Chicken Shack Record Stall
Image Dave Penny
(Aug 3, 2015) Brian Nevill said:Owned by Mark Jamieson.
(October 29. 2105) I started Chicken Shack on the first floor of Kensington Market with Jesse Birdsell back in 1980. We sold then mainly R'n'B and doo wop repros. It was during this period that one of our customers ('Mo' - can't remember his surname) came back from India with several rubber stamps including the one pictured above for us.
Around 1984 we moved to Golborne Road, shortly after which Jesse departed to go in with Barney Koumis at the new version of Moondogs in East Ham. I continued at Golborne Road until 1989 selling rockabilly as well as R'n'B and doo wop repros, both over the counter on Friday mornings and Saturdays and by mail order. The lovely Helen Gittens (known then as 'Rocky') worked for me then.
I gave it up in 1989. I now work as a professional anthropologist, teaching anthropology in one of the London universities when I am not doing research amongst the Native American peoples of Central America. I remember the years in Golborne Road (top end of the Portobello in West London) as being great fun, particular when Helen and I were working together. The stall was a real hangout and I made a lot of good friends there, some of whom I still see. Comment:Mark Jamieson
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Hi Mark
It was interesting reading about your vinyl career. I have recently acquired some records from a dealer who got them from a guy called Dell Richardson. Did Dell purchase some or most of your stock when you finished?
Regards
Richard
(2020)
(October 29. 2105) I started Chicken Shack on the first floor of Kensington Market with Jesse Birdsell back in 1980. We sold then mainly R'n'B and doo wop repros. It was during this period that one of our customers ('Mo' - can't remember his surname) came back from India with several rubber stamps including the one pictured above for us.
Around 1984 we moved to Golborne Road, shortly after which Jesse departed to go in with Barney Koumis at the new version of Moondogs in East Ham. I continued at Golborne Road until 1989 selling rockabilly as well as R'n'B and doo wop repros, both over the counter on Friday mornings and Saturdays and by mail order. The lovely Helen Gittens (known then as 'Rocky') worked for me then.
I gave it up in 1989. I now work as a professional anthropologist, teaching anthropology in one of the London universities when I am not doing research amongst the Native American peoples of Central America. I remember the years in Golborne Road (top end of the Portobello in West London) as being great fun, particular when Helen and I were working together. The stall was a real hangout and I made a lot of good friends there, some of whom I still see. Comment:Mark Jamieson
Comment
Hi Mark
It was interesting reading about your vinyl career. I have recently acquired some records from a dealer who got them from a guy called Dell Richardson. Did Dell purchase some or most of your stock when you finished?
Regards
Richard
(2020)
Photo Mark Jamieson
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Cover Steve Richards
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