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Name: Mike Murphy
Comment: Max's sat on the corner of Grove Road and Terminus Road as I remember it, just on the corner where the roundabout is in front of the library as I recall it. I think its spot is now taken by an charity shop, that is still selling vinyl! only this time for 20p each. I shopped there in the 1980s and probably into the 1990s before it shut. Nothing major to write home about, a coverall kind of shop with a cross-section of the normal fare. Though I do remember picking up King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown there...

Name: VanMan
Comment: Max Kenny first opened in a tiny shop further along Grove Road before moving to the larger shop. Max and his business partner Dave Trafford, following the shop closure, formed the record sales/promotion operation '3mv' around 1993. They grew to become a major independent promotion company used by most major and indie labels for approximately 10 years. 3mv went bust in 2004 - it was big news at the time (Music Week & Billboard).
(10 March 2014)

Name: Tony May
Comment: Max Records was another of those previously prosperous shops to be killed off by the arrival of one of the big multiples. In Max's case it was Our Price who did for them when they opened a shop smack bang in the middle of town. Though the Our Price shop was small it drew many of Max's customers away and eventually damaged trade to such a degree that it was forced to close. Max was a great shop for Soul, Disco & Funk 12", LPs and imports, and the Max sale was always worth a visit. I also remember picking up regular copies of the 'Soul On Sound' cassettes there back in the day. The big multiples and the supermarkets have a lot to answer for!
(12 March 2012)

Name: Dave Davidson
Comment: Max Records! I remember walking in and Kim Wilde was behind the counter signing copies of her latest single, Cambodia I think. Must have been around 1981.
(2021)

Dave Harwood
04 Dec 2024 at 12:52
I found this advert in the 'Eastbourne Herald' dated 7th July 1977: “MAX RECORDS require a ??? to start immediately. Age 17 to 19. Previous sales experience an advantage. Write in first instance to: The Manager, Max Records, 4 Grove Road, EASTBOURNE.”
... and this announcement in the 14th November 1981 edition: “CLIFF RICHARD - appearing at Brighton from 18th to 21st March - will be visiting Max Records in Grove Road on 20th November.”
... and this advert in the 'Sussex Express' dated 4th March 1983: “COMPACT DISC HAS ARRIVED AT MAX RECORDS. Over 150 titles now in stock, including 75 classical titles, from £9.99 each.”
... and this piece in the 8th July 1983 edition:
“Giant stocks - and competitive prices. SINCE their move to bigger premises in Grove Road, Eastbourne, four years ago, Max Records have never stopped trying to improve the wide range of albums, cassettes and singles they stock. During the spring of last year they extended the shop to accommodate an even larger range of pre-recorded cassettes. Max Records now stock more than 3,500 tapes. As well as having one of the most comprehensive ranges of albums and tapes in the South, they also try to maintain the They offer a discount on all their new releases. And throughout the year have special promotions offering back catalogue albums and tapes at greatly reduced prices - often as much as a 50 per cent discount. The service and knowledge offered by the staff is second to none.”
... and this piece in the 15th March 1997 edition:
“... and who remembers Max Records? For the historians in the town Max Records began life near the police station in Grove Road over 20 years ago. Since then, it has moved further down the same road, changed its name to Powerplay and is now the NEW, updated Powerplay in Terminus Road, close to Argos.”

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1993

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