Record Shops - a misspent youth

rodley trotter · Post by **rodley trotter** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 12:48 pm

Apologies for going slightly off thread,but as i recall from my formative years in the early eighties.the only appeal boodleam had for me,was the fact it was one of the few places in leeds you could buy kicker boots.back on thread,the beauty of vinly record shops was the triumphant joy of finding records.just reward for an eternity trawling through a sea of russ abbot lps.what i could never understand was that for something that required eyes like a hawk,how come the h.m.v next to m&s had the ambient lighting of a romantic italian bistro!

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 2:51 pm

On top of that, said HMV shop had, running its upstairs department, Geoff B, whose knowledge of Classical, Blues, Jazz, and other non-mainstream music was remarkable.Questions on such topics were always referred to him, and, on the vast majority of occasions, successfully answered. HMV sacked him for being Middle-Aged and not fitting HMVs "image".Huh?I last saw him assisting in the tiny second hand record shop just past the outgoing bus stop at the out-of-town end of Woodhouse Moor, and, I think I am right in saying, has passed on.Whilst on the subject, that HMV shop was, I believe, converted from the Ostlers pub, one of whose whose former Landlords in the 1950s was my late maternal uncle. I still have a rather nice wooden low-relief model of its frontage that used to hang in the pub entrance.

Gandalf · Post by **Gandalf** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 3:20 pm

Thanks Tyke Bhoy - never noticed those before

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 3:38 pm

Cardiarms wrote: Oh god, yes, smelt of damp. I got Tubeway Army blue vinyl down there, £40, four nights washing up at Ron's Bistro on North Lane, must have been mad. Still got it though. There's a MINT Unplayed copy for sale at €80.00 (about £ 69.74) here http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?releas ... 10&ev=rbSo it's just about held it's value.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 7:10 pm

jim wrote: Whilst on the subject, that HMV shop was, I believe, converted from the Ostlers pub, whose former Landlord was my late maternal uncle. I still have a rather nice wooden low-relief model of its frontage that used to hang in the pub entrance. While the Ostlers might have moved my memory is that it was at the bottom of Bond Street opposiste the Bond.

rodley trotter · Post by **rodley trotter** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 8:08 pm

Wasnt the ostlers through a door next to hmv[and then downstairs]?

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 8:25 pm

It was, kind of at the back of Whitelocks as I remember. Remember queuing down the side there to see Adam and the Ants in store.. Don't know why !

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 8:49 pm

As I remember the site during the fortnight I was living at the Ostlers, in either 1955 or 56, if one stood in Trinity Street with one's back to the Evening News premises looking east, the pub was adjacent to the yard containing Whitelocks. The yard exit was through a door-shaped archway ( if you see what I mean! ) in the pub's frontage to its left hand side. The pub entrance was next to the archway, going south, then a three pane window followed by a single pane window.I seem to remember that the access to the living quarters was from a door down the Whitelocks yard Ostlers Arms, John Smiths Magnet Ales.

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Sat 02 Oct, 2010 10:06 pm

That was a much better description than mine, and spot on !

RaggyTash · Post by **RaggyTash** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 10:42 pm

jim wrote: On top of that, said HMV shop had, running its upstairs department, Geoff B, whose knowledge of Classical, Blues, Jazz, and other non-mainstream music was remarkable.Questions on such topics were always referred to him, and, on the vast majority of occasions, successfully answered. HMV sacked him for being Middle-Aged and not fitting HMVs "image".Huh?I last saw him assisting in the tiny second hand record shop just past the outgoing bus stop at the out-of-town end of Woodhouse Moor, and, I think I am right in saying, has passed on.Whilst on the subject, that HMV shop was, I believe, converted from the Ostlers pub, whose former Landlord was my late maternal uncle. I still have a rather nice wooden low-relief model of its frontage that used to hang in the pub entrance. Hello there my friend..I felt I had to respond to your post as I slightly relate to it..I used to work behind the bar in The Ostlers from mid 1979 to August 1980..I had the pleasure of meeting&working with your late Uncle..Charlie,smoked a pipe like he was trying to suck it inside out,displayed a "Jimmy Edwards" tash..constantly bickered with the missus..and hadnt a good word to say about Anyone or Anything!!..Except ME!!..we really got on and I,m sad to learn that he isnt around anymore.I Loved working in The Ostlers and I thought Charlie&the missus were great..but sadly I left to move to Wigan and marry a Wigan lass,it wasnt long after I left that I heard he had moved to another pub at the top of Leeds..cant remember which it was,after that they refurbed The Ostlers and built little bays which sort of partitioned the rest of the pub off..which I think killed the atmosphere of the pub.Would appreciate Any info you have for me.Steve (raggytash)