Paolo Carù passed away 😢

 

This man was paramount in my musical life as I used to shop at his awesome shop for 40+ years in a pre-WEB era and I sparingly collaborated on his magazines “Il Mucchio Selcaggio” and “L’Ultimo Buscadero”.

Paolo Carù was 77 years old and was found lifeless in his home, where he had recently lived alone. Emergency vehicles also rushed to the scene but it immediately became clear that there was nothing more that could be done. Via Postporta was closed and the carabinieri also operated on site to carry out the necessary investigations.

His life has always been linked to the vinyl and book shop that he inherited from his father at the age of twenty, in 1967, so much so that the shop in Piazza Garibaldi became a point of reference for enthusiasts from all over Italy and of Europe. Next to him, managing the bookshop, is his wife Anna. The Guardian listed it among the most famous indie vinyl shops in the world.

I talked with him at the phone a couple of months ago… I’m very sad and I’ll dearly miss him.

RIP to his family and close friends.