Originally posted by tommie
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Richmond Street Sth. - old and new
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by Womblemum View PostThere should be a plaque to my father in law at the bar in Searsons lolAttached FilesDo what you love - love what you do.
Comment
-
This record shop was mentioned earlier on, which was run by Paul and Helen. Must have closed about eight year ago. The Gigs place was opened by Brian Carr of the Doc Carroll/Royal Blues showband around 1972 I'd say. Spent many a late night there after a night on the town.Attached FilesDo what you love - love what you do.
Comment
-
Paul & Helen were in Caroline Records for years...but I had been going there for years before they took over the place ...I remember the two guys that were there before them.....as for Gigs ...many the late night I spent in thereThe mind is everything. What you think you become.
Comment
-
Caroline Records closed down : Don't you mean it fell down ! Paul was a very
nice guy but Helen was very impatient.I think Paul took over from a friend of
his and I just can't remember his name.He was the guy with the beard.
Here's a story against myself.As a kid I had heard that " Telstar " recorded
by The Tornados was recorded " On a Shoestring " and asked the bearded
guy how could this be done.He did'nt laugh as he explained what that meant
but I'm sure he and his friends had a really good laugh later about this kid.
Alway found him a very decent guy but even back then he told me it was
difficult enough to make much money selling records.They always made more
selling second hand rather than new and this has'nt changed to this day.
Comment
-
There was the guy with the beard and also a pudgy guy with glasses.....I remember he told us that Granny Intentions had a new single out....and the guy with me asked him who sings it.....lol....I was mortifiedThe mind is everything. What you think you become.
Comment
-
Thanks Reggie (I'm only gettin started!).
Caroline Records: This was started as a record shop in 1956 by Anthony Sage; before that it was a furniture shop and earlier alternated between shoe repairs and confectionery. It was taken over by Paul O'Grady in 1963. The building is probably the oldest on this side of the street - it appears on the Ordnance Survey map of 1837.Do what you love - love what you do.
Comment
-
Hi AD,was Anthony Sage the guy with the beard ? I never knew his name.
Is he still around ? Whatever happened to Paul O'Grady since it closed ?
It was a great little shop and it was nice to be supporting a small retailer.
I alway go to Freebird Records in Wicklow Street and keep out of the multiples
Comment
-
Sorry, camden, I'm not very familier with this shop as I tended to go towards town for buying records etc. There was a place on Dean St in the 60s/70s that was similar to Caroline and I spent my pocket-money there.
This is a fragment of a photo that shows Old Camden St in the bottom right corner in the 50s. I might have a better version in my scattered collection showing the "Ideal" but will have to look it up.
Liam K lives in Copenhagen and I used to meet up with himself and Mickey Carpenter when they'd be home for a visit but haven't heard anything from them in the past five years.Attached FilesDo what you love - love what you do.
Comment
-
I bought quite a lot of Albums in that shop in Dean Street you mentioned.
The guy who ran it looked like "Flash Harry " in " The Belles of St.Trinians "
He had a really thin " Ronnie " and not a clue about music.I always felt most
of the stuff was stolen.He only had Albums for sale and always looked shifty.
Only my opinion but he never got into any conversation at all with customers.
Bought my first Judy Collins Albums there and became a hugh fan and have
seen and met her a few times over the years.Got some Bob Dylan there too.
Comment
Comment