Produced by Simon Phillips, this documentary features Jazzie B, Trevor Nelson MBE, Marcia Carr, Claudia Wilson, Ammo Talwar MBE, DJ SS, DJ Rap, DJ Spoony, Wookie, Jeff Smith, Simon Dunmore and Carol Leeming MBE as they take a trip down memory lane and shine a spotlight on Englandâs independent record stores that specialised in Black music. Documenting the importance of these record shops through the decades, across history and culture.
Check out the new project website â www.theblackmusicrecordshop.co.uk â which also houses additional interviews, images and insight from those who worked and shopped in the record stores. Illuminating Black, African & Caribbean experiences, which have been uncovered by a team of researchers and will all be available via the website.
The documentary and website are part of a wider project by the same name: The Record Store & Black Music: Englandâs Tastemakers, which also saw the release of a book, podcast and educational resource.
Purchase the book here â https://amzn.eu/d/eN5AHgC
The project has been made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. It has been rolled out by 2Funky Arts (Leicester), in partnership with Sound/Image Research Centre (University of Greenwich, London), Brighter Sound (Manchester) and music:defined.
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Wow thank you for this.
Saturday for me was my weekly record shop pilgrimage. From South East London all the way to North London i would hit about 10 shops! Return home with my haulâĻ..put all the main tracks straight on an SA90 ready to play in the car on the way out to the clubs!
Really enjoyed this – great work everyone involved! Vivid memories of so many of those shops…
Fabulous insight to our lifeline record shops. living in King's Lynn I was fortunate to be let in to soul bowl records where Andy Davies worked ( good friend to this day ) when I was about 16 years old. I just knocked on the door in Portland street and was met by Jon Anderson who said " what do you want we are not a shop" I recall saying something like " I want to buy a Northern soul record" he said come on in. I remember seeing racks and racks of records and a window desk with ladies packaging records for mail order. Jon was abrupt but kind and said how much do you want to spend? I only had pocket money ( the amount I can t remember ) but he was keen to help me and see me off, he handed me a record and he said I was cheeky and I left with the epitome of sound – You don't love me on sandbag original Vinyl. Oh the joy I still have telling this true story. long Live independent record shops and the unsung hero's the suppliers of our Black music
Great documentary,Graham Warr and Steve Glover inside The Oasis Birmingham ,and Osbornes in my home town of Banbury âĻ
Great documentary!
Incredible and important documentary. Well done Simon, 2Funky and all involved in pulling this off. All partaking and mentioned take a bow and we salute, love and appreciate you all!â¤đđž
Big up, Regal Records, East London(Clapton). Also, Body Music, North London(Tottenham)and lets not forget, Daddy Cool, over in the westend, Dean Street.
Brilliant production V â¤
Fantastic production Vijay. The true essence and culture captured perfectly â¤đ
What an absolutely fantastic representation of what our lives were, what we lived for, where every penny we had went! Not one single regret, a hub,in every facet,where we all collected, with the music our common bond. This was amazing to watch, beautifully filmed.
This was a real treat, fantastic job.
Not sure about Groove opening in 1981 đ I was buying records from Groove in 1979
Very good!! Shared!
There is also an essential shop that thrived off records…the DJ store…i mean if you were serious about your DJ set up you had to get your SL's your mixer..pre amp…equalizer…speakers mix etc….for me…i remember going to Disco Supplies in Romfordđđđ just mainly to gawp at the amazing DJ equipment they had in shop for saleđđđđ
Best video i watched on YouTube this week â¤â¤â¤â¤â¤â¤â¤â¤
And Nobody mentioned HITMAN RECORDS IN SOHO…..đĸđĸđĸđĸ
Big up 2funky, the only record shop I travelled to if it wasn't London for all my R&B and Hip Hop imports backaday.
Record shops really were community centres for adults. Sit in there for hours listening, discovering, talking, flyer collecting and more!
Big up Vijay and the 2Funky team and Schooly for all his hard work on this. Essential viewing and great that being a Midlander, it took me back to Summit and Don Christie's. Happy days!!
I worked for Brian Harris from 1973/8 whn I took over the shop great daysđ¯
Amazing documentary
Much needed information and description of black music in the uk….big up all the independent record shops across the country long may vinyl continue to spin đđđ
Thank for this priceless content
This was excellent! Thanks and congratulations to Simon and all those involved in it's making đđđđđđđ
Big-upâĻ Paul Marsh, Murrayâs, & Caz all shops in Manchester – also Black Wax Birmingham all places I visited on a regular basis. I lived across the road from the record shop so for me it was heaven. Caz was where I bought my first record âThank The Lord – Jimmy London. 1976.
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