I grew up in Reading, and in the 70s there were loads of excellent record shops. Hickies in Friar Street was very old-fashioned, and was principally a seller of musical instruments, but they had a record department on the first floor which was really a balcony running around all four sides of the shop.
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Found this recently from sixties or seventies. Always bought my Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Yardbirds and Groundhogs records from Hickies in the sixties and seventies.
great shop Bryan Adams bought his first guitar there his Dad was stationed some where near there and they lived in the Tilehurst area a bit of Trivia Regards G
I remember Hickies very well - I used to buy my piano music there when I was a girl ( I donโt play piano now 
). I walked in there recently - still smells the same 
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