Mr Ed (The Stables)
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chesterbells said:Blue2112 said:chesterbells said:Can remember going to a Record Fair in manchester from time to time ('trans
-pennine'??); recall it being held in a basement somewhere near Piccadilly Gardens.
(btw, anyone else used to get their regular vinyl from Yanks or Bostocks in the arndale? Yanks was cheapest by far).
I used to go to that record fair in the basement, that was when record fairs were a big thing. Nowadays theyre usually held at Saschas hotel, been to a few with BTH and you can get round them in about 15minutes flat. It's nearly all cd's these days but if you look hard enough you can still find the odd treasure.
I spent far too many hours in Yanks absolutely loved the place with the cut off corners and the A,B,C coded lp's. Oh to be able to go back in time and enjoy those moments of pleasure again.
Ha ha , yes, the cuts in the corner, I remember now!
The excitement of getting back home and listening to Farewell To Kings and the rest for the first time... You never knew really what you were going to get, save the odd tune you might have heard at a mates house or on Tommy Vance
The first Rush boot I bought was from a "Super Record Fair" at the G-Mex in the 90's on double cd entitled "Every Soul a Battlefield"
A soundboard recording in stunning quality, track list sensational including side one of "2112" which is just 20 minutes of quality, in fact I've dug it out and I'm listening to it now!! What a band!!