Tony’s Records
DJ John Stapleton worked here and regulars of the Bristol music 90's music scene Portishead, Tricky etc.. could be found browsing here.
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I worked for Tony when his shop was in Focus in Princess Victoria St Clifton in 1977 . His wealth of musical knowledge was great and his support of local musicians vast.He lent me the money for my AC30 guitar amp ( bought from The Gig Shop Gloucester Rd) £80.00 s/h and let me work it off in his shop. I still have the records I bought from him all those years ago but sadly not the Amp. A legend of a man who also paid for the first Heartbeat Records Single by local band Social Security of which I was a member. Incidentally the artwork for Tony’s Record Bags was done by another local Norman Gosney who went on to open Burlesque Clubs in New York and Shanghai .
Name
Simon Blackmore
(2021)
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I worked for Tony when his shop was in Focus in Princess Victoria St Clifton in 1977 . His wealth of musical knowledge was great and his support of local musicians vast.He lent me the money for my AC30 guitar amp ( bought from The Gig Shop Gloucester Rd) £80.00 s/h and let me work it off in his shop. I still have the records I bought from him all those years ago but sadly not the Amp. A legend of a man who also paid for the first Heartbeat Records Single by local band Social Security of which I was a member. Incidentally the artwork for Tony’s Record Bags was done by another local Norman Gosney who went on to open Burlesque Clubs in New York and Shanghai .
Name
Simon Blackmore
(2021)