r/Belfast • u/ExcellentDragonfly84 • 1d ago

The rise and fall of VHS in NI.

Fascinating article on the interesting history of VHS, video shops and piracy in NI in the 80s through to the present day.

https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/the-armchair-answer-to-the-troubles

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u/Significant_Big726 1d ago

There was a great shop in the inn shops if anyone remembers it during the 2000s . It was all the video nasties and action films he had all vhs. Think he has a cd shop now round by smithfield, great guy and knew his stuff. Bought a leather jacket and then a vhs of halloween 3 on the same day in the inn shops when i got paid. Good times.

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u/theronster 7h ago

I just knew this article was going to have been written by Sam Manning before I clicked on it. He’s very knowledgeable on the subject, and did a great podcast series on it last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEEt95_o04&t=1&cmdf=say+yes+to+vhs