NOSTALGIC VINYL RECORDS PROVING A HIT IN BRIGG

Long-playing vinyl records are being showcased for sale in Brigg town centre, where they are going for a song!
Despite a worldwide explosion in musical downloads in this digital age, traditional discs are enjoying a nostalgic comeback, along with cassettes.
Brigg's Oxfam Book Shop, on Wrawby Street, sells vinyl records which people have kindly donated to raise funds for a global charity which helps those in need.
The eye-catching front window display at the local outlet came to our attention the other day, with a sought-after Beatles LP (long-playing record) given pride of place.
This shop offers an extensive range of books and music.
Donations are always welcome, but please register your details so the charity can gain an additional 25 per cent in funds through the Gift Aid scheme.
As an example, Oxfam recently informed us that donated items sold for approximately £70 through the Brigg shop will allow it to claim an extra £17 (approx) during the current tax year.
This sum is sufficent for Oxfam to provide a handwashing station for an entire community abroad, helping to significantly reduce waterborne diseases through better sanitation.
Having photographed the Oxfam shop's front window display, we carried on down Wrawby Street and passed premises once used by Record Village, which many locals used to visit to buy the latest chart releases.
Brigg punk band The Diseased (pictured below) often used to pop in to view local records in the town. They are seen on Wrawby Street circa 1986.
We've still got a metal Diseased badge in our archive, and perhaps also a cassette containing some of their songs, including I Spent £4.30.
This was the cost of a round of drinks for the lads' table near the concert room stage at Brigg & District Servicemen's Club, Coney Court, many years ago.
Famous retailer Woolworth's also sold pop music records in the golden age of vinyl.
The firm closed its store on Wrawby Street in 1984 (premises now occupied by Martin's and the Post Office.
We reported back in April 2009 that a slice of Brigg retail history was up for grabs in a town centre charity shop.
A Decca label Vera Lynn record, in its original cardboard sleave, had originally been sold, decades earlier, by Harold Green from his small outlet at 51 Bridge Street.
"You can snap up this gem for a tenner at the Lindsey Lodge Hospice shop, on Wrawby Street, where it takes pride of place in the window (near the door)," we suggested to Brigg Blog followers 13 years ago.
"Veteran shopkeeper Harold had quite a few strings to his bow, if you'll pardon the pun, also repairing gramaphones, framing pictures, selling fine art and fancy goods, and stocking toys for Brigg youngsters to enjoy."
He also sold model-making kits.
Harold enjoyed a very long association with Brigg Amateur Operatic Society.

 

 

The Diseased, on Wrawby Street, circa 1986.