A trip to the record store, 41 years ago

[Febct]

Henry Stave?  Harold Moore's?

Harold Moore's (!).  In Great Marlborough St.  Just where I remember it to be.  Thanks for the reply.

PS - a web search comes up with "an Ode to Harold Moore's" which calls it "London's last classical record shop."

Tell me it's not true.

[Wheesht]

The British Record Shop Archive has more information, photos and even a link to an interview with Harold Moores. I remember venturing in the basement about 25 years ago in search of that surprisingly rare thing, a recording of 'Peter and the Wolf' with Russian narration – and I found it!

[terry martyn]

I used to buy Louis Spohr symphonies there.  My lasting memory is how prohibitively expensive they were!!

[Alan Howe]

My favourite was Farringdon Records (Cheapside, I think). Can't remember what went on upstairs (probably pop) , but downstairs was classical LP paradise. I always spent too much..

[eschiss1]

During my first of two trips to London , in 1993, I remember getting a couple of CDs at Moores (Myaskovsky 3/Lyrical Concertino, and - oh right, Tubin sym.7 etc. on BIS.)