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Comment: Cathie McCabe's in the Murraygate wasn't exactly the coolest record shop in Dundee in the 1970s, but I did find myself shopping there on a regular basis. Not for vinyl, but for concert tickets. Cathie was an agent and could get you tickets for any gig in Scotland. I ended up going to dozens of gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh, sometimes as many as three a week. She would also run buses when a concert was particularly popular. Many of the acts, like, Bob Marley, never played in Dundee, so travelling out of town was the only way to catch them in action.
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“CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT CATHIE'S, DUNDEE'S NEWEST OUTLET OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. Colin Davis - 'Last Night of the Proms'; Berlioz - Greatest Hits; Wagner - Overture, 'The Flying Dutchman'. Classical Music from Hungary, Prague, Italy, France and Vienna. Also Stockists of Great Progressive Sounds from James Last, Rod Stewart, Isaac Hayes, Stone The Crows, Santana, The Taste, Alex Harvey plus Scottish Groups. Fantastic Collection of Cassettes and 8-Track Cartridges available. Cathie McCabe, 29 REFORM STREET, CITY ARCADE and 101 HIGH STREET, LOCHEE, DUNDEE.”
... and this listing in the 'Arbroath Herald' dated 14th March 1980: “R.R. PROMOTIONS present U.K. SUBS plus SUPPORT at the MARRYAT HALL, DUNDEE on THURSDAY, 10th April, 8-11 p.m. Tickets from Cathie McCabe, Dundee.”