Comments
Name: Alan Brown
Comment: Yes, happy days and memories trekking round Sunderland on a Saturday visiting Bergs, Spinning Disc and TW Atkinsons. There were others but these three were my main record shops that I used from 1970 until 1977 and then I went shopping more in Newcastle.
Bergs used to have all the new releases in their window. It was a small shop but I remember seeing Free's 1972 album Free At Last in early June 1972 and going into buy it. Think it was £2.32, probably about five weeks' pocket money then. I remember sitting on the JOLLY Bus on the home looking at the sleeve and thinking the photo of Paul Kossoff looked terrible on the rear cover. It is still one of my favourite Free albums, wonderful times.
I saw Free for the last time on 16 October 1972 and even bought that ticket at Bergs... no rip off Ticketmaster-type gangsters in those days. You queued up for your records and tickets in the hope you would get one - ah the wonderful age without mobile phones, internet... happy, happy days.
(10 March 2015)
Name: John Stafford
Comment: Louis Berg, a lovely man - I wonder if he's still with us?
(2022)
“H. BERG, GRAMOPHONE DEALERS, CROWTREE ROAD.”
... and this in the 28th September 1949 edition:
“BERGS, Ltd. RADIO & CYCLE SPECIALISTS, 41 CROWTREE ROAD. Est. 1907, Phone 2036.”
... plus this in the 21st December 1950 edition:
“RECORDS! Records! Records! Huge selection, including Christmas Titles — Bergs Ltd., 41 Crowtree Road.”
... and this in the 28th October 1955 edition:
“BERGS - Quick Service for all your New Records at our new Record Rendezvous - Bergs, 41 Crowtree Road.”
... plus this in the 13th December 1957 edition:
“BERGS LTD. for Cycles, Radios, TV, Electrical Goods and Records. 41 CROWTREE ROAD and 42 BLANDFORD STREET.”
Crowtree Rd
Sunderland
3 July 1973
£2.19 (Cash)
I paid a fiver ! Barging!!