Ruth
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Post by Ruth on Jun 15, 2014 11:54:25 GMT
My first introduction to music was at 16 when I worked in the record department of W H Smith in Windsor. Despite not realising it at the time, I actually learned quite a lot about groups who still seem very influential. Records I sold a lot of were Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Yes - Fragile, Queen - A Night at the Opera. All of these are now ageing me!
My very modest system comprises a Cambridge CD player, Sony amplifier and Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers.
Recently I went to a Goldfrapp concert. It was quite the best concert I have been to for years. She was amazing. Generally my tastes in music are fairly eclectic. I have two concerts booked, courtesy of Martin: Prom 2 (Liszt, Mussorgsky & Elgar) and Peter Gabriel, both very different but both should be fun. I can always rely on Martin to keep me educated in the music world!
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Post by John on Jun 15, 2014 12:05:52 GMT
Welcome aboard Ruth some great memories from when WH Smith sold records
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Post by MartinT on Jun 15, 2014 12:57:09 GMT
Hi Hon!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 15, 2014 13:28:11 GMT
Hi Ruth Judging the age of those records you are but a child !  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2014 14:57:48 GMT
Hello Ruth,
Same type of music I was growing up with.
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Ruth
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Post by Ruth on Jun 15, 2014 18:56:15 GMT
Yes and wasn't it wonderful music! I can still vividly recall a Genesis concert in 1978, the first one I ever went to, and I have been a fan of them ever since. My introduction to music also came with a little PYE transistor radio balanced on my shoulder and being dragged to Windsor Great Park for a picnic and trying to listen to Radio 1's top forty between 5-7pm. I think Terry Jacks, Seasons in the Sun was one of the number ones. Now the idea of a picnic in Windsor Great Park sounds idyllic. But at 15 not so cool!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 16, 2014 22:34:56 GMT
I made a crystal radio from a crystal diode, variable capacitor, toilet roll, enamelled copper wire and a long aerial strung outside so that I could listen to Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg. It wasn't portable.
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 16, 2014 22:39:45 GMT
Hi Ruth,
Sorry - rude of me not to have said hello yet.
I don't suppose I'd have lasted long working in a record shop as a teenager - I wouldn't have wasted my time with the customers!
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