A long established piano business set up by popular band leader and composer Vincent Ladbrooke. The business once enjoyed a close association with John Broadwood & Sons, the oldest established piano maker in the world.
Ladbrookes also had a connection with Black Sabbath as its Bristol Street shop once had a recording studio (Zella) to the rear used by Black Sabbath. See thread link below for more details of Black Sabbath and the Vincent Ladbrooke Music shop connection.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/black-sabbath.58093/#post-849217.
Currently, the premises are still standing.
Source : British Newspaper Archive
Ladbrookes also had a connection with Black Sabbath as its Bristol Street shop once had a recording studio (Zella) to the rear used by Black Sabbath. See thread link below for more details of Black Sabbath and the Vincent Ladbrooke Music shop connection.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/black-sabbath.58093/#post-849217.
Currently, the premises are still standing.
Source : British Newspaper Archive
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