One for the Old Un's

[spyinthesky]

Did anyone ever buy copies of records put out on Woolworth's own record label?

 

I can remember going into Woolies before games at the Dell, to buy a stack of pick and mix, and hearing really poor copies of Top 50 hits being crucified by some unknown session singer.

 

The cost per record was much lower than the real thing but there weren't very good.

 

You never know these might be collector's items now!!

[PhilippineSaint]

Did anyone ever buy copies of records put out on Woolworth's own record label?

 

I can remember going into Woolies before games at the Dell, to buy a stack of pick and mix, and hearing really poor copies of Top 50 hits being crucified by some unknown session singer.

 

The cost per record was much lower than the real thing but there weren't very good.

 

You never know these might be collector's items now!!

 

They were not collectable then and certainly are not collectable now as it would be most difficult to find something to play them on.

 

I have a hell of a lot of LP's in storage in the UK no point in shipping them to Philippines as nothing to play them on and nobody will give you anything for them in UK.

[MongoNeil]

Thank feck for that, I'm not considered an old 'un just yet!

[PhilippineSaint]

Thank feck for that, I'm not considered an old 'un just yet!

 

If you remember them then yes you are

[Hamilton Saint]

They were not collectable then and certainly are not collectable now as it would be most difficult to find something to play them on.

 

I have a hell of a lot of LP's in storage in the UK no point in shipping them to Philippines as nothing to play them on and nobody will give you anything for them in UK.

 

Really? I spoke to a salesman in an electronics store about six months ago. He told me that, in the previous year, their shop had sold more turntables than CD players. Yound kids are either downloading their favourite music as digital files, or discovering the joys of analogue sound on vinyl LPs. ME? I still have my Dual turntable, and I bought a new turntable about a year ago - a Rega P3 - and still have my entire LP collection (about 1000 LPs).

 

Do you have children, or grandchildren to bequeath them to? Do that. Don't throw those LPs away!

[RonManager]

Really? I spoke to a salesman in an electronics store about six months ago. He told me that, in the previous year, their shop had sold more turntables than CD players. Yound kids are either downloading their favourite music as digital files, or discovering the joys of analogue sound on vinyl LPs. ME? I bought a new turntable about a year ago - a Rega P3 - and still have my entire LP collection (about 1000 LPs).

 

Do you have children, or grandchildren to bequeath them to? Do that. Don't throw those LPs away!

Spot on. There is a massive resurgence in vinyl at the moment. Scarce and limited editions are fetching record prices so you may be sitting on a goldmine. Also it is easy now to download from vinyl to other formats.

[Window Cleaner]

Did anyone ever buy copies of records put out on Woolworth's own record label?

 

I can remember going into Woolies before games at the Dell, to buy a stack of pick and mix, and hearing really poor copies of Top 50 hits being crucified by some unknown session singer.

 

The cost per record was much lower than the real thing but there weren't very good.

 

You never know these might be collector's items now!!

 

 

Ah you mean the Embassy label, my sister had a stack of them but then she used to work at Woolies in Portswood as a "saturday girl" in the good old days when jobs were a plenty and companies resorted to school kids to fill in at the week end. Bet she's still got them, she never throws anything away whch is probably why they live in a 6 bedroom house for just 2 of them

Edited 27 October, 2012 by Window Cleaner

[itchen]

I think Woolworth's label was Pickwick? Anyway, you got some surprising people imitating the hits of the day. That Elton John, did he ever get anywhere?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops_(record_series)

[Window Cleaner]

I think Woolworth's label was Pickwick? Anyway, you got some surprising people imitating the hits of the day. That Elton John, did he ever get anywhere?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops_(record_series)

 

 

Not the same as Embassy then , they stopped mid 60's when the production company (Oriole) was bought out.

[bridge too far]

No the Woolworth's label was Embassy (I'd forgotten and had to look it up

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Records

 

I don't think I ever bought any but I do remember that there were 'copies' of hits in Woolworths in the mid 60s. I think the Pickwick label was later.

[alehouseboys]

K-Tel lookie-likie LPs were around 40p back in the 70s. Bargain.

[alehouseboys]

K-Tel lookie-likie LPs were around 40p back in the 70s. Bargain.

 

*sh!t...but bargain.

[Window Cleaner]

*sh!t...but bargain.

 

 

Ah I don't know, my sister had an Embassy cover of Cathy's Clown and I thought it better than the Everley Brother's version, mind you I was probably about 10 at the time.

[miserableoldgit]

I remember when I was very young that I was taken to see the film of "Oklahoma" and I asked for the soundtrack LP for Christmas. Was really ****ed off when I got the Embassy version and not the "real" one!

[dronskisaint]

MFP ....Music for Pleasure label I remember doing the same...godawful crucifixions of the previous month's hits if I remember rightly. I was bought one in 1968 for a present and dutifully played it.....once!

[Dimond Geezer]

K-Tel lookie-likie LPs were around 40p back in the 70s. Bargain.

 

Rather like the "Top of The Pops" compilation albums, they were the "Now" of their day, but poor copies played by session musicians. I've noticed that B&Q do this now, the piped music in their stores is a copy.

[Micky]

S hit I remember them, s hit I'm old.

[scotty]

Were they the compilations that always had a sexy bird in a bikini on the covers? I was only around 12 or 13, dont know why I remember that.....

[cambsaint]

I thought they were awful, and never bought any.

I remember that a 45 was 6/8d and i could just afford one a month out of pocket money.

I still have the first decent one I ever bought-"The Wanderer" by Dion-much treasured, although perhaps

I'm being harsh on my first ever purchase-"Wonderful Land" by The Shadows.

The recent TV prog about Joe Meek and "Telstar" was very interesting to an old fart .

Brings back memories of pestering the staff in Whitwams and the St Georges St shop in Winchester,

and us crowding into the listening box to listen until we were chucked out as we obviously couldn't afford to buy one.

We then played football on The Arbour and when we were knackered train spotted.

 

Happy days?

[scotty]

I thought they were awful, and never bought any.

I remember that a 45 was 6/8d and i could just afford one a month out of pocket money.

I still have the first decent one I ever bought-"The Wanderer" by Dion-much treasured, although perhaps

I'm being harsh on my first ever purchase-"Wonderful Land" by The Shadows.

The recent TV prog about Joe Meek and "Telstar" was very interesting to an old fart .

Brings back memories of pestering the staff in Whitwams and the St Georges St shop in Winchester,

and us crowding into the listening box to listen until we were chucked out as we obviously couldn't afford to buy one.

We then played football on The Arbour and when we were knackered train spotted.

 

Happy days?

 

Yes, happy days! My first job was at Whitwams, the only time I've ever been employed. Lunch was always at the Exchange or the Jolly Farmer, good times.