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I take it its gone. Was it called Revolution or Revolver?. I remember I first went in there in 1976 - punk was just starting - they used to write ( in bad handwriting) the names of the singles in stock on paper and pin them to the wall. I remember there just being a few - 10 or so eventually they ran out of wall space. None of this record shop like a supermarket - you had to go and ask at the counter for what you wanted always a danger of embarrassment of pronouncing the bands name incorrectly.

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oh my god - I'd forgotten about that !

Huge place - with posters near the door too

They also sold loads of badges and put the coloured vinyl collectors disks on the wall

Brilliant

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Yeh I remember i. Wasnt it close to the mens hairdressers the name of which eludes me.

The hairdressers was called "Sweeneys" , which are still going in Sheffield ,one on Mansfield Rd, Intake -one on Ecclesall Rd.

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The hairdressers was called "Sweeneys" , which are still going in Sheffield ,one on Mansfield Rd, Intake -one on Ecclesall Rd.

Thats the one. I used to go there all the time. They did move to a smaller place just of the moor in the mid seventies. Is it still the same two blokes running it??

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I take it its gone. Was it called Revolution or Revolver?. I remember I first went in there in 1976 - punk was just starting - they used to write ( in bad handwriting) the names of the singles in stock on paper and pin them to the wall. I remember there just being a few - 10 or so eventually they ran out of wall space. None of this record shop like a supermarket - you had to go and ask at the counter for what you wanted always a danger of embarrassment of pronouncing the bands name incorrectly.

On the subject of record shops does anyone remember "Impulse" which used to be on Cambridge Street, just up from Faulkner's Snooker Hall? You could also by posters, T Shirts, badges and patches etc. One guy who worked there, John Talbot, used to be in a band who me and my mate went to see at Rotherham library.

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It was called Revolution and the guy who used to run it would come to the nothern soul all nighters at Samantha's and chat with all of us who were collecting records so that he could stock the shop with them.

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Remember it well, met the Jam there on the day 'In the City' was released, bought a signed copy, wonder if it is worth anthing now.

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Remember it well, met the Jam there on the day 'In the City' was released, bought a signed copy, wonder if it is worth anthing now.

Hi, everyone, my first post on here...currently exiled in Brazil and getting to that time of life when you start to think about the past... :rolleyes:

I was pointed here by a reference to Redgates on Owlstalk (Furnival Gate, where I spent many happy hours) and that really got me thinking about the record shops I used to frequent...Bradley's, when I was a kid and then graduating (79,80) to Virgin (Moorfoot?), Violet May's (another thread!) and this one.

I remember getting Devo's "Are We Not Men?" from here on my way to do the score box at Shiregreen CC. I must have been 15 or 16 at the time. When I got to the ground my Grandad asked me what I had in the bag and I very proudly showed him...

Not sure of what he made of songs entitled "Uncontrollable Urge", "Sloppy (I Think I'm Gettin') and "Jocko Homo"...but he grinned anyway as he probably knew I didn't know what it all meant either!

I remember the lists of records written on the wall...and as far I recall they only had a fraction of those!

Didn't put me off though...punk ruled...

Also, does anybody remember the name of a shop in Crosspool that also sold some of this kind of stuff...I have an "Italian import" copy of New Order's "Power, Corruption and Lies" from this place...

OK, that's enough for now...

Saude!!

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Great memories gremista not sure I've ever been to Crosspool lol but your comments did prompt me to recall a record shop in Broomhill - was oit called Record Collector that sold the same stuff. Did you know that?

Hi, everyone, my first post on here...currently exiled in Brazil and getting to that time of life when you start to think about the past... :rolleyes:

I was pointed here by a reference to Redgates on Owlstalk (Furnival Gate, where I spent many happy hours) and that really got me thinking about the record shops I used to frequent...Bradley's, when I was a kid and then graduating (79,80) to Virgin (Moorfoot?), Violet May's (another thread!) and this one.

