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I worked at this shop as a sales assistant through the 70s (2nd from right in the photo). Although it had a reputation as good for classical the staff pictured had an encyclopaedic knowledge of most genres and we were known as good for tracking down and ordering stuff ( "what's that song..." etc.). Since sleeves were on display and the records behind the counter we also used to amuse ourselves by quizzing each other on prefixes and suffixes (sad, I know) and certain best sellers/favourites are still with me now: pcs 7067/8 (White Album), 63699 (Bridge over Troubled Water), ABCL 5034 (Countdown to Ecstasy)..
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Jon Salisbury
(Nov 11, 2013) Stu Megan said:I worked there from 1967-1968 when Eric Hancock was Manager ( he was on some BBC radio classical music show)..
“BRISTOL WIRELESS CO., 60 Queens Road; 52 Cotham Hill; 55 Stokes Croft.”
... and this advert in the 'Bristol Evening Post' dated 2nd September 1974:
“BRISTOL WIRELESS LTD. For the BEST IN ENTERTAINMENT on RECORDS and TAPES - PAY US A VISIT SOON. 60 QUEEN’S ROAD, BRISTOL BS8 1RE AND BRANCHES.”
... and this piece in the 'Western Daily Press' dated Thursday 26th July 1979:
“Family firm goes in merger - Bristol Wireless will change its name on Wednesday in the £250,000 take-over by nationally-known Radio Rentals. Bristol Wireless was founded in 1922 and has shops in Queen’s Road, Clifton; East Street, Bedminster; Milsom Street, Bath. The founder was the late Mr. G. Silcocks who started selling goods before the BBC began to broadcast. He was also the first to think of wireless for Bristol hospitals and he carried out the installation work himself. The firm has always been in the Silcocks family. There will be no redundancies among the 30 staff but manager Mr. Eric Hancock is leaving to become a partner in a record player business.”