Remember the Oldies
Remember the Oldies

Owned by 'Lee Wood' who started the record label 'Raw Records'. Bands who recorded for his label were ' Users', 'Hammersmith Gorillas' and 'Killjoys' who featured Dexys Kevin Rowland on vocals. Comment: Alan Esdaile.
Exrtact from Lee Wood Interview
I had always bought lots of obscure records and as I toured the country in the Cabaret band I always visited junk shops to purchase vinyl. Usually these shops had records scattered all around in no order. But prices were usually between 10p and 25p each. I thought that if I opened a shop with all the records in sleeves and in good condition, people would be prepared to pay between 50p and £1 each. So I opened a stall in an indoor market. This expanded and I opened a shop at 48 King Street in Cambridge called "Remember Those Oldies". This was around 1974. We sold 60's stuff plus re-issues of early Bowie, Roxy Music, Led Zeppelin and other stuff. I found a couple of shops in London doing the same thing as me. Read more
Exrtact from Lee Wood Interview
I had always bought lots of obscure records and as I toured the country in the Cabaret band I always visited junk shops to purchase vinyl. Usually these shops had records scattered all around in no order. But prices were usually between 10p and 25p each. I thought that if I opened a shop with all the records in sleeves and in good condition, people would be prepared to pay between 50p and £1 each. So I opened a stall in an indoor market. This expanded and I opened a shop at 48 King Street in Cambridge called "Remember Those Oldies". This was around 1974. We sold 60's stuff plus re-issues of early Bowie, Roxy Music, Led Zeppelin and other stuff. I found a couple of shops in London doing the same thing as me. Read more