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British Record Shop Archive

GI Records

GI Records

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 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh. Great selection of new and re-issue LPs, and I think they were one of the first to stock the new wave of psychedelic re-issues in the early 80s. Unfortunately the owner was perhaps one of the less helpful or friendly of record shop staff. It closed c1984. Comment: dn784533 45cat forum

GI Records started out at 26b Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge area of Edinburgh c. 1976.Previously had been Its Moved to Cockburn Street in 1980. Closed in 1985. Comment: Simon Black

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I`m very surprised you found Gordon Inglis less than helpful or unfriendly.On my first visit to GI in the 70`s Gordon spent 2 hours playing me artists he thought I would be interested in. I came to Edinburgh every 6 weeks to go to his shop and he did the same thing each time. A great guy!  Regards  Jim Boyd 

I used to visit the Raeburn Place and Cockburn Street shops on trips through from Greenock and always found something of interest. There was also a very efficient mail order service which I used regularly. This and Ezy Ryder were my favorites in Edinburgh. Comment:  Eric Marshall.

(March 31, 2015) My father (Martin) was Gordon's mate, and I helped fit out the shop in Cockburn Street when I was a kid. One of the most amazing basements in Edinburgh. Not only was is full of shelves of perfectly racked records - it connected to a labyrinth under Edinburgh. It's all coming back, Gordon had a white Porsche with the reg no. WAX 11 and an incredibly modern home in West Mayfield with a stunning staircase and a pool table. No idea how I remember all that, must have made an impression. Heard he opened a little nick-nak shop on Forest Road after GI Records closed, but that was a VERY long time ago. If you're still around to read this Gordon - thanks for letting me make all those tapes, even though you didn't like the Stranglers :) Ross Garden

( April 21, 2015) GI in Cockburn Street was a vast, seemingly always deserted shop - I always wondered how it made money, selling Albert Lee and Spirit LPs. I remember buying a live import Mountain double album in there - it was that sort of place.
Comment: Richard Watt 

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