Hot Licks
Hot Licks

Thank you to Charles Laing for this scan.
Bruce’s (in Rose Street) and Hot Licks (in Cockburn – pronounced Co’burn, like the port – Street) were the only places to buy punk records. I used to hang out in Bruce’s all the time – the staff always had a cup of coffee ready to sober me up! All the bands used to come there pre-gig and I got to meet a lot of stars as a result. Bob Geldof still owes me a pint of Guinness. When I asked for “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” one day I was very pissed off when 2 guys behind the counter grabbed my record and started writing on the sleeve. Well, how was I to know it was T V Smith & Laurie Driver? I would have recognised Gaye! Robin
An add in the shop recruited the front man Robert King for the Scars which completed the line up.
An add in the shop recruited the front man Robert King for the Scars which completed the line up.