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Post by GlennA on Nov 4, 2013 13:47:33 GMT
Just opened, an actual, new, proper record shop! Down the bottom end of the Strand near the market.
New and second-hand vinyl and CDs. Well-considered ordering policy by the looks of things, nice chaps and keen to help. Good luck to em.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2013 15:41:48 GMT
Just opened, an actual, new, proper record shop! Down the bottom end of the Strand near the market. New and second-hand vinyl and CDs. Well-considered ordering policy by the looks of things, nice chaps and keen to help. Good luck to em. Is Bevans on the Strand still trading mate ? I used to get lots of my records from there |
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Post by GlennA on Nov 4, 2013 15:43:38 GMT
Yes, just does second hand now though. Old man Bevans sold it a year or so ago.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2013 15:50:54 GMT
Yes, just does second hand now though. Old man Bevans sold it a year or so ago. Used to be a good shop .....He was an old man when I was a kid !  |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Nov 6, 2013 16:43:39 GMT
Does anybody remember Sherwins Music Shop Hanley Market Sq. Could spend all afternoon in one of the music booths with your earphones on getting them to play all you wanted.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 16:51:10 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 16:54:35 GMT
Does anybody remember Sherwins Music Shop Hanley Market Sq. Could spend all afternoon in one of the music booths with your earphones on getting them to play all you wanted. I certainly do mate ....happy days |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 16:56:25 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Still got an thirty odd year old JVC deck in the loft .....along with about 100 LP's |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Nov 6, 2013 18:20:47 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Not me but my Dad, aged 90, still has the red and cream Dansett Record Player he bought in the 60s. You can stack 10 singles or 4 LPs on it. I get the needles for him off eBay. |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Nov 6, 2013 18:36:36 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Meeeeeeeee, although not as much as I want to, sometimes its just to much effort changing over 45s every few mins, kinda gets in the way of other things |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 19:33:45 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Not me but my Dad, aged 90, still has the red and cream Dansett Record Player he bought in the 60s. You can stack 10 singles or 4 LPs on it. I get the needles for him off eBay. The first Record player I had was a Dansett , that must have been in the late 60's as well......it was great |
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Post by GlennA on Nov 6, 2013 19:53:46 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Me, every day! Right now in fact  |
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Post by chigstoke on Nov 6, 2013 21:14:41 GMT
Any idea if the shop ever gets obscure CD's in? Or whether they can somehow order them in? I assume with CD's it's one's from all decades. Just thinking of rare EP's or Promo CD's that i'd like |
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Post by GlennA on Nov 6, 2013 21:51:21 GMT
Yeah they'll help you out Chig. It's a proper record shop - quality independents and 'classic' second hand stock. Find em on FB or Twitter and have a chat (or pop in - they're dead friendly!)
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Post by chigstoke on Nov 6, 2013 22:07:53 GMT
Yeah they'll help you out Chig. It's a proper record shop - quality independents and 'classic' second hand stock. Find em on FB or Twitter and have a chat (or pop in - they're dead friendly!) Brill. I'll have a gander at the FB page now. May pay a visit during the week Quick Edit : Just incase you have an idea yourself. I like most genres. Was looking for The Slim Shady EP, any avenged sevenfold promo and no control by BR. I'll pm them but if you know if they can ever stock them, I'll be most greatful |
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Post by lastoftheldk on Nov 6, 2013 22:10:58 GMT
good to see something new opening in Longton
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 22:41:37 GMT
good to see something new opening in Longton There used to be another Record shop in the precinct ...disco 1 I think it was called ? I don't suppose that's still open ? |
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Post by lastoftheldk on Nov 6, 2013 22:46:58 GMT
Don,t think so Bish, have not live there for a long time, like what you said about Bevan though, it was a good record/music shop aswell
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 0:38:22 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Me, every day! Right now in fact I wasn't in any doubt about you Glenn! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 0:41:05 GMT
Morning ************** up early this morning .....noodles for breakfast again mate ?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 1:22:18 GMT
When I was a boy I used to buy my records off Lonnie. He would always order stuff in for me too. Somedays, he used to wear an amazing necklace with a beautiful big coloured butterfly encased in a crystal clear polished perspex square, the size of a beermat. He was larger than life.
If you decided to buy a record, you took the empty artwork sleeve to the counter and Lonnie would pull the record itself, in the white inner dust sleeve, from the shelves behind him. He'd then take the vinyl out and use his finger like a spindle and spin the record with his eyes level with the edge, like the Harlem Globetrotters did with a basketball. He did it so gracefully and in one fluid movement. He did care, but more than anything it was just Lonnie being Lonnie. He's a natural born showman.
As a young teenager me and my pals always tried to get to as many gigs at The Viccy Hall that we could. We'd walk from Penkhull to Hanley and back to Penkhull. We could never afford to buy tickets though, unless it was a must see band. We simply waited outside in the freezing cold and pestered the roadies who would, after saying "no chance" a dozen times, eventually cave in and let us in, usually just as the support act kicked in. We never failed! Once inside, I would always look up from the ground floor to see Lonnie sitting smack bang in the middle of the first floor balcony, right over the clock, it was like he was holding court and he never missed a gig. The Viccy really is a superb venue and easily my favourite.
