He’s got a few stories of celebs shopping mainly in the larger HMV store further along
Oxford st towards TCR, mainly because it had everything, officially the largest selection of records in the world at the time. And also being bombarded by record company execs to promote their releases, it really turned him off music.
Posted By: Augustus Pablo on October 12th 2026 at 21:09:58
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- HMV Oxford St (the original one next to Bond St) is closing for good. Such a shame (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 12, 20:14:37
- Mike from the Capital Canaries (Jims mate) used to be Manager there (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Splat, Oct 12, 22:38:06
- Shame, though on my occasional visits to London I visit the TCRd one (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Oct 12, 21:43:57
- Spent many an hour in there. Once bought six albums and due to moving into my own place it (General Chat) - Pixelman, Oct 12, 20:47:56
- An old mate of mine was manager there from the late 80s to late 90s, had a great time (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 12, 20:50:00
- Always seemed to have a band playing live to promote a new release. (General Chat) - Pixelman, Oct 12, 20:56:47
- He’s got a few stories of celebs shopping mainly in the larger HMV store further along (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 12, 21:09:58
- Always seemed to have a band playing live to promote a new release. (General Chat) - Pixelman, Oct 12, 20:56:47
- An old mate of mine was manager there from the late 80s to late 90s, had a great time (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 12, 20:50:00
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