Name: Ian Sharp
Comment: I remember this place with great affection; spent many a happy hour browsing there in the late 1950s and early 1960s!
(18 July 2012)
Name: Truats Heytarl
Comment: I first discovered Mr Evans operating from a small shop at the foot of Haley Hill. At that time he only sold second-hand records. But I think I'm right in saying he also had a stall in the Lower Market where he sold second-hand books and magazines. It's from this stall I bought Battler Britton and Dogfight Dixon comics. Anyway, back to records. I remember buying Searchin' by the Hollies and His Latest Flame by Elvis Presley (with a triangular centre) from this shop. Presumably as business built up he had the funds to open a new shop in Westgate. This sold new records at the front and then in a room in the back he maintained his second-hand business. I built up my Kinks and Rolling Stones singles collection from the back room and purchased the first two Country Joe and the Fish albums in the front. Mr Evans was usually present when I went in either of the shops. A very hands-on owner.
(18 March 2016)
“TOP OF THE SHOPS” for records! Evans, 19 Westgate, Halifax.”
... and this in the 16th June 1967 edition:
“ALL MAKES of New Records, plus Second-hand Dept., gives you the largest selection in the district. — G. Evans, 19, Westgate, Halifax.”
... and this in the 14th September 1967 edition:
“G. EVANS, 19 WESTGATE, HALIFAX. Telephone 66295. FOR ALL YOUR NEW RECORDS — TOP TWENTY CLASSICS, SHOWS, JAZZ, FOLK, C. & W., ETC. Also Books, Magazines and Used Records Dept.”
... and this in the 16th November 1967 edition:
“TOP OF THE SHOPS FOR POPS, TAMLA, SOUL, R & B, FOLK, JAZZ, ETC. In Stock ‘Top 50’ Singles. G. EVANS, 19 WESTGATE, HALIFAX. PHONE 66295.”
... plus this in the 21st December 1967 edition:
“EVANS RECORD SHOP, 19 WESTGATE, HALIFAX, WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS A Very Merry Christmas.”