The Record Pedlar in Bury St Edmunds was exceptional.An unlikely rival to the Andy's Records mother ship on the same street. Mostly vinyl with a smattering of CDs I would pluck up the courage to go in when I was 16 and see if my selections would pass muster with the glitterariti behind the counter. I remember getting approval for Jacobs Mouse, Elvis and The Smiths and properly sneered at when I purchased The Soup Dragons and EMF. These guys were too cool for school and for a while I dreamed of working in such an establishment but knew I could never compete with these purveyors of taste. I took me a long time to get over the notion that social status was determined entirely by obscure music knowledge and appreciation. Comment; Bamber
(Sept 8, 2013) Anonymous said:Where in Bury S.E was The Record Pedlar? I remember the name, but not the location.
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The Record Pedlar started in St John's Street and then moved to Risbygate Street.
The photo attached is not related to The Record Pedlar bur a Haverhill shop similarly named after we closed in the 1990s that shop had a different spelling as the photo shows
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