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British Record Shop Archive

quaff records

Quaff Records

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I've been surrounded by music and vinyl from an early age; my Dad worked in a record store, bringing home all the latest releases to me. Enterprisingly, I would slyly slip them into my schoolbag and take them to school, subsequently selling them to my friends. When anything came out, my Dad would bring it back to me: I had the first Specials record, the first Electric Light Orchestra record... Hed also bring me little boxes of returns and stuff. We'd sell them at school fairs. All the other kids would be doing Bob the Apple, and wed be getting these twenty seven year old punks coming up from the Kings Road for Clash box sets for twenty quid a go. We knew what was going on...! This grew up with me, and I went on to work in Quaff Records and Vinyl Solution, two of Londons finest record stores.  Phil Asher 

Quaff Records had their own record label too "Magic dragon Recordings" would love get my hands on some of their old stuff!  Comment:- John NDong

Remember Quaff from their shop on Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park. A good place for Reggae. Comment: Mark Griffiths

(June 23, 2013) Jeremy said:I've just spotted Quaff record shop on a repeat of Lovejoy! 

(June 23, 2013) John said:Just seen the shop on Lovejoy Season 6 Episode 5 Guns and Roses, originally aired on 30th Oct 1994 and I wondered where it was. 

Nice write-up, thank you ! :)

(May 9, 20150 Just found some records in my collection with Quaff Records price stickers! Some nice old skool Belgian techno / hardcore / house 91 - 93 era. Comment: Luther Wainwright.

Name Michael Luke Comment: 08-12-2016 Just seen quaff records on lovejoy  This program gets around.

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I remember Quaff when it was at the back of a clothes/tourist shop in Carnaby Street. I used to work in the shop for Jason who rented the small space to Roy. The landlords put up the rent which Jason passed on. Roy had to move it to Berwick Street which was probably a good move as it was much bigger and had a lot of footfall. Choci took over the space and set up Choci’s chewns!
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Matt H
(2021)



Nice shots of Quaff Records in full swing in the wonderful video/short film of Flowered Up's Weekender
4mins15 here. Thanks to Mikus Musik finding this. (2020)

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