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* John King Sounds Kingston - my first Fender came from there and I would love to have had the presence of mind and confidence to have had a good root round, but when you were young in the 70s, music shops saw you as a nuisance and not a potential...
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oh and yes the previous incarnation of DV247 - who remembers the thrill of the Monday night B stock further price reductions??!
Peter Cooks in Hanwell. Alladin's cave masquerading as two suburban semis. Also their acoustic only offshoot 'Unplugged'.
Allbang and Strummits in London
Andy's Guitar Workshop on Denmark Street circa 1989
The D&G often had some great stuff in there and always well priced. My '73 Ric 4001 came from there, cost £299!. I also bought a 70s Sigma DM10 for £150 and a silverface Bassman 135 and 4x12 pyramid cab for £399, amongst other things.
The Cambridge Rock shop eventually became Music Village and then Digital Village, where things went downhill rapidly. Back in the day, I found most of the staff friendly and helpful. Two guys in particular- Steve and Duncan were great to deal with.
I said maybe.....
As a retailer I'm not going to add any names from the past, but I o think the most over ratted store I ever visited was the London Rock Shop in Kentish Town - massive hype and very little substance - Ed Jones I recall
(formerly miserneil)
I don't miss many shops, because in my youth I was the kind of person music shop assistants would either ignore or look down their noses at contemptuously.
Allbang & Strummit was OK - although I still slightly resent the fact that my guarantee of "free picks for life" became just a pipe dream after no more than a couple of years.
And I remember Jeff telling me off for complaining about a guitar I bought at Machinehead.
Roka's (later Rockers) was very good for parts and spares, in the pre-internet days.