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26/01/02 (629 review reads) |
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Advantages: rare releases available, one of the best specalist shops around, it's an elvis shop what more could you want?
Disadvantages: very few!, no cataloge service, that they dont have even more stock!
I'd just like to write a nice little nostalgia piece on one of the best specialist music shops in London if not Britain.
It is hard to imagine such a shop in England although maybe ten-a-penny in the U.S.A. The shop being The Elvis Shop in East London. For those that are interested the address is 400 High Street North, E12 6RH. Telephone number is 0208 552 7551. The shop is open Monday-Saturday 10.30am-6pm. You can get there on the District line tube.
I think this shop is much better than the other London Elvis store in Baker street because it is more serious; rather than selling tacky merchandise cards, rings, soap dishes, mugs etc. which is all good if that's what you want - I mean part of Elvis' image was tacky-cheesecake - this store sells records, cds, DVDs and videos. On my last trip I myself bought the videos Aloha From Hawaii, 1968 comeback special and That's The Way It Is.
The shop is not massive granted but can you imagine a whole store dedicated to Elvis' music and career? It puts his sections in music chain stores to shame.
Issues include his rarest recordings and international releases. And to boot the staff are friendly, intelligent, helpful and know their stuff. If you can't get what you want here the chances are you can't get it in Britain. There is also a mail order service and Mastercard and Visa are accepted.
Do hope you check it out. If you do go however keep your eyes peeled for the shop as it is quite easy to miss, the windows are blacked out, the door is kept locked so ring bell and the sign is not to protruding!
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- 27/01/02 Celia, your work is improving a lot, I think if you added details and prices of the range of vinyl they sell this op will go far, and eeerrrr who first thought of this, lol.
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- 26/01/02 That was a good opinion Celia - shame you're having a tough time with some of the other members - but don't let it get you down - some people in here are a bit up themselves - just take the useful advice and ignore the rest - they're not worth the stress. Heather |
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- 26/01/02 OK im getting so fed up of the negative criticism here, some people have been fantastic and to those people i thank you for the constructive advise but others seem to like tearing chunks out of each other, there is not that much wrong with my op's as some will note but others think they are holier than thou. I believed this to be a friendly comunity. |
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