Although I really don't know Lonnie that well, he always remembers that 12 year old kid who was buying those Pink Floyd albums. Great character and very much his own man.
Does he still walk up and down Hartshill Bank? I haven't seen him for years now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 1:30:56 GMT
Morning ************** up early this morning .....noodles for breakfast again mate ? Morning Bish. We usually fetch a couple of ham and cheese toasties from the 7-11 to nibble on with our mug of Nescafé. But it's piddling down (rainy season here is Oct/Nov) so I'll try to make it through to lunchtime. Don't really go for noodles much unless they're in a tasty Thai clear broth, to be honest with you fella. Have your travels ever taken you to this part of the world mate? |
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Post by craig67 on Nov 7, 2013 2:42:35 GMT
I'll pop in next time I'm in Longton.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 2:53:05 GMT
Who on here still has a record player that they use? Meeeeeeeee, although not as much as I want to, sometimes its just to much effort changing over 45s every few mins, kinda gets in the way of other things We had a bit of a do last Satdee night. A couple of twenty somethings were admiring my (rubbish, cheapo) turntable and boxes of (dusty) LPs. (All of which are recorded and were avaialble on the iTunes Player ... but oh no, that's just not as trendy as analogue ... And to be fair, the pair of them were wrecked ...) "These are brilliant!" slurred one, as I cued and dropped a second tune for him. "Oh yeah", I said, "You try cueing and dropping on a turntable a couple of metres from the girl wearing the other leg-hole of a pair of knickers you've got twisted around your thumb!" Shuffle on an iPod ... it must surely be the sole reason for the increase in birth-rates!?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 10:03:57 GMT
Morning ************** up early this morning .....noodles for breakfast again mate ? Morning Bish. We usually fetch a couple of ham and cheese toasties from the 7-11 to nibble on with our mug of Nescafé. But it's piddling down (rainy season here is Oct/Nov) so I'll try to make it through to lunchtime. Don't really go for noodles much unless they're in a tasty Thai clear broth, to be honest with you fella. Have your travels ever taken you to this part of the world mate? Ham and Cheese toasties sound the business mate ...! Not sure about the Nescafé though .....you can't beat the Coffee maker for the real stuff. No mate I'm afraid I have never been down your neck of the woods ....it's a bit of a long flight for me |
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Post by chigstoke on Nov 7, 2013 18:23:51 GMT
The Strand Records were very helpful in my request. No control would be £11, A7x promo CD's £13 and the Slim Shady EP £500! Not surprised saying only 500 were made.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Nov 8, 2013 0:54:02 GMT
Meeeeeeeee, although not as much as I want to, sometimes its just to much effort changing over 45s every few mins, kinda gets in the way of other things We had a bit of a do last Satdee night. A couple of twenty somethings were admiring my (rubbish, cheapo) turntable and boxes of (dusty) LPs. (All of which are recorded and were avaialble on the iTunes Player ... but oh no, that's just not as trendy as analogue ... And to be fair, the pair of them were wrecked ...) "These are brilliant!" slurred one, as I cued and dropped a second tune for him. "Oh yeah", I said, "You try cueing and dropping on a turntable a couple of metres from the girl wearing the other leg-hole of a pair of knickers you've got twisted around your thumb!" Shuffle on an iPod ... it must surely be the sole reason for the increase in birth-rates!? you could be onto something there. I'm going to have to big up Cannonball Records after going down there today, the owner (I think his name is Dave, apologies if I'm wrong), was clearing out the shed/outhouse/room next to his shop and although not being open today, kindly opened up his shop for us and also searched out the particular boxes of music we wanted for us to look through, as well as this he also gave us a couple of perfectly good record boxes that he was throwing out and all they needed was a bit of a clean up, winner all round . |
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Post by GlennA on Nov 8, 2013 7:39:36 GMT
Cannonball's great, especially for 60s/70s rock. He's also got a nice line in new, heavy-pressing psychedelic imports from Japan and Israel and all points in between.
Can't go without mentioning Rubber Soul in Stoke. Mightily impressive stock but, Christ, I wish he'd have a sort out so you can get into the shop and actually breathe out.
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Sept 2, 2015 18:15:22 GMT
Been in there today. First time I've been up the area for a while. Decent shop. Got a nice Hanoi rocks bootleg lp and the ramones/husker du rsd 7". Googled record shops longton and this thread came up!
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 2, 2015 21:00:54 GMT
Been in there today. First time I've been up the area for a while. Decent shop. Got a nice Hanoi rocks bootleg lp and the ramones/husker du rsd 7". Googled record shops longton and this thread came up! My mate wanted go see Hanoi Rocks because he said the singer was dead fit. He said "she's only got small tits but she's still shaggable" |
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