1970s Birmingham music shops

PhilTQ

Here's an old suppliers label from a Birmingham music store. Any idea who it was?

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff115/Phil-tq/supplier1_zps01e4c580.jpg

PhilTQ

Sorry tried attach photo a couple of times before it worked. Dont know why it's sideways now!

EricTheWeary

No pictures?

Fortheloveofguitar

Musical exchanges?

PhilTQ

Don't know if it ends  deys  or  leys    So something like Bradeys or Bradleys?

Does the 236 in the phone number give a clue?  A quick Google search says Birmingham City Centre, Hockley area.

Anyone here in Brum in the 70s?

Babones

Hartleys maybe? like J. R. Hartley.

Voxman

Says (world's?) largest stockists - What gear is the sticker on - might be a clue?

Jason

I think that was the shop that eventually became Musical Exchanges (originally on Broad Street until it moved St Chads (right on the edge of Hockley) It used to be a general music shop, my recorder when I was about 6 came from there.

TheMarlin

There were at least three large guitar shops on Hurst Street (a short walk from the town centre, now the China District).  I used to press my prepubescent greasy face against the shop-front window, admiring a wall of cherry red SG's I had no chance of owning....

This is the only list of 70's dealers I can find.  Looks like the last one on the list is the winner!!

BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL DEALERS.

Accordion Depot (The), 1 Stafford st 4

Aisco-Techniques, 68 Hurst st'B5TD

Birmingham Band Instrument Co.219 Lichfield rd 6

Biimimgihaim Guitar Centae, 76 Bristol st s 5

Bliss Mrs. Nora, 38 Park rd 6

Burden H. R. 1547 PeTshore rd 30

Clay George Music Co. (Birmingham)Ltd. 285/286 Broad st 1

Cleartone Musical Instruments Ltd,28 Lower Severn st 1; & 27 Legge lane Bl 3LD

Dunn S. 14 Nineveh rd B21 0TU

Green, Geo. 280 'Stratford rd 11

Green Lane Music, 372 Green la B9 5DT

Hobday's, 4 Poplar rd B14 7IAD & 4 Oak Tree lane B29 6HX

Jones & Crossland Ltd, 6 Smallbrook Queensway B5 4BN

Ladbrooke Vincent (Music) Ltd. 32 Bristol st 5

Levy Arth. 589 Stratford rd 11

Music'Box, 250 High si B23 6SN

Pass James & Go Ltd, 216 'Corporation st B4 6QB

Ringway Music (Birmingham) Ltd. 12 & 16 Moor st 4

Sutliffe Roland G. 399 Lodge rd 18

Westworth Kay 17 Cannon St 2

Woodroffes ('Musical Instruments) Ltd, 119 John Bright st 1

Yardleys (Birmingham) Ltd. 89A, Snow hill 4.

Marlin

Alnico

It's Yardleys........

http://www.birminghammusicarchive.com/yardleys-music-shop/

PhilTQ

Well done guys!  It's on a Marshall combo.
Might contact the guy on the Archive link who says he has an advertisement and see if he can confirm phone number

Fortheloveofguitar

Cleartone Musical Instruments Ltd,28 Lower Severn st 1; & 27 Legge lane Bl 3LD

Looks like our man Phil started big and went shit shape from there.

PhilTQ

I bet that was Midlands Largest Stockists

PhilTQ

Here's a complete one