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I remember it well from the 60s - its name was Memrydiscs (all one word) and I bought a lot of my records there. You could also take your stylus in to be checked, to see if you needed a new one. The proprietor was a tall distinguished-looking middle-aged chap with swept-back hair who smoked a pipe. The counter was on the slant on the left as you went in and as I recall there were listening booths on the right. The shop closed many years ago and was demolished when the pavement on that corner was widened and landscaped.

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Graham Larkbey
(2020)

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I remember it very well. I lived in Isleworth and it was my "local" record shop.

I worked part time in The Rifleman pub in Hanworth Road. When I got paid on Friday afternoon I would rush up the road and convert the cash into vinyl.
Sad to see it go.
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John Hooper
(2021)


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Remember it well from the early 80's before it made way for the new Treaty Centre I thought? Bought my first Beatles and Kinks singles and a Northern Soul comp. in there. The pipe-smoking owner was a nice fella, was happy to order something if not in stock. Happy memories of Saturday afternoon trips from Hounslow West together with a visit in to the small Our Price next to Littlewoods....
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Dave Noonan
(2021)

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Thanks to you. Finally tracked this/Memrydiscs name down. Yes I remember the pipe smoker and the listening booths. Embarassingly I remember buying my first very single (Brotherhood of Man's Angelo) and Album (Abba's first greatest hits). Yes this went after they put up the Treaty Centre I think. Been trying to recall all the old record shops in Hounslow I used when a kid in 1970s/80s. I'd remembered getting vinyl in Woolworths but in later teenage years graduated to punk and new wave interest, used Rumblelows (old electrical shop up the high street opposite M+S with actually really good selection of vinyl) as well as Cloud 7 (opposite Woolies)(which later became Our Price). Later in life, in 1991/2, after returning from my travels I ended up working in Our Price in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport. Claim to fame was serving Suzi Quatro - can't recall what she bought.
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Cliff Webb
(2022)



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Lee Russell
06 Jun 2023 at 07:46
Got my first 7" record from memrydiscs, eye of the tiger,survivor. Remember being disappointed about getting a black cover and not the picture cover but, loved it anyway!
Shame these sort of places have gone. Great memories though!
Carlo Sharp
06 Jun 2023 at 09:33
I used to buy many of my early records from Memorydiscs. Bockbuster! by The Sweet was the first record I bought from there in 1973. And yes, I remember the proprietor as well, smoking his pipe.
Ian Temple
08 Jul 2023 at 10:55
Memry Discs was always a Gem of a record shop.. If there was something I was trying to order from the Back Catalogue lists.. If he couldn't get it, nobody could. He found me a couple of gems.. Of course i've still got all my vinyl.. Sounds good too :)
Bob Doherty
24 Oct 2023 at 12:37
I worked for a short period in Our Price Hounslow a magical time among a very diverse bunch including Ted Kessler,i guess that was 1989 or 1990,jeez the world was so much simpler then! Hi to any of that gang still kicking about

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