Mary's Music

[Darby]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

I don't know about anybody else, but I love Darby's and Terry's reminiscences of life in 50's Accy. I was only a nipper at the time and it's all a revelation to me. In fact, I sometimes think I would have been really happy as a teenager in this era. I can just imagine myself donning my drape on Saturday morning, nipping down to the Co-op to buy the latest Little Richard album, off to the Spiders Web for a quick coffee, then onto a nice red-and-blue open-platform corporation bus for the short trip to Peel Park to watch Stanley play a thrilling third division North top-of-the-table battle, then it's off to Mort's in the evening for a night of jiving.

Can I have some more material to fuel my fantasies please, lads?

I'll try to find some more memories for you W-H, but I need to lie down first. All this talk about pubs and nights out is going to mi 'ed!

[WillowTheWhisp]

I'm enjoying it too, it's just a little bit before my time.

[Terry]

Same for me. I have to kick start the old brain often.Still tons of memories there. Perhaps you would like my post in "Band,Music :- Accrington poets thread. Its pure sentimentalism on my part

[joanne25]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Was it a clothes shop at one stage? Or am I imagining things again?

I can also remember this shop being a clothes shop. Mary,moved furthur along the block, into which was the old animal magic shop(i thinks).

[joanne25]

Can anyone remember a music shop which was situated on the corner of little blackburn rd and abbey st,opposite canine club. I cant think what the shop was called,surely someone here will know.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by joanne25

Can anyone remember a music shop which was situated on the corner of little blackburn rd and abbey st,opposite canine club. I cant think what the shop was called,surely someone here will know.

think it was disc and tape joanne.

[grego]

Yeah, I think it was Disc and Tape too.

[Uncle Mick]

You`re right It was the Disc`n`Tape. Originally just round the corner where the sunbed place is, it started by selling second hand records and was owned by Mike Levine. In `80`s it was taken over by Colin Briggs who inherited me as part of the assets. Most people think I worked there, but I just spent my youth leaning on the counter. We had a number of celebs pop in, including Kevin Rowland, The Alarms Mike Peters, Transvision Vamps Wendy James and the singing gardener Kim Wilde. It was also a frequent haunt of Accy Webs Gayle Knight in her "Boy George" years!!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Uncle Mick

You`re right It was the Disc`n`Tape. Originally just round the corner where the sunbed place is, it started by selling second hand records and was owned by Mike Levine. In `80`s it was taken over by Colin Briggs who inherited me as part of the assets. Most people think I worked there, but I just spent my youth leaning on the counter. We had a number of celebs pop in, including Kevin Rowland, The Alarms Mike Peters, Transvision Vamps Wendy James and the singing gardener Kim Wilde. It was also a frequent haunt of Accy Webs Gayle Knight in her "Boy George" years!!

fell out with you mate where am i? in your list of celebs !

[big al]

Prior to being a tattoo shop the corner shop was renovated after being empty for some time & was a hairdressers for a year or two. Knew Marys two great nephews, Louis who has his own plumbing business in town & Mick who lives out at Barnoldswick now. Their dad Alan used to act as a bouncer at Morts dance hall on Blackburn Rd when he was home on leave from army. Understand Mary died from cancer but kept a well stocked shop that would put Virgin & co to shame today.

[Wynonie Harris]

Mary's was the best record shop in town (and there was some pretty stiff competition from the likes of Bandbox, Tony's and later, Marshall's). No matter how obscure the record was (and I asked for some pretty obscure ones, believe me!), she would look it up on her release sheets, order it and it would be there in a couple of days.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Mary's was the best record shop in town (and there was some pretty stiff competition from the likes of Bandbox, Tony's and later, Marshall's). No matter how obscure the record was (and I asked for some pretty obscure ones, believe me!), she would look it up on her release sheets, order it and it would be there in a couple of days.

disagree on that one wyn the first record i ever bought was twilight time and it got destroyed, mary tried to get it me for about 6 months-no joy said it wasnt even available on old gold, in desparation i walked on the block and tried marshalls for the first time, she took my details said i,m not promising but leave it with me= 4/5 weeks later she popped a note in my home and it was there.couldnt believe it,i still have that single to this day, so that became my new record shop.

[Wynonie Harris]

Must admit I found the woman in Marshalls a bit pushy - always trying to sell you something. Still, she obviously, did the trick for you (the original version by the Platters I assume?). The staff in the Golden Disc Bar on Broadway were the complete opposite. You could listen to records in the booths for ages, without being asked to buy anything. No wonder it didn't last long!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Must admit I found the woman in Marshalls a bit pushy - always trying to sell you something. Still, she obviously, did the trick for you (the original version by the Platters I assume?). The staff in the Golden Disc Bar on Broadway were the complete opposite. You could listen to records in the booths for ages, without being asked to buy anything. No wonder it didn't last long!

you assume correctly still play it occasionally.

[jpest1]

Went passed today and the shop is now Rossendale Carpets. I'll bet they struggle to get them in and out that door.