Tag Archives: Southampton
July 17th 1975
“Didn’t go to college – returned LPs to Virgin & got 6.89 credit” / “Disco – Got off with Lorna. Dedicated make me smile to Lorna + got virginia plain dedicated to me” Virgin Records was the new major dealer … Continue reading
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July 12th 1975
“Started at Dixons. Only sold a pair of headphones all day” Dixons’ Southampton store was located at the (relatively) unfashionable end of the town’s High Street. But, despite being in competition with the likes of Comet or Rumbelows (not to … Continue reading
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June 28th 1975
“went round Southampton looking for a job – no luck” 1975 saw UK inflation running at a staggering 24.2%, the cost of petrol had risen an astonishing 70% since the start of the year, and interest rates were at a … Continue reading
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May 10th 1975
“Work. Bit Tired. Tom & Margaret came round in evening” Obviously the excesses of the night before – whatever they were? – did not stop me from servicing the needs of Southampton’s record buying public. It’s one of the things I … Continue reading
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March 22nd 1975
“work” …And lo, it came to pass that the record buying public of Southampton could once again breathe easier as the prodigal son returned to man the counter at Francis Records. To guide them on the path of both righteousness … Continue reading
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December 31st 1973
“Went to Southampton with Nig – bought a pair of Trousers” Flares? Baggies? Cargo pants? Jodhpurs? Loon pants? Bellbottoms? Jeans? Culottes? Turn-ups? Patch-pocket? What did I buy? Why must my memory be such a breech? (See what I did – badly … Continue reading
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December 10th/14th/15th 1973
• “Day Off – Went to Southampton – bort Xmas pressis” • “Work” • “Out on Bike – No Tips!” Can you see just how far I fell off my own diary’s radar towards the end of 1973? 3 entries, … Continue reading
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