Above: The Off-Key Hat’s Leon Mayes with Champ. Photo by Zazie Psotta. Clockwise from centre top: a virgin lacquer, checking the levels on a spectrum analyser, Lawrie and Andy reminiscing about the good old days when people actually bought records, Lawrie cutting the track on the lathe. Photos by Theydon Bois

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Where do you walk the dogs?