Favourite Record Shop

[MrsJohnMurphy]

There was one downstairs near The Case restaurant? or am I imagining things

[SemperEadem]

On 03/09/2021 at 17:59, MrsJohnMurphy said:

There was one downstairs near The Case restaurant? or am I imagining things

There was music tech shop there? Sold high end speakers etc.

[SpacedX]

On 03/09/2021 at 17:59, MrsJohnMurphy said:

There was one downstairs near The Case restaurant? or am I imagining things

Are you thinking of Cank Street Records?

[1972 Fox]

There was also Brees Records on Churchgate and they also had a shop in Oadby.

 

Does anyone remember Bishop's Records on Uppingham Road? Mid 70's, not very hip.

[MrsJohnMurphy]

7 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

There was music tech shop there? Sold high end speakers etc.

No not the hifi shop (cymbiosis?) I'm pretty sure there was a record shop in a basement, I bought the Lost Boys soundtrack in there

[MrsJohnMurphy]

Also Archers Records on the High St, bought a few in there

[Rocket-Ron]

On 02/09/2021 at 16:04, Wolfox said:

Steps Ahead in the silver arcade was ace…. Spent way too much money there

 

There was an interesting shop opposite the Grand Hotel too (can’t remember the name) but I brought a Betty Davis album and some Mojo Club compilation albums from there…

 

There was a good second hand shop on Clarendon Park Road…. Love De Luxe, Joy Division and Breeders all picked up for a song…

 

Spent way too much time at Honest John’s records in Portobello…. Another great shop in Camden and a load of interesting bootleg compilation vinyl on the market too

 

The oddest one was was (if I remember correctly?).  A shop that was mainly mail order near the train station…. Specialsed in the avante garde…. Run by two Polish twins…. Was quite amazing and would feature heavily on the freak zone I’m sure!  You could only get in by invite

Ultimate thule

[Wolfox]

5 minutes ago, Rocket-Ron said:

Ultimate thule

That’s the one!  What a shop!

 

edit - found some info on it

 

Freeman - doesn’t sound very Polish (memory must be playing tricks!)

 

http://www.ultimathulerecords.com/shop.html

Edited 6 September 2021 by Wolfox

[Kinowe Soorie]

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[ceredigion]

I remember a 2nd hand record shop called Boogaloo Records but I can't remember where it was in town, but I think you had to walk up a flight of stairs to get in. I used to go in there as a teenager in the 80s and I still recall the withering looks of contempt and disdain with which the proprietor, whom we obviously called ''Boogaloo Man'' used to greet us. That was probably because most of the time, having a temporary liquidity problem back then, we just ferreted around and then left without buying anything.

[Free Falling Foxes]

Despite being one of the largest record shops in Leicester, I see there has only been one mention for Ainleys, and for good reason.

Shite shop that treated customers that had a faulty record appallingly.

Remember a mates wife being made to listen to an album she returned because it 'jumped'. It played ok in the store and they refused to change it.

It still jumped on my mates record player and others we tried it on. They must have really weighted the pickup on the player they had in store.

 

 

 

 

[SpacedX]

1 hour ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Despite being one of the largest record shops in Leicester, I see there has only been one mention for Ainleys, and for good reason.

Shite shop that treated customers that had a faulty record appallingly.

Remember a mates wife being made to listen to an album she returned because it 'jumped'. It played ok in the store and they refused to change it.

It still jumped on my mates record player and others we tried it on. They must have really weighted the pickup on the player they had in store.

 

 

 

 

The manager looked like Richard Branson. 

[SpacedX]

On 28/10/2021 at 23:31, ceredigion said:

I remember a 2nd hand record shop called Boogaloo Records but I can't remember where it was in town, but I think you had to walk up a flight of stairs to get in. I used to go in there as a teenager in the 80s and I still recall the withering looks of contempt and disdain with which the proprietor, whom we obviously called ''Boogaloo Man'' used to greet us. That was probably because most of the time, having a temporary liquidity problem back then, we just ferreted around and then left without buying anything.

On Granby street. 

[ceredigion]

5 hours ago, Line-X said:

On Granby street. 

Is it still there?