Crusin' Records Bath
Congratulations on a great site it brings back some good memories. There is one ommission that I know of which was a small record shop in Bath which I frequented quite regularly in 1979/80. I knew it as Discount Records but I believe that it's correct name was Crusin' Records. It was situated in the centre of Bath tucked away in a little street behind Jolly's departmant store called John Street virtually opposite the Salamander pub. The shop is now the home of the Adam Art gallery. Comment: Tony
I spent many a long hour in Cruisin' Comment: Mike Morrison
I remember Cruisin' Records very well. I was introduced to many fine artists there - Tom Waits, Little Feat and loads of blues bands. I picked up lots of hard to find stuff there too. It was a great little shop. Comment Bob Taylor
I was one of the owners of Cruisin'. We opened in Bath just as the Punk scene was firing up. The shop was opened by Graham Parker & The Rumour who were riding high at the time. Our contacts at Stiff helped arrange it. Phonogram didn't want them to do it because at that point we didn't have an account with them. They arrived half an hour late on the day, having told Phonogram to Fuck Off! (as Martin Belmont put it!). Our mission was to sell what we thought was the best as cheaply as we possibly could. Lots of Jazz/Blues/Rock Imports from around the planet.We made a lot of friends and soon became the only place in town for the serious record buyer to go. We played what we liked and turned a lot of people onto things they may otherwise have overlooked. This of course worked both ways and over the years we developed a splendid rapport with our regular customers. One of our biggest selling imports ever was Captain Beefheart's Bat Chain Puller which had a big delay between its US and UK release. How many other shops sold almost 200 copies of it on import? Saturdays were a riot, everybody in town. Cruisin' was a meeting place. Our cellar turned into a virtual social club. There'd be as many people down there as there were in the shop sometimes. (To say the atmosphere down there was a bit tox ic sometimes, is an bit of an understatement. You could get ripped walking down the stairs). We played a lot of Zappa and pointed countless people in his direction. We sold truckloads of Sheik Yerbouti! One of our regulars was Peter Gabriel who used to turn up just before closing and spend an hour or so checking stuff out. I miss it, but as Vonnegut would say 'so it goes'. I miss many of the customers too. So Bob Taylor, if you are reading this, get in touch. That goes for anyone else from the old crowd. Alex and Gary where are you? John from Chippenham etc. I could go on.....Andy
Iloved this shop. As a 15 year old kid it was instrumental in shaping my music tastes. The first record I bought here was Graham Parker's don't ask me questions. The shop walls were adorned with 7" record sleeves. It was my first port of call after school...I spent hours in the shop deliberating how to spend my meagre pocket money...always loads on the list and never enough money. Comment: Chris Gale
I remember Cruisin' Records very well. I was introduced to many fine artists there - Tom Waits, Little Feat and loads of blues bands. I picked up lots of hard to find stuff there too. It was a great little shop. Comment Bob Taylor.
Name RICHARD SIMMERSON Comment: Thank you for adam and the ants bow wow wow tenpole tudor at least six months before fame and top of the pops. Also pistols bootleg tapes, spizz energi and many other artiste. Cruisin mind blowing for a 12 year old in terms of good music. Never a wrong step. (Sept 30, 2016)
Name Martin Togher Comment: I was a Cruisin' Records regular from about 78 to 81 maybe. I used to love going through the singles. The staff seemed uber cool to teenage me . (March 25, 2017)
I spent many a long hour in Cruisin' Comment: Mike Morrison
I remember Cruisin' Records very well. I was introduced to many fine artists there - Tom Waits, Little Feat and loads of blues bands. I picked up lots of hard to find stuff there too. It was a great little shop. Comment Bob Taylor
I was one of the owners of Cruisin'. We opened in Bath just as the Punk scene was firing up. The shop was opened by Graham Parker & The Rumour who were riding high at the time. Our contacts at Stiff helped arrange it. Phonogram didn't want them to do it because at that point we didn't have an account with them. They arrived half an hour late on the day, having told Phonogram to Fuck Off! (as Martin Belmont put it!). Our mission was to sell what we thought was the best as cheaply as we possibly could. Lots of Jazz/Blues/Rock Imports from around the planet.We made a lot of friends and soon became the only place in town for the serious record buyer to go. We played what we liked and turned a lot of people onto things they may otherwise have overlooked. This of course worked both ways and over the years we developed a splendid rapport with our regular customers. One of our biggest selling imports ever was Captain Beefheart's Bat Chain Puller which had a big delay between its US and UK release. How many other shops sold almost 200 copies of it on import? Saturdays were a riot, everybody in town. Cruisin' was a meeting place. Our cellar turned into a virtual social club. There'd be as many people down there as there were in the shop sometimes. (To say the atmosphere down there was a bit tox ic sometimes, is an bit of an understatement. You could get ripped walking down the stairs). We played a lot of Zappa and pointed countless people in his direction. We sold truckloads of Sheik Yerbouti! One of our regulars was Peter Gabriel who used to turn up just before closing and spend an hour or so checking stuff out. I miss it, but as Vonnegut would say 'so it goes'. I miss many of the customers too. So Bob Taylor, if you are reading this, get in touch. That goes for anyone else from the old crowd. Alex and Gary where are you? John from Chippenham etc. I could go on.....Andy
Iloved this shop. As a 15 year old kid it was instrumental in shaping my music tastes. The first record I bought here was Graham Parker's don't ask me questions. The shop walls were adorned with 7" record sleeves. It was my first port of call after school...I spent hours in the shop deliberating how to spend my meagre pocket money...always loads on the list and never enough money. Comment: Chris Gale
I remember Cruisin' Records very well. I was introduced to many fine artists there - Tom Waits, Little Feat and loads of blues bands. I picked up lots of hard to find stuff there too. It was a great little shop. Comment Bob Taylor.
Name RICHARD SIMMERSON Comment: Thank you for adam and the ants bow wow wow tenpole tudor at least six months before fame and top of the pops. Also pistols bootleg tapes, spizz energi and many other artiste. Cruisin mind blowing for a 12 year old in terms of good music. Never a wrong step. (Sept 30, 2016)
Name Martin Togher Comment: I was a Cruisin' Records regular from about 78 to 81 maybe. I used to love going through the singles. The staff seemed uber cool to teenage me . (March 25, 2017)