What are you playing tonight?

[TANGODANCER]

What was the name of that record shop opposite the Town Hall steps?

Latterly, Andy's (at the train station end). Years ago, Our Price ("...is dearer than everyone else's").

Hoss, not sure Tracks last much longer than 1982. I remember my sisters being rather upset about that.

Was really miffed when Andy's Records closed down. Great selection including a good World Music section. Used to love the old Proffits place next to Burtons and Tognarelli's but that's back in the days when Top Twenty was based on sales of sheet music. Cor, how time flies.

[CrazyHorse]

What was the name of that record shop opposite the Town Hall steps?

Latterly, Andy's (at the train station end). Years ago, Our Price ("...is dearer than everyone else's").

Hoss, not sure Tracks last much longer than 1982. I remember my sisters being rather upset about that.

Ah, reet. I was ten in '82. More interested in BMXing and Pac-Man than music back then.

[CAPSLOCK]

Having rescued it from misguided Sellotape reinforcement of the clear-plastic cover, I'm spinning my vinyl copy of The Jam's The Gift, 29 years after I got the 523 bus into town to buy it from Tracks.

Breightmet scum

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Hoss, not sure Tracks last much longer than 1982. I remember my sisters being rather upset about that.

Ah, reet. I was ten in '82. More interested in BMXing and Pac-Man than music back then.

I was eight, but had elder siblings and cousins who were very into music, mainly Weller's lot.

Breightmet scum

Shit off.

[CrazyHorse]

Hoss, not sure Tracks last much longer than 1982. I remember my sisters being rather upset about that.

Ah, reet. I was ten in '82. More interested in BMXing and Pac-Man than music back then.

I was eight, but had elder siblings and cousins who were very into music, mainly Weller's lot.

I think it's probably fair to say you've always had a greater interest in music than I have. Still a good shout remembering the shop as an eight year old though. I'd long since forgotten the existence of Stolen from Ivor and the birdcage 'til before.

[TANGODANCER]

I'd long since forgotten the existence of Stolen from Ivor and the birdcage 'til before.

Not that it matters, but it seems to stick in my mind that Stolen From Ivor had a shop on Deansgate opposite Whitheads? I can picture it now and there was a camera shop nearby and a shoe shop on the Bradshawgate corner.

[William the White]

I'd long since forgotten the existence of Stolen from Ivor and the birdcage 'til before.

Not that it matters, but it seems to stick in my mind that Stolen From Ivor had a shop on Deansgate opposite Whitheads? I can picture it now and there was a camera shop nearby and a shoe shop on the Bradshawgate corner.

Perfectly remembered...

[CAPSLOCK]

Breightmet scum

Shit off.

[Bruce Rioja]

Still can't remember Tracks though.

What???

I bought Sandinista from Tracks

You'll be telling us next that you don't remember Aime's Records, Derek Guest's or downstairs at Edwin P Lee's next!

[Lord Kangana]

On the subject of buses, I seem to remember they used to do a "x" bus. So you'd have your normal bus, in DSB's case the 523, then every so often a 523x would turn up.

Anyone know wtf that was all about?

[Gary the Enfield]

I used to arrange to meet my mates 'outside Tracks at 2' every week. Cider Billy, the perennial gentleman of the road would always be lying/ leaning/ sleeping somewhere in the vicinity and you could usually smell him as you turned the corner and got past 'Spenny's'

The entrance was a little further up, about halfway along that block. I'm sure it became a building society afterwards.

We'd walk round then to the Swan Cellar where they had a Rock 'disco' and drink shitty cans of Breaker until 3 pm when (most) everyone would regroup on the Town Hall steps. There was even a magazine produced called the Town Hall Steps with local bands and new releases reviewed in it.

I've got real deja vu typing this. I'm sure it was discussed elsewhere recently.

[2399]

On the subject of buses, I seem to remember they used to do a "x" bus. So you'd have your normal bus, in DSB's case the 523, then every so often a 523x would turn up.

Anyone know wtf that was all about?

Probably an extra bit on the bus route.

Here's an example:

TW334 bus route: _____8i___=___+________p
TW334x bus route: _____8i___=___+________p__x3

[CrazyHorse]

On the subject of buses, I seem to remember they used to do a "x" bus. So you'd have your normal bus, in DSB's case the 523, then every so often a 523x would turn up.

Anyone know wtf that was all about?

Probably an extra bit on the bus route.

Here's an example:

TW334 bus route: _____8i___=___+________p
TW334x bus route: _____8i___=___+________p__x3

I don't know what any of that means 2399, but I'm convinced you should have a job as an after dinner speaker.

If memory serves, the x on the bus number just meant it was a Ribble bus rather than a GMPTE bus but it did the same route.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I think the x meant it didn't do the normal route, but I thought it was more that it didn't do the full route rather than an extra bit. Might be either, spose.

[Lord Kangana]

That explanation makes more sense, as we didn't have Ribble buses up our way.

[Bruce Rioja]

Ours was a single decker (not a Ribble) but that's just because there was never any feck* on it.

[Worthy4England]

Kashmir - Led Zepplin

Then some Sabs.

[TANGODANCER]

Kashmir - Led Zepplin Then some Sabs.

Really like that. Got a version by Bond that really good too.

[Bruce Rioja]

Kashmir - Led Zepplin Then some Sabs.

Really like that. Got a version by Bond that really good too.

[Bruce Rioja]