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I came across a 2xLP, a collection of 1990 British Αwards. The first record has a faint scratch. On the front cover there is a large sticker from your store, which describes this defect, handwritten. There is also a price sticker. So I wondered if you were interested in sending you a photo, which is definitely a part of the history of the store.
Yours sincerely, Greetings from Greece,
Matoulas Dimitios
(2022)
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… and this piece in the 20th April 1990 edition:
“Opportunity Knocks' winner, Brenda Cochrane, will be in John Menzies Record Department, 107 Princes Street, Edinburgh, on Saturday, 21 April between 12.30 pm. and 2.00 pm. to sign copies of her fantastic new album 'The Voice'. 107 Princes Street, Edinburgh.”
“The Record Salon and Fancy Goods Department. Menzies, the newsagents and booksellers, have recently added to their comprehensive service a gramophone record sales department. The new department shares the reconstructed first floor of the premises at 194 High Street, with the children's corner of toys and games, etc. The record department is planned on the most convenient open-access system, with free-standing floor fittings permitting of a leisurely browse of the kind that record collectors appreciate. Walls and windows also carry excellent display fitments, where the stock is seen to best advantage and suggests ideas tor collection-building. One of the best features of the good display is the clear classification of records. These come strictly under a number of headings, such as jazz, musical shows, Scottish records, modern pops, orchestral, instrumental and grand opera. LPs and EPs are separately housed and classified. The selection is right up-to-date in all sections, and all sleeves on view correspond to records actually in stock in the shelves situated behind the servery. All makes of the bargain-label discs are there in a wide choice, offering first-class value both in content and recording techniques.”
...and this advert in the same edition:
“JOHN MENZIES MODERN NEW RECORD SALOON, where all makes of E.P.'s, LP.'s and STEREOPHONIC RECORDS are Displayed for Easy Self Selection • CLASSICAL, JAZZ, POPULAR. Recordings for all Musical Tastes at JOHN MENZIES 194 High Street, Arbroath. Telephone: 3528.”