Plastic Factory
Big Daddy 1999
Plastic Factory - at the far end of Corporation Street their entire basement floor was given to unsorted second hand vinyl. An absolute dream for collectors like me and my buddy Chris. Got a pristine copy of Wattstax here. Comment Virgil Hilts.
Yes, Plastic Factory moved from Walsall to Birmingham (just along from the law courts IIRC). I think it was run by a guy named Alan and ?? (Mark maybe, possibly Phil..?) I used to buy a lot of stuff there. Prog and psych was their speciality. Comment: Tim Williams
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Mark was the other owner. Shop floor was staffed by a number of folk, led by Derek. PF was a big deal for me: firstly when Mitch (who worked there) introduced me to a bunch of stuff that changed my life and secondly when Mitch left as I replaced him for 9 happy, deeply educational months with Al and Mark (and Tina).
Name
Michael Snodden
(2018)
Comment
Hi, the main person who owned this shop was Mark Cook - Stevenson and the co owner was Alan or Alun Pearce. Alun came from Walsall. Mark had previously run his business by sending out fantastic mail order lists /booklets which had superb rarities and a small auction section. Mark had a great eye for a rarity before everyone with a record collector book was an instant expert. Golden days.
Name
Paul Cleugh
(2020)
Comment
Hi,
Was looking inside an old copy of Eagles - Desperado and on the inside of the paper sleeve was written Harlequin Cheapside 25-2-76. I never visited Harlequin - so I guess it came from there and made it's way up to Manchester. I bought the album online a few years ago to replace my old white label Asylum version that I sold like an idiot when CDs came out :)
Name
Nick Clarkson
(2020)
Yes, Plastic Factory moved from Walsall to Birmingham (just along from the law courts IIRC). I think it was run by a guy named Alan and ?? (Mark maybe, possibly Phil..?) I used to buy a lot of stuff there. Prog and psych was their speciality. Comment: Tim Williams
Comment
Mark was the other owner. Shop floor was staffed by a number of folk, led by Derek. PF was a big deal for me: firstly when Mitch (who worked there) introduced me to a bunch of stuff that changed my life and secondly when Mitch left as I replaced him for 9 happy, deeply educational months with Al and Mark (and Tina).
Name
Michael Snodden
(2018)
Comment
Hi, the main person who owned this shop was Mark Cook - Stevenson and the co owner was Alan or Alun Pearce. Alun came from Walsall. Mark had previously run his business by sending out fantastic mail order lists /booklets which had superb rarities and a small auction section. Mark had a great eye for a rarity before everyone with a record collector book was an instant expert. Golden days.
Name
Paul Cleugh
(2020)
Comment
Hi,
Was looking inside an old copy of Eagles - Desperado and on the inside of the paper sleeve was written Harlequin Cheapside 25-2-76. I never visited Harlequin - so I guess it came from there and made it's way up to Manchester. I bought the album online a few years ago to replace my old white label Asylum version that I sold like an idiot when CDs came out :)
Name
Nick Clarkson
(2020)
Image Colin Rattue
