Record Shops - a misspent youth

RaggyTash · Post by **RaggyTash** » Tue 22 Mar, 2011 10:46 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)

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 12:03 am

Sorry Raggytash, wrong landlord! My maternal uncle was John Geoffrey Field Pilling, who was at The Ostlers during the mid and late 1950s. He moved on to The New Travellers in Crossgates early in the 1960s, and I lost touch with him. The gentleman who you worked for is thus unknown to me.I will amend my previous post to avoid further confusion.

RaggyTash · Post by **RaggyTash** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 5:25 pm

jim wrote: Sorry Raggytash, wrong landlord! My maternal uncle was John Geoffrey Field Pilling, who was at The Ostlers during the mid and late 1950s. He moved on to The New Travellers in Crossgates early in the 1960s, and I lost touch with him. The gentleman who you worked for is thus unknown to me.I will amend my previous post to avoid further confusion. Thanks Jim..sorry I got you mixed up,at least old Charlie might still be with us..Somewhere.If anyone out there can give any info..please get in touch.

BillyBritvic · Post by **BillyBritvic** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 9:51 pm

Does anyone remember the second hand record shop on Domestic Street, Holbeck in the 70's? it was at the end of one of the streets on the left about two thirds down towards the railway bridge. I think a married couple ran it, great place, I bought Never Mind The [edited for content] from there. They said I had to leave the shop with it in a plain brown paper bag! When they had to move due to demolition they opened a shop on the parade opposite fforde greene at harehills, it was called Project Records I think.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 23 Mar, 2011 10:28 pm

Vallances.

RaggyTash · Post by **RaggyTash** » Thu 24 Mar, 2011 2:50 am

BillyBritvic wrote: Does anyone remember the second hand record shop on Domestic Street, Holbeck in the 70's? it was at the end of one of the streets on the left about two thirds down towards the railway bridge. I think a married couple ran it, great place, I bought Never Mind The [edited for content] from there. They said I had to leave the shop with it in a plain brown paper bag! When they had to move due to demolition they opened a shop on the parade opposite fforde greene at harehills, it was called Project Records I think. Yeah,I remember it,my mate was always looking out for second hand record stores and I remember him dragging me in there one day,it was only small inside but they kept a good stock..I ended up buying a Carpenters LP for a quid (or in liquid money..4 pints of lager in those days)just for one track on it.That was the only time I went in there,do you remember the amusement sales depot a bit further down opposite Salford van hire?..it sold second hand fruit machines&pinball machines..I was after a pinball machine from there but never managed to save enough money up..I think the place was called MHG..(Music Hire Group)they used to get old juke boxes in too with the records still in them..so you could usually pick them up cheap(the records)cos they had the big holes in the middle..sigh,those were the days.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Thu 24 Mar, 2011 7:04 pm

Vinyl Tap at the top of the Call Lane by the Corn X, bought a few in there in my time

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Fri 25 Mar, 2011 3:47 am

I tried this before but some new faces have come on the site since so here goes.A record shop on Duncan St. right about where 'Timmies' doughnut shop is now ... name plaease, or even an acknowledgement that I'm not completely mad ...

jim · Post by **jim** » Fri 25 Mar, 2011 9:16 am

You're not mad, Zip55, I remember it too. Unfortunately I can't recall what it's name was either! I do remember they had stocks of Island, Sue, and other Blues label LPs of the time on sale. Although I suppose we could both be mad.

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Fri 25 Mar, 2011 11:26 am

zip55 wrote: I tried this before but some new faces have come on the site since so here goes.A record shop on Duncan St. right about where 'Timmies' doughnut shop is now ... name plaease, or even an acknowledgement that I'm not completely mad ... I have looked at the 1971 Leeds phone book and the only one on Duncan Street is His Masters Voice 10 Duncan Street. Picture from Leodis (note the description)http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL