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Exploring the history of UK independent record stores that specialised in Black music (1950 onwards).
Sharing experiences, in a film, publication, podcasts and more.
For volunteering opportunities, or if you have a story to tell, please contact [email protected]
www.legacyproject.online
Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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1. What was the name of your record shop?
2. Where was it located?
3 When did you open it?
4 What determined you to open a record shop?
5 What kind of music did you focus your shop on providing?
6 Who were your initial customer base?
7 What artists did you find were always in demand?
8 Did you find that your record shop came to serve as a community hub?
If so, could you please describe the ways in which your shop served as a hub for the community?
9 What did you enjoy most about running a record shop?
10 What were the things that you found most frustrating about running a record shop?
11 Did you ever host events in the shop? If so, please describe some of these.
12 As an independent trader specialising in Black music how were your dealings with record companies?
13 When did your shop cease trading and why?
14 Do you have any memories about your record shop that you would like to share with us? Any famous customers? Or memorable incidents?
1. What was the name of the record shop you worked at, where was it located and when did you begin working there?
2. What determined you to work in a record shop?
3. What kind of music did your shop focus on providing?
3. Who were the regular customers at the shop you worked in?
4 What artists did you find were always in demand?
5 Did you find that your record shop came to serve as a community hub?
6 What did you enjoy most about working in a record shop?
7 What were the things that you found most frustrating about running a record shop?
8 Did your shop ever host events? If so, please describe some of these.
9 Did working in a record shop help prepare you for other jobs you have since done?
10 do you have any memories about your record shop experience that you would like to share with us? Any famous customers? Or memorable incidents?
1. What was the name of the record shop you shopped at, where was it located and when did you begin shoppng there?
2. What attracted you to that record shop?
3. What kind of music did that shop focus on providing? And what records do you recall buying there?
4. What were the staff like at the shop you worked in? Were they friendly and helpful? Or rude or unfriendly? Did they share your enthusiasm? Introduce you to new artists?
5. Did you find that the record shop you regularly went to came to serve as a community hub? If “yes” then could you please describe the ways in which you recall the shop serving as such? Was it a place where music fans could make new friends and share their enthusiasms?
6. Did you tend to shop only at one record shop? Or did you visit several?
7. What did you enjoy most about this record shop? Did you make friends there? Gain information you might not have had access to elsewhere?
8. Did your favourite record shop ever host events? If so, please describe some of the ones you attended.
9. When and why did you stop buying from this record shop? Was it because there were megastores like Virgin and HMV offering cheaper prices? Or did the arrival of downloading and streaming mean you no longer needed to go to a record shop? Or did other responsibilities stop you from spending money on music?
10. do you have any memories from your days as a record shop customer that you would like to share with us? Did you rub shoulders with well known musicians or DJs ot any celebrities? Buy tickets for concerts or club nights – or any thing else that wasn’t record/CD – there?
