tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885785477282097175.post7109497179573110530..comments2024-03-24T07:36:35.437+00:00Comments on Stuff & Nonsense: Where did the obsession start ...Rigid Digithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757290844359368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885785477282097175.post-6932495514073715162019-04-14T18:53:03.727+01:002019-04-14T18:53:03.727+01:00Cheers Rol.
My Guinness Book (and indeed every sub...Cheers Rol.<br />My Guinness Book (and indeed every subsequent copy I had) split at the spine leaving a sort of loose leaf file feeling to the library.Rigid Digithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757290844359368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885785477282097175.post-6811160393561623372019-04-14T16:23:14.392+01:002019-04-14T16:23:14.392+01:00The small local newsagent with boxes of unwanted r...The small local newsagent with boxes of unwanted records, a lot of them being ex-Jukebox (with the centres punched out) - usually selling for 10p or 20p a pop.<br />Or bundled up as a sort of lucky dip at 15 for a quid.Rigid Digithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757290844359368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885785477282097175.post-23480873034532965622019-04-14T14:33:23.515+01:002019-04-14T14:33:23.515+01:00Lovely memory here of how Woolworths and Boots sol...Lovely memory here of how Woolworths and Boots sold records as well as the more obvious outlets. Also Martins the newsagents, and various one-off grocers' shops in our town had a little corner box with records in. Some of the most obscure things that were never likely to sell to the mainstream customers could be found in them, I can only imagine that the reps who managed to palm them off to those particular shops walked out with big smiles on their faces!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885785477282097175.post-62311390087781440102019-04-13T21:24:27.217+01:002019-04-13T21:24:27.217+01:00What a great post. Sorry it took me a few days to ...What a great post. Sorry it took me a few days to get around to reading it. Struck a lot of chords with me. Particularly the Guinness Book... I remember my copy was in absolute tatters after a few months.<br /><br />I hope you continue to listen to AND write about music forever. (Well, as long as that is for any of us.)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.com