Saffron Records
Roger Miners
Top man Kevin, use to go every Friday night after school at Penrice and he’d let me here a lot of American smooth jazz like Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Weather Report, Crusaders etc. Forever grateful to the man.
Ian Smith
I used to go there every Friday with fellow dj Mad Max. Kev would tell us what we needed always left with a bag full of vinyl.
Happy Days
Mark Allen
Because of Kevin, I still have many U2 limited edition records. So, he will always be a legend to me!
Ant Green de Siecle-Lindup-Craze
Used to travel up from Truro to shop there. What is the manager doing these days. He was a nice chap!
Nick Biggs
Was a great shop. Prog rock heaven
Em Lee
Ordered my first B52 album from Kevin, it took about 2 months to come but eventually arrived - those were the days... I just loved this record shop. We would hang out here every Saturday oh and teh Wimpy of course!!
Jane Hurley
I remember when the Nolan's came to St.Austell to open this store. They turned up in an old battered Franks taxi!
David GreetOverheard this outside Vernons shop today:
"I delivered records down to Kev back in the day. Had all sorts of problems trying to get down there almost every Monday, Thursday and Friday. Crashed, robbed, fell off, hid, disappeared. Kev used to go f***ing mental asking "what shall I tell the kids?" I used to say just give them truth Kev, they'll understand.
He'd sometimes also ask if I knew how many 27p discounts my problems had led to before adding them up on a weird calculator. Nice Bloke. Hear he's a paper selling projectionist now".
Fancy that.
Jed BennettBought my first album there, (Rage Against the Machine on casette). Kev used to let you have the posters when he changed the displays so my room always looked good!
Gill Boraston
I've still got a life sized cardboard cutout of Robert Smith that Kevin let me have!
Gail Stewart
I remember Saffron records and the spiral staircase going upstairs!
Tom Hollingdrake
kicked off my dj career! legend who new his hardcore and could get me almost any vinyl i asked for!!
Matt GullamSaffron Records was amazing and Kevin was a legend. Always gave me promo CDs / 12"s and a discount between 10 and 30%. Support your local record shop people.....oh....I forgot....there aren't any anymore.
Top man Kevin, use to go every Friday night after school at Penrice and he’d let me here a lot of American smooth jazz like Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Weather Report, Crusaders etc. Forever grateful to the man.
Ian Smith
I used to go there every Friday with fellow dj Mad Max. Kev would tell us what we needed always left with a bag full of vinyl.
Happy Days
Mark Allen
Because of Kevin, I still have many U2 limited edition records. So, he will always be a legend to me!
Ant Green de Siecle-Lindup-Craze
Used to travel up from Truro to shop there. What is the manager doing these days. He was a nice chap!
Nick Biggs
Was a great shop. Prog rock heaven
Em Lee
Ordered my first B52 album from Kevin, it took about 2 months to come but eventually arrived - those were the days... I just loved this record shop. We would hang out here every Saturday oh and teh Wimpy of course!!
Jane Hurley
I remember when the Nolan's came to St.Austell to open this store. They turned up in an old battered Franks taxi!
David GreetOverheard this outside Vernons shop today:
"I delivered records down to Kev back in the day. Had all sorts of problems trying to get down there almost every Monday, Thursday and Friday. Crashed, robbed, fell off, hid, disappeared. Kev used to go f***ing mental asking "what shall I tell the kids?" I used to say just give them truth Kev, they'll understand.
He'd sometimes also ask if I knew how many 27p discounts my problems had led to before adding them up on a weird calculator. Nice Bloke. Hear he's a paper selling projectionist now".
Fancy that.
Jed BennettBought my first album there, (Rage Against the Machine on casette). Kev used to let you have the posters when he changed the displays so my room always looked good!
Gill Boraston
I've still got a life sized cardboard cutout of Robert Smith that Kevin let me have!
Gail Stewart
I remember Saffron records and the spiral staircase going upstairs!
Tom Hollingdrake
kicked off my dj career! legend who new his hardcore and could get me almost any vinyl i asked for!!
Matt GullamSaffron Records was amazing and Kevin was a legend. Always gave me promo CDs / 12"s and a discount between 10 and 30%. Support your local record shop people.....oh....I forgot....there aren't any anymore.
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Saffron Records H Hocking Son Record Shop St Austell Cornwall 1980s Carrier Bag
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Philip Rolfe
That would’ve been taken in the Fore St store rather than the earlier shop on the corner of Truro Road and Trinity Street if 1986 (upstairs from what was Courts(?) back then). Anyone remember that?
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