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The Story of Presto Music with Chris O'Reilly

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As you may well have seen on our site and social media channels lately, Presto Music is currently celebrating a double anniversary, as 2021 marks not only the 20th anniversary of the website launching, but also 35 years since the first Presto shop opened in Leamington Spa. So it seemed fitting that we invite the boss, Chris O'Reilly, onto the show to tell us how he came to find himself working for Presto Music in 2001, how he helped it develop into one of the leading indepenent music specialists, and explain the ethos of the business.

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