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A Brummie Dude
should have had some
John i once asked a bird out when i was young. "she said i dont go out with scruffs "i will always remember that remark .the snooty cow.
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Record shops in Bham
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John i once asked a bird out when i was young. "she said i dont go out with scruffs "i will always remember that remark .the snooty cow.
Thanks Lyn. I must have visited the shop around 1971 ... any help much appreciated!
SmethwickGirl
Boing Boing!!
I used to mostly buy my records from HMV in Town, as the 82 stopped almost outside there, I would either jump off and go straight in or go in before catching the bus home. Sometimes brought my reggae records from Don Christie by the Bull Ring bus station, and Reddingtons Rare Records.
I lived just over the border in Bearwood, where we had Woolies and two independent record shops, Pied Piper at the top of Poplar Road, which closed down around 1979/80 and one on Sandon Road where I would spend hours going through the boxes of singles finding ones to add to my collection. I remember especially buying two records from there, I had some money for Christmas 1980 and raced down to that shop to buy the cassette of Signing Off, UB40's first album as I had been a fan since the first time I heard Food for Thought. I still am a huge fan of them and have seen them live many, many times. The other one was a song that clubbers of the early to mid 80's will remember well, it was called Kiss Me by Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy. I tried everywhere to get the 12" of this record, and mentioned it in the shop one Saturday, I'll order it for you the assistant said and the next week if was there waiting for me, I raced home that day and it didn't come off my stereo for weeks.
I lived just over the border in Bearwood, where we had Woolies and two independent record shops, Pied Piper at the top of Poplar Road, which closed down around 1979/80 and one on Sandon Road where I would spend hours going through the boxes of singles finding ones to add to my collection. I remember especially buying two records from there, I had some money for Christmas 1980 and raced down to that shop to buy the cassette of Signing Off, UB40's first album as I had been a fan since the first time I heard Food for Thought. I still am a huge fan of them and have seen them live many, many times. The other one was a song that clubbers of the early to mid 80's will remember well, it was called Kiss Me by Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy. I tried everywhere to get the 12" of this record, and mentioned it in the shop one Saturday, I'll order it for you the assistant said and the next week if was there waiting for me, I raced home that day and it didn't come off my stereo for weeks.
lmr3103
master brummie
Great memories SmethwickGirl. I think we were all obsessed with “Kiss me” at that time... if I went into my fave club, Boogies, and it was playing I knew I was in for a good night!! It was very much a Brummie song. Lynn.
SmethwickGirl
Boing Boing!!
Same here Lynn and thank you for the nice comments.
If I went into Faces which was my favourite club and it was played, it always ended up being a good night, don't know why, it just made me feel happy.
I agree it was very much a Brummie club song, there was also another song very like it around at the same time called Welcome to the Monkey House and I can't remember who that was by, but I know if both songs were played, we were straight on the dance floor. Great times, wouldn't have missed them for anything.
lmr3103
master brummie
Funny you should say that, I was going to say the other song I loved was Monkey House by Animal Magnet!! Me and my friend had a special dance for that, I can remember our feet (in our pointed shoes bought from the Oasis market) doing the moves!
Yes, very happy days.Lynn.
SmethwickGirl
Boing Boing!!
Funny you should say that, I was going to say the other song I loved was Monkey House by Animal Magnet!! Me and my friend had a special dance for that, I can remember our feet (in our pointed shoes bought from the Oasis market) doing the moves!
Lynn.
Yes, we had a special dance to it as well, sort of going backwards and forwards standing facing your mate, I used to be big headed and spin round while doing the dance and my mate Tina used to moan at me and call me a big head!
Happy, happy days
lmr3103
master brummie
That made me laugh SmethwickGirl, that was exactly the dance we did!! And yes I too thought I was the Bees knees when I was doing it! You don't think it's ever going to end do you? And now nearly 40 years later...where did those days go
Lynn.
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Diskery, also Matty and Rhodes on Broad St . Once I bought a record and I'd never heard it before purchase when I got it home thought it proved a good buy .
Brummie a long time ago
master brummie
My memory of buying records comes from when I lived in Shard End. I don't remember the actual shop, but I went there on my push bike so not a million miles away. My favourite tune was 'Foot Tapper' by the Shadows. (It still is one of my favourites). On the way back, record in hand, a drain cover leapt out at me and caused an unscheduled dismount. The Shadows selflessly intervened to prevent too much grazing on my arm, but as a result became unplayable. Nowadays I can call it up from any number of places, but then I was mortified. I saved hard for that record, and it still rankles.
Andrew.
Andrew.
www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Pub Historian
I know a bloke much older than me 
who has never bought a record during his lifetime. I was gobsmacked when he told me as I could not believe anybody, and I mean anybody, who has not been moved enough by a piece of music to buy a copy to enjoy. Unbelievable.
By the way, in a former life I owned a record shop for some years in the Black Country. Had some great times but paying the rent and VAT was always a worry.
who has never bought a record during his lifetime. I was gobsmacked when he told me as I could not believe anybody, and I mean anybody, who has not been moved enough by a piece of music to buy a copy to enjoy. Unbelievable.By the way, in a former life I owned a record shop for some years in the Black Country. Had some great times but paying the rent and VAT was always a worry.
Dionysius//88
master brummie
I got six of the best on each hand from the headmaster for listening to records at a friends house . That was due to the fact I was going out of school at lunchtime instead of staying for school dinners . After all listening to records was far more interesting , than spooning chocolate concrete and lumpy custard down , wouldn't you all agree ?im racking my brains to think of the shop in town i got my records from...used to play many great song in my friends front room in villa st when her mom and dad were tucked up in the vine pub a bit further up the street...barmy on motown but the one song we used to dance crazy to was shout by lulu...no way could i keep up with that one nowadays
lyn
Richard Dye
master brummie
Very definitely! I would say however that the chocolate concrete was better (less bad) than most of the other stuff! I oft wonder who the cretin was than thought up the school dinners. Off topic but in retrospect they were really bad.