GI Records started out at 26b Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge area of Edinburgh c. 1976.Previously had been Its Moved to Cockburn Street in 1980. Closed in 1985. Comment: Simon Black
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I`m very surprised you found Gordon Inglis less than helpful or unfriendly.On my first visit to GI in the 70`s Gordon spent 2 hours playing me artists he thought I would be interested in. I came to Edinburgh every 6 weeks to go to his shop and he did the same thing each time. A great guy! Regards Jim Boyd
I used to visit the Raeburn Place and Cockburn Street shops on trips through from Greenock and always found something of interest. There was also a very efficient mail order service which I used regularly. This and Ezy Ryder were my favorites in Edinburgh. Comment: Eric Marshall.
(March 31, 2015) My father (Martin) was Gordon's mate, and I helped fit out the shop in Cockburn Street when I was a kid. One of the most amazing basements in Edinburgh. Not only was is full of shelves of perfectly racked records - it connected to a labyrinth under Edinburgh. It's all coming back, Gordon had a white Porsche with the reg no. WAX 11 and an incredibly modern home in West Mayfield with a stunning staircase and a pool table. No idea how I remember all that, must have made an impression. Heard he opened a little nick-nak shop on Forest Road after GI Records closed, but that was a VERY long time ago. If you're still around to read this Gordon - thanks for letting me make all those tapes, even though you didn't like the Stranglers :) Ross Garden
( April 21, 2015) GI in Cockburn Street was a vast, seemingly always deserted shop - I always wondered how it made money, selling Albert Lee and Spirit LPs. I remember buying a live import Mountain double album in there - it was that sort of place.
Comment: Richard Watt
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Not friendly? Are we talking about the same guy. I loved my weekly visit to Raeburn Place. Apart from building up my collection, It was always great to see Gordon and the boys - Bob and John - haer a bit crack about music, get stuff recommended to me, have a laugh. They were all so knowledgeable, and FRIENDLY.
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Chrissie Carey
(2020)
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Fond memories of this place too. One of the few places in Edinburgh in the 1980s where you could get Captain Beefheart records and always had a sharp windows display. It was also the first and last place I ever saw 'The Cheerful Insanity of Giles Giles and Fripp' on sale. Changed days.
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Mike Dickson
(2021)
