Carolines
It was run by a sort of hippy lady and her ‘boyfriend/partner’ sold lots of alternative music on vinyl, a really good shop for Lps, particularly psychadelia. Alongside rolling papers and bongs. It was one of the few places that you could find anything a bit different. Reknowned in Eastbourne I believe it shut down when the partner was busted heavily and it never reopened though it sat empty for years and years looking like it might open back up at any point... Comment: Mike Murphy
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Absolutely loved Carolines and her amazingly eclectic selection. She recommended everything from Reggae (George & Baxter Irie - Three Times A Lady) to Hawkwind (Motorway City remix) to a very excited 15yr old and his 12yr old brother.
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Simon Harris
(2018)
(Mar 20, 2012) Tony May said:Yes, I remember Carolines! At one time in the 80's it was a shop worth a regular visit. A high turn over of stock, there was always something new and exciting to discover there. The shop sold second hand stuff and had a huge stock but it was more for the 60's psych, folk, rock, punk, alternative and new wave merchants than people like me who were into soul, disco and funk. The good side of this being that any such stock was usually cheap to clear there as Caroline found it harder to sell.
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Was just reminiscing about Eastbourne in the 80s with an old Eastbourne pal and I remembered Caroline, and how my 16 year old self was desperate to impress her with my musical choices! She did compliment me on my purchase of a captain beefheart album once, I left the shop walking on air..
ps are you the same Mike Murphy that attended Hailsham School by any chance??
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katrin moye
(2018)
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A truly wonderful place that paid my rent a few times!
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Ian Perks
(2021)
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And don’t forgetting my great friend Martin McCoubrey - who still works within the music industry, everyone else has long since retired.
Name
James Rollins
(2018)
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Absolutely loved Carolines and her amazingly eclectic selection. She recommended everything from Reggae (George & Baxter Irie - Three Times A Lady) to Hawkwind (Motorway City remix) to a very excited 15yr old and his 12yr old brother.
Name
Simon Harris
(2018)
(Mar 20, 2012) Tony May said:Yes, I remember Carolines! At one time in the 80's it was a shop worth a regular visit. A high turn over of stock, there was always something new and exciting to discover there. The shop sold second hand stuff and had a huge stock but it was more for the 60's psych, folk, rock, punk, alternative and new wave merchants than people like me who were into soul, disco and funk. The good side of this being that any such stock was usually cheap to clear there as Caroline found it harder to sell.
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Was just reminiscing about Eastbourne in the 80s with an old Eastbourne pal and I remembered Caroline, and how my 16 year old self was desperate to impress her with my musical choices! She did compliment me on my purchase of a captain beefheart album once, I left the shop walking on air..
ps are you the same Mike Murphy that attended Hailsham School by any chance??
Name
katrin moye
(2018)
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A truly wonderful place that paid my rent a few times!
Name
Ian Perks
(2021)
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And don’t forgetting my great friend Martin McCoubrey - who still works within the music industry, everyone else has long since retired.
Name
James Rollins
(2018)