 90s, 00s and even 10s probably spent a small fortune in the building - whether it was the latest Steps album or three posters for £9, there were endless options for splashing the cash in HMV.
At the other end of Princes Street, the St James Centre HMV branch was one of the mall's flagship stores - and has been just as sorely missed since the centre was rebuilt.
Sadly, the company took a dip in 2013 after entering administration.
They announced the loss of 930 staff, in the hopes of securing the business’ future - and these included all of Edinburgh’s shops.
Thankfully the Ocean Terminal branch was saved, though nothing ever quite compared to the three floors of wonder on Princes Street.
Take a look at our photo gallery looking back on the 1985 opening below.
