Name: Adrian Holmes Comment: Although they specialised in Northern Soul I remember buying Roxy Music - Stranded, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here and The Tubes' first album from them (they introduced me to The Tubes way before they were on OGWT and became famous in the UK). Definitely active during the 1970s, the Dudley shop was the first with the Blackheath branch following later.
Name: Stuart Batsford Comment: I never went to the Dudley branch, but shopped regularly at the Blackheath store. I started going there in 1972, and the first record I bought there was Debora by Tyrannosaurus Rex, which had been reissued on the back of T.Rex's massive success. The woman who served me was Jackie, and at some point in 1973/74 the shop expanded from a tiny cubby hole into a decent-sized shop, selling a fair range of current rock and soul releases. (August 7, 2015)
Name: Alan Caswell Comment: Barry James Records was in Wolverhampton Street, Dudley - I bought many records; it became a video shop after I believe then back to a record shop. The owner back then was none other than 'Barmy Barry' Barry Carey. (2020)
Name: Adrian Holmes
Comment: Although they specialised in Northern Soul I remember buying Roxy Music - Stranded, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here and The Tubes' first album from them (they introduced me to The Tubes way before they were on OGWT and became famous in the UK). Definitely active during the 1970s, the Dudley shop was the first with the Blackheath branch following later.
Name: Stuart Batsford
Comment: I never went to the Dudley branch, but shopped regularly at the Blackheath store. I started going there in 1972, and the first record I bought there was Debora by Tyrannosaurus Rex, which had been reissued on the back of T.Rex's massive success. The woman who served me was Jackie, and at some point in 1973/74 the shop expanded from a tiny cubby hole into a decent-sized shop, selling a fair range of current rock and soul releases.
(August 7, 2015)
Name: Alan Caswell
Comment: Barry James Records was in Wolverhampton Street, Dudley - I bought many records; it became a video shop after I believe then back to a record shop. The owner back then was none other than 'Barmy Barry' Barry Carey.
(2020)