Bogus Bros

Bogus grew out of a wholefoods business called Grain in 1971/72 and traded until 1977 when it closed for good. Bogus sold second hand records, as well as books, clothes and such compulsory mid-70s subcultural products as incense and perfumes.
The black and white photo below shows proprietor Roger Hudson outside the shop.

All artwork included here is by Tony Cope, other than the shopfront concept art, which is by Baz Ward. All scans sent in by Roger Hudson.

Comments

Tim Walker

01 Dec 2024 at 07:59

They used to visit the University market every week. Bought loads of stuff there.

Dan Slingsby

13 Oct 2025 at 02:22

This is great to see. As a youngster I would visit this shop three or four times a week, as they got the latest American comic book imports, and had boxes and boxes of comics on the floor to sort through. They also had a brilliant selection of science fiction books too. I was 13 when it closed and I was absolutely gutted.