Virgin Records

If you grew up in 90s or 00s Hull, it's likely you headed to the Virgin Megastore to buy your first CD, browse at the weekend with your friends or queue up to meet your favourite boyband.

The lost Virgin Megastore in Princes Quay was huge - and these images from our archive capture what it once looked like in years gone by. Before Spotify and Apple music, we'd peruse for must have CDs here.

My other favourite record shop in Hull in the 1970s was the Book and Record Exchange on Princes Avenue. Great shop because you could literally exchange things you did not like. I also loved the first Virgin store in Hull with its beanbags and their willingness to put anything you recommended on their turntable. Steve Chapman 2024