Vinyl Revival and the Shops that Made it Happen

Haystacks Music & More     * The record shop that was raided by the police* Backfold, Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5EQ 07512 7298199 Monday-Sunday 9.30am-4.30pm Established 2013. Stock: Vinyl, CD, Pre-owned, 78s, Books, DVD, T-shirts, and all manner of oddities The wellington boots filled with flowers standing either side of the doorway are a sign of what lies within this delightful record shop. To approach the racks of vinyl, you must pass a diverse array of distractions; pink wigs, psychedelic dresses, lava lamps, wildlife paintings, a large sign declaring, “Turn Off, Re-Tune and Drop in” and a copy of an Andy Warhol print of the Beatles, to name but a few. With this build up, you except the owner Haydn Pugh to be a character and he does not disappoint. Dressed in a shirt with dozens of vinyl records printed on it and a medallion made from a 7-inch single, he soon starts enthusing about the unusual items he has in stock. The shop achieved ...

Record Shops of the Past CE Hudson Chesterfield  One day a customer asked me  “Do you have Marsha Cup?”   Although I had not heard of Marsha I presumed that she was a soul singer.   After checking the soul section where there was no sign of her I looked in the ‘C’ of the rock and pop section but still no luck.   “Where did you hear Marsha?” I asked the man. “Sorry,” he replied, “Marsha Cup is the name of the song.  It is the one that goes I’m in love, I’m Marsha Cup!”    I replied “I think you will find the lyrics are ‘I’m in love, I’m All Shook Up’ and the song is by Elvis Presley!”   Back in the early 1950s we would post our orders to London.   The ordered stock was transported by steam train on Saturday mornings before being transferred by van to the shop to arrive mid-morning.   I decided that it would be best to pick up the stock from the railway station when the steam train arrived at 4.30 a....