I remember getting Devo's "Are We Not Men?" from here on my way to do the score box at Shiregreen CC. I must have been 15 or 16 at the time. When I got to the ground my Grandad asked me what I had in the bag and I very proudly showed him...

Not sure of what he made of songs entitled "Uncontrollable Urge", "Sloppy (I Think I'm Gettin') and "Jocko Homo"...but he grinned anyway as he probably knew I didn't know what it all meant either!

I remember the lists of records written on the wall...and as far I recall they only had a fraction of those!

Didn't put me off though...punk ruled...

Also, does anybody remember the name of a shop in Crosspool that also sold some of this kind of stuff...I have an "Italian import" copy of New Order's "Power, Corruption and Lies" from this place...

OK, that's enough for now...

Saude!!

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Great memories gremista not sure I've ever been to Crosspool lol but your comments did prompt me to recall a record shop in Broomhill - was oit called Record Collector that sold the same stuff. Did you know that?

Spent too much time in Record Collector in Broomhill in the early 80s, and ended up with many odd import LPs. It's still there, bigger but just as good, although rummaging through CDs doesn't seem the same as rooting through al those LPs. An interesting feature on the shop can be seen here:

http://www.sandmanmagazine.co.uk/oldsite/s...or/recordc.html

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Hi, My first post on here, me & hubby have just spent hours on this, reminising....., can anyone tell us the name of a pub that was near the Norfolk Arms at the bottom of Dixon Lane, it was on the site that is now a car park, opposite where the Barrow Boys bar/pub was. My husband thinks the pub was demolished in the late 70's. Thanks in advance. Gilly

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Hi, My first post on here, me & hubby have just spent hours on this, reminising....., can anyone tell us the name of a pub that was near the Norfolk Arms at the bottom of Dixon Lane, it was on the site that is now a car park, opposite where the Barrow Boys bar/pub was. My husband thinks the pub was demolished in the late 70's. Thanks in advance. Gilly

Hi and welcome Gilly.

Could it have been the New Market Hotel on the corner of Broad Street & Sheaf Street ?

link to picturesheffield .. 01 - 02

And a link to a 1950's OS map (#01) showing Dixon Ln and Broad St ... Here

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Hi, My first post on here, me & hubby have just spent hours on this, reminising....., can anyone tell us the name of a pub that was near the Norfolk Arms at the bottom of Dixon Lane, it was on the site that is now a car park, opposite where the Barrow Boys bar/pub was. My husband thinks the pub was demolished in the late 70's. Thanks in advance. Gilly

...the "Newmarket" pub was just across from the car park ,and was demolished along with the surounding buildings to make way for "Park Square"roundabout in the late 60's ,the roundabout being finished around 73-74

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The shop still seems to be there, but didn't it become a specialist shop dedicated to Prince later on? It's still called Revolution, which would of course still be relevant. However, I've also heard that there is/was a Prince shop in Ilkley of all places, and I'm sure there's not room for two in the same county!

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Revolution was indeed the best place in Sheffield for Punk and New Wave in the late 70s. I still have a fabulous sliver card display for the second Talking Heads album which they saved for me, and a multi coloured vinyl Stranglers 7" US import EP I bought there. Does anyone know when this shop opened or finally closed? This side of the gallery is now sealed off as the Council get ready to trash the whole Market building.

Still there is Their Price records on the market ground floor, which by my reckoning must now be Sheffield's oldest still open record shop. I used to buy singles there too in the 70s and 80s, but these days it's just a few budget CDs.

Simon

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I don't suppose you remember the name of the band? Only I'm researching Sheffield Record Shops and it would be good to add this in.

Impulse was a great store - went back into sort of huts beyond the front room and the clothing dept, which was full of loads of used vinyl and even a smattering of Bootlegs.

Simon

On the subject of record shops does anyone remember "Impulse" which used to be on Cambridge Street, just up from Faulkner's Snooker Hall? You could also by posters, T Shirts, badges and patches etc. One guy who worked there, John Talbot, used to be in a band who me and my mate went to see at Rotherham library.

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