Langland Records was in Bell Street opposite the Music Shop and only shut down a couple of years ago. It specialised latterly in rock records. The shop now sells crafts. I am sure in the 1970s Langland Records had two entrances, and sound booths where you could listen to records, it closed down a couple of years ago, up untill the end they still sold Northern CDs.
Comment: Langland certainly did have two doors in the 1970s and 1980s. Bought many a fine record there from the owner (Ian?) at the time.
(5 October 2013)
Name: Charles Petty
Comment: Really gutted that Ian has closed down Langlands, it's a real shame as I went there loads buying and selling my LPs. It would be nice, as vinyls are back in fashion and record decks, if he could open up again.
(9 July 2017)
Name: Paul Woodcock
Comment: I started to go to the record shop with Ian in our school lunch break in the late 1960s. It was owned by Mr and Mrs Lowndes. They also sold hi-fi equipment upstairs and, yes, I recall listening booths. Ian worked there at weekends and (I think) took over when they retired.
The shop was in a couple of different premises all very close to each other. One was what later became Shropshire Produce. There were two entrances at one time, one opposite the music shop and the other opposite the White Lion.
I think internet sales were the reason for its demise.
(2020)
“LANGLAND Records is more than a business to owner Ian Bridgwater, who first got a taste for the music business when he was a teenager. He was a visitor to the original 'The Record Shop' in the 1960's when he attended school in Wellington. He started work at the Bell Street shop part-time before deciding he liked the business so much he was going to buy it in 1984. It was named Langland Records in 1979 by previous owners and during its history, spanning more than three decades, the record shop was based at three premises in Bell Street. Today it is back at the original site with Ian at the helm. The specialist record shop has more than 3,000 records in its vinyl collection and also boasts up to 1,500 CDs and about 20 videos together with a few T-shirts. It caters for specific music tastes including Rock and Heavy Metal together with 1970's progressive rock. Now living in Wellington, Ian is able to indulge his passion for music with total control over the shop’s vast collection. “I remember coming in here to buy records when I was at school, now it’s mine,” said Ian.”