Went record shopping today in the big smoke and despite finding some cool records it was bloody hard work.
1st Stop was a store I'd never been to before, Alan's Records in East Finchley. Bit of a bloody trek for me! Didn't but anything here but it has potential, not sure if I can be bothered to traverse LOndon for it though!
Next went to Camden, nothing really happening here. I know there's more choice at the weekend but the stores were pretty dull. Managed to find a Young Generation LP for 50p (do they still want these in Japan? Hope so I've got loads!
and a spare copy of Supercharged by Paddy Kingsland.
After Camden went to Angel where the charities supplied another copy of Alan Moorehouse and his Bond Street Brigade, another copy of Larry Page Bridge Over Troubled Water, Rune Gustafsson plays Gilbert o'Sullivan bought in the hope that his version of Too Much Attention is funky, DC Larue's soundtrack The Tea Dance which includes an UBB track and finally a spare copy Adam Best's corking LP Wall of Sound.
Then went to Haggle where the mad owner wasn't there, he was replaced by a slightly less mad European Rockerbilly. Signs all over the shop saying UK JAZZ DEALERS NOT ALLOWED PASSED THIS POINT!!!!!!!!! !!!!! Apparently 6 Tubby Hayes sleeves were stolen minus the records which has led them to believe that a dealer must have taken them to mint up there own copies for sale!! Bought an origianl copy of Bill Dogget's Honky Tonk Popcorn for £40 which is a bit of a bargain i think.
From there went to Hanway Street off Oxford Street where I bought a Telstars LP titled The Eurovision Team for £4, two Brazillian issues of Black Jazz LP's for a fiver each and Nat Adderley's saying Somethin' for £4. Oh and saw the copy of Hook and Sling that Nick was talking about in a different thread for £45.
From there to Berwick St where nothing was bought, did see a store with multiple copies of the Shalimar 45 for £99 each which I thought was a bit steep!!
From there walked towards Bongos and decided to stop in at the Classical store just round the corner,surprised to find that Mole Jazz can now be found above them. Bought two Mongo Santamaria LP's for £5 each, All Strung Out and Working on a Groovy Thing. Final stop Bongos (RIP) where multiple copies of Terry Callier live were bought for a £1.
I eneded up with quite a decent haul but it really was hard work. Don't think I'll be doing that again for a while!!
1st Stop was a store I'd never been to before, Alan's Records in East Finchley. Bit of a bloody trek for me! Didn't but anything here but it has potential, not sure if I can be bothered to traverse LOndon for it though!
Next went to Camden, nothing really happening here. I know there's more choice at the weekend but the stores were pretty dull. Managed to find a Young Generation LP for 50p (do they still want these in Japan? Hope so I've got loads!

After Camden went to Angel where the charities supplied another copy of Alan Moorehouse and his Bond Street Brigade, another copy of Larry Page Bridge Over Troubled Water, Rune Gustafsson plays Gilbert o'Sullivan bought in the hope that his version of Too Much Attention is funky, DC Larue's soundtrack The Tea Dance which includes an UBB track and finally a spare copy Adam Best's corking LP Wall of Sound.
Then went to Haggle where the mad owner wasn't there, he was replaced by a slightly less mad European Rockerbilly. Signs all over the shop saying UK JAZZ DEALERS NOT ALLOWED PASSED THIS POINT!!!!!!!!! !!!!! Apparently 6 Tubby Hayes sleeves were stolen minus the records which has led them to believe that a dealer must have taken them to mint up there own copies for sale!! Bought an origianl copy of Bill Dogget's Honky Tonk Popcorn for £40 which is a bit of a bargain i think.
From there went to Hanway Street off Oxford Street where I bought a Telstars LP titled The Eurovision Team for £4, two Brazillian issues of Black Jazz LP's for a fiver each and Nat Adderley's saying Somethin' for £4. Oh and saw the copy of Hook and Sling that Nick was talking about in a different thread for £45.
From there to Berwick St where nothing was bought, did see a store with multiple copies of the Shalimar 45 for £99 each which I thought was a bit steep!!
From there walked towards Bongos and decided to stop in at the Classical store just round the corner,surprised to find that Mole Jazz can now be found above them. Bought two Mongo Santamaria LP's for £5 each, All Strung Out and Working on a Groovy Thing. Final stop Bongos (RIP) where multiple copies of Terry Callier live were bought for a £1.
I eneded up with quite a decent haul but it really was hard work. Don't think I'll be doing that again for a while!!
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