Sue Durnim Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 How many shops/places in Warrington can you remember that sold records? 1. Woolworths 2. Boots 3. Dawsons 4. Warrington Market 5. HMV ? Golden Square 6. Virgin ? Golden Square 7. Andy?s Record Shop ? Golden Square There are some that I can?t remember their names but knew where they were situated. 8. Rylands Street next to/above a sports shop 9. In or next to Hancock & Woods I am sure they must be more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Rylands street was WAXXX or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 WH Smiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymailman2 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 All of the above ... there also used to be a stall at the back of the old market that sold records, a lot of the 45's were ex juke box ones, had to fit the adaptor into the middle of them so as to be able to use them on a turntable ......... think it was called Revolution Records ??? great stall with character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I remember that stall too.... first time I went I didn't realise about needing the adaptor and I was really miffed when I got home and couldn't play them. Cant remember any other record shops other than all the ones that have already been mentioned. Not the same now with CD's though as I used to love buying the coloured vinyl editions and picture discs of my favourite bands. Used to have them them all hung up on my bedroom wall in clear plastic sleeves and admire them daily (as well as litening to them of course). Still got them all somewhere so might hang them up again just to annoy my son and other half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Walking down from town centre. On the left hand side, near the bottom of Bridge Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I think Warrington Electric in Bridge Street sold records for a while. And there was a little shop that sold second hand records in Orford Lane. Have you noticed that even HMV hardly sell any now. They are almost completely films on DVD and computer games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I bought my first album in Woolworths and I bought my second album in the music shop, which I can?t remember if it was above/next to Hancock & Woods. That second album I still have and it called ?Face the Music? by ELO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long John Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I am reliably informed that there was a record shop on Padgate Lane near the King and Queen called ?O?Briens?. "Rumbelow?s" on Sankey Street also sold records, and the shop on Rylands Street was called ?Hot Waxx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Thanks Long John, to remember those record shops proves you have a good memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long John Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Sorry Sue, I can't claim all the credit, it was a combined effort of a number of people at lunchtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Sorry Sue, I can't claim all the credit, it was a combined effort of a number of people at lunchtime. Thanks Long John. I'm still trying to think of the name of the record shop that was either in or next to Hancock & Woods in Bridge Street in the early 70's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Nice one Long John..... I forgot all about Rumbelows even though my dad used to work for them (not in the record shop though) Hot Waxx was really good. Read a while ago that vinyle records were supposed to be making a comeback but cant see it happening really. Shame..... but with all the youngters downloading their music these days it probably wont be long until cd's start to disapear too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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