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Phil Gosnell
24 Apr 2024 at 10:55
I used to go to Dells all the time in the late 1970s when I was a youngster. It was a real treasure trove of Beatles/Solo/Stones/Who rarities. The guy that ran it (Phil) was great and knowing how little (if any) money I had to spend, often let me pay in instalments. Later on he downsized the record department and filled one room with arcade machines, they were just becoming a thing then; he certainly got more footfall that way, but the records became secondary (sadly) and I didn’t go there so much. Not sure when it closed for good - early 1980s I’m guessing.
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Name: Phillip Burkitt
Comment: Dells Music Den was a second-hand record shop on East Street (just along from May Smith's/Deejays). I used to buy records from there in the mid-1970s. The signage was being changed in 2008 that revealed the original painted lettering.
Name: Gary Le Breton
Comment: My dad had this shop back in the early 1980s. He got it from Del and the name changed from Dells Music Den to Instant Replay. A year or so later my dad ditched the records and installed 20 video game machines - pac man, space invaders. Great times, especially being 12 years old back then.