Karlos wrote:Can start with a number of record shops.
Humming Bird (Plantation before that) - up from the town hall.
https://britishrecordshoparchive.org/shops/humming-bird-records/
Bakers (Revolver?) - further up on the corner opposite Victoria Hospital.
There was one upstairs in the Charlton Centre when it first opened.
Our Price, and for a while there was one opposite that did all sorts of unusual vinyl.
Even Boots used to do LP's.
Forum seems to be livelier since Vic left
Loving this thread. Pity we can't multi-quote.
I remember going into Boots intending to buy Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody single. Sold out everywhere. I ended up leaving with When by Showaddywaddy. Which is a really embarrassing answer to the, "What is the first single you ever bought?" question. I couldn't help that that particular piece of Queen plastic was sold out everywhere could I? My intentions were cool.
Plantation Records. Will never forget going in there looking for (I think) Adam & The Ants - The Kings Of The Wild Frontier LP with my Christmas and birthday record tokens all saved up. Again sold out everywhere. The owner asked me what I liked:
Me: (Something along the lines of), " Well, you know, fast lively stuff. Really not into slow songs".
Came out with the double live album that is Queen - Live Killers. Still one of my favourites.
Bakers Record shop. Was a genuine "chart return" shop I'm sure, (no wonder the owner drove a Porsche). With what was pretty much Dover's first video game arcade in the basement. Run by Harry "The Claw". Prior to that we used to have to sneak into the docks (both East and West) to play Space Invaders and the like.
I am still a massive music and video game nerd (possibly addict).
Formative years.