This Brighton record store was run by Tony Lee from 1989 until 1992. It’s where Luke Slater began releasing original tracks under a slew of different monikers and thus the UK techno label was born courtesy of Luke and Alan Sage.
I can recall visiting an obscure dance record shop which was located down the little passageway by the side of the building very near Duke’s Lane and climbing up the stairs at the rear in order to get to the first floor of the building where the records were on display. I’m assuming that this was either Jelly Jam Records or c Record Store.
(Update: amended thanks to Tony Lee, 31 March 2020).
Jelly Jam Records, Brighton , which i used to frequent quite a bit, a great shop. Rob Lurker Taylor (2024)
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I worked for Luke at the very start of the shop opening. It actually opened in November 1990. It wasn't down any back alley, it was just above a clothes shop called Passenger, run by a guy called Ken, and his Mrs Jan. You went in the clothes shop and up the stairs to get to Jelly Jam.
I dished out a lot of flyers the days before opening, and the very night before, managed to blag my way into a Boom rave at the old "Event/Top Rank" - I made my way to the front and managed to get Carl Cox to do a shout out to the shop, just as the lights came on at 2am.
However, being a stupid stoned 17 year old raver, one day after working in the shop, I left the window open, and Luke sacked me. It still haunts me to this day that I let them down like that. Sorry Luke. :(