Comments
Name: John Davis
Comment: The Migrant Mouse that I remember was a record shop situated in Northgate Street in Chester, the shop shared the same building as DW Laxtons Insurance Agents and was owned by Chas Stalker. Chas and his wife were American immigrants.
Does anyone know whatever happened to Chas?
(9 March 2013)
Name: Chris Poustie
Was a great little shop. Later became Wasp Records.
(19 June 2016)
Name: Don Walker
Comment: Best record shop in Chester back in the 1970s - if they didn't have it in stock they would get it for you.
(6 September 2016)
Name: Mark Carvell
Comment: I remember Migrant Mouse well as just about the only proper record shop in Chester in the early 1970s when I was at the King's School and starting to buy records. I've just dug out my copy of Paul McCartney's Red Rose Speedway (the album with My Love on it) because it has been re-released in Macca's remastered archive series. I noted on the inner sleeve that I bought it at Migrant Mouse on 9 May 1973. Aaah - such sweet memories!
(2018)
Name: Carminha Stalker
Comment: I was Chas's wife at the time. I returned to Brazil (my country of origin). Great memories of "The Migrant Mouse" and Chester!
(2020)
Name: John Wilson
Comment: About May 1979, I bought Migrant Mouse off Chas. I think he went to South America. I expanded the posters, badges, introduced pop and rock t-shirts etc. Also sold tickets to the Deeside Ice Ring Shows: Blondie, Police, Jam, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley and more. After about three years I sold the shop to Dave - who did the records in Chester market
(2020)
Name: Richard Carman
Comment: Always helpful and informative. The shop also sold fabulous posters. I bought Salvador Dali's 'Sleep' there, which I still have to this day.
(2021)
Name: Mark Carvell
Comment: I grew up in Flint, North Wales, and my nearest source of decent records was a shop in Chester called Migrant Mouse.
(2021)
Name: Simon Graham
Comment: There was a sit-down space invaders down the steps at the back of the record shop. I got pretty good on it!
(2021)
… and this advert in the 19th May 1976 edition:
“MIGRANT MOUSE for the best in SOUL AND OLDIES BUT GOODIES. 92 NORTHGATE STREET, CHESTER. Tel. 40197.”
… and also this advert in the 20th July 1979 edition: “DISC JOCKEYS - For your latest records try Migrant Mouse Records, 130 NORTHGATE STREET, CHESTER.”