Comment: Record shop nostalgia... Found this old plastic bag in a box of old Kerrang! magazines. Brought back some great memories...
When we were kids, growing up in Chichester, on the south coast of England, in the early 1980s, nearly every day on the way home from school, ‘Shattered Records’ was the place to go. An essential stop-off on our way home, that was part of our day. It’s where the spark of dreams was ignited. The hours we spent looking through those rows of, second-hand records, with the ultimate prize being an album that none of our friends had found! The discoveries we made in that shop influenced our lives forever...
Set in what it has to be said was a fairly austere environment, Shattered Records had grey walls, bare bulbs, and a strange kind of gloom. And yet that little old record shop shone so much light into our lives.
Sadly, Shattered Records, along with many other record shops closed many years ago now, and to be honest I’d forgotten about it. Great memories though.
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“DAVE GILLIARD, the man behind Shattered Records. For anyone with a pop enthusiast in the family, this is an ideal place for Christmas gifts, with not only posters and records but also Tshirts, badges, post cards and patches featuring their favourite stars. If fans are lucky, they might even have a chance to meet celebrities, which are planned for the future, so they can meet local fans and sign records. Dave Gilliard, who owns the shop with his wife Sharon, has many contacts in the music business.”
... and this piece in the 'Shoreham Herald' dated 29th September 1989:
“Get £1 off a pop poster. A BONANZA for pop enthusiasts will be the opening of Shattered Records at 140 Montague Street, Worthing. They already have a branch at South Gate, Chichester, which has been running for seven years and is renowned for having the largest selection of pop and tour posters on the South Coast. This selection will also be available in Worthing, along with thousands of oldies LPs and singles dating back to the 60s. Modern pop has not been forgotten and chart albums are available for just £4.49 — and ex-chart singles at 50p, as well as a selection of CDs.”
... plus this address in the 'Lancing Herald' dated 29th September 1989:
“SHATTERED RECORDS 17 Rowlands Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 3JJ. Telephone: Worthing 212236.”