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RootieB wrote:Hi
I am doing some research into independent record shops of the 1960s and wondered if anyone could help me please?
R

There were no record shop chains in Scotland in the 1960s so every record shop was an independent.

Dexter St. Clair wrote:

RootieB wrote:Hi
I am doing some research into independent record shops of the 1960s and wondered if anyone could help me please?
R

There were no record shop chains in Scotland in the 1960s so every record shop was an independent.

"independant shops" as well as the 1960's? My post is def one long ramble - talk about selective reading
Ahm away hame

Sorry if this has been covered already but I can remember two record shops at Kelvinbridge in the early 70s, just past Otago Street, one roughly where the 24 hr supermarket is now and the other just across the road.
The name of one of them I think was Lawrence & Lang, and they also sold TVs & radios too.

The reason I remember them was it was there that I bought my first ever record.
Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep, by Middle of the Road if you really want to know....I would have been about six at the time.

fatfreddie wrote:Sorry if this has been covered already but I can remember two record shops at Kelvinbridge in the early 70s, just past Otago Street, one roughly where the 24 hr supermarket is now and the other just across the road.
The name of one of them I think was Lawrence & Lang, and they also sold TVs & radios too.

The reason I remember them was it was there that I bought my first ever record.
Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep, by Middle of the Road if you really want to know....I would have been about six at the time.

Did you say 6 or 16? the writing's too small

I suppose the only place to buy records in the 50's/60's would have been music shops like Biggars or music departments in the large stores?

Bridie wrote:I suppose the only place to buy records in the 50's/60's would have been music shops like Biggars or music departments in the large stores?

No the Govan Wireless shop sold them. Gloria's was going in the sixties, High Street Tops, Bernard Electrical. Have another read of this thread and check out the 78 covers I uploaded.

Like Cuthbertsons.

Bridie wrote:Did you say 6 or 16? the writing's too small

Aye, on ye go.....rip the hole out the new guy....

fatfreddie wrote:

Bridie wrote:Did you say 6 or 16? the writing's too small

Aye, on ye go.....rip the hole out the new guy.... ::):

We're talking either over-the-hill retired sportsman or promising young MP in either case.

Anyone mentioned 'Listen Records' on Renfield St or Union St ?

Ruglen wrote:Anyone mentioned 'Listen Records' on Renfield St or Union St ?

Oh, yes.

Again and again. And again. And almost certainly again. And probably again, too.

Read the whole thread. And then have a search on the site for Listen.

Ruglen wrote:Anyone mentioned 'Listen Records' on Renfield St or Union St ?

We've mentioned one of them at least.

Josef wrote:

Ruglen wrote:Anyone mentioned 'Listen Records' on Renfield St or Union St ?

Oh, yes.

Again and again. And again. And almost certainly again. And probably again, too.

Read the whole thread. And then have a search on the site for Listen.

Couldn't be bothered to read the whole thread. Just thought I'd throw my tuppence in.

Dedication and detailed research. Those are the sort of qualities we admire on this site. Bravo, sir, your gold star is in the post.

Ruglen wrote:Couldn't be bothered to read the whole thread. Just thought I'd throw my tuppence in.

Heres your refund.