Future Brixton
- Thread starter quimcunx
- Start date
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
I've been after a decent, friendly second hand reggae shop since Dean Ellis' fantastic shop closed down in "Brixton Village" as it now is.
The good news is that after a couple of sporadic efforts Si (Rebel Lion) has just opened a new stall in the market.
Music Temple record and cd exchange..
unit 98, 2nd Avenue
Brixton Village (aka Granville Arcade)
entrances on Coldharbour Lane /Atlantic Avenue
open mon,tues,thurs,fri... 11~ 6.30
weds ....11-4
sat .... 10 -6.30
.quality secondhand vinyls and cd's ..roots, revival, rare grooves, slow jams, hip hop, jungle, vintage dance hall etc. etc.
7"s, 12"s, LP's ...bargains to rarities.
.new release uk/ja/reissue roots and culture ..7"s, 10"s,12"s and CD
.revival/ lovers/roots mix tapes
.vintage to modern session cd's
.record finding service.. wants lists welcome
.record valuation service (for insurance/investment puposes)
.record auctions...coming soon.
etc.etc.
more than 35 years combined knowledge of buying/selling records
top prices paid fror used records
exchange / trade welcomed.
for all info, email:
[email protected]
or phone
07919 585 742 or
07717 188 717
The future looks bright.
The good news is that after a couple of sporadic efforts Si (Rebel Lion) has just opened a new stall in the market.
Music Temple record and cd exchange..
unit 98, 2nd Avenue
Brixton Village (aka Granville Arcade)
entrances on Coldharbour Lane /Atlantic Avenue
open mon,tues,thurs,fri... 11~ 6.30
weds ....11-4
sat .... 10 -6.30
.quality secondhand vinyls and cd's ..roots, revival, rare grooves, slow jams, hip hop, jungle, vintage dance hall etc. etc.
7"s, 12"s, LP's ...bargains to rarities.
.new release uk/ja/reissue roots and culture ..7"s, 10"s,12"s and CD
.revival/ lovers/roots mix tapes
.vintage to modern session cd's
.record finding service.. wants lists welcome
.record valuation service (for insurance/investment puposes)
.record auctions...coming soon.
etc.etc.
more than 35 years combined knowledge of buying/selling records
top prices paid fror used records
exchange / trade welcomed.
for all info, email:
[email protected]
or phone
07919 585 742 or
07717 188 717
The future looks bright.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
It does look somewhat advert-like doesn't it? I wonder what ringo's relationship to this shop is exactly?
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Heh 
Well, kind of an advert I suppose, but really more to do with Brixton's cultural heritage.
Back in the 60's there were numerous reggae shops in Brixton, a tradition which became even greater in the 70's when Castro Brown and Dennis Brown ran DEB Records from Coldharbour Lane as was Ethnic Fight, run by Larry Lawrence. In the 80's that began to decline, but Blacka Dread, Supertone, Red Records, Selectors and Alton Ellis's family business all continued the tradition into the 90's and then the 2000's.
These days Wally still runs Supertone and Blacka still has a small presence, but the Ellis's shop closed, Red went mainstream/ r'n'b, the little arches places all closed down.
The heart went out of the reggae scene in Brixton and from a cultural perspective I think that's a shame. While it's true that the youth of Brixton have diversified more into hip hop and r'n'b there is still a hardcore of reggae fans in Brixton which was under-represented by the music shops.
So yes, I know the bloke who runs it, and yes it's an ad, but for something I think important to our area. If the mods think that's inappropriate they can delete it.
Well, kind of an advert I suppose, but really more to do with Brixton's cultural heritage.
Back in the 60's there were numerous reggae shops in Brixton, a tradition which became even greater in the 70's when Castro Brown and Dennis Brown ran DEB Records from Coldharbour Lane as was Ethnic Fight, run by Larry Lawrence. In the 80's that began to decline, but Blacka Dread, Supertone, Red Records, Selectors and Alton Ellis's family business all continued the tradition into the 90's and then the 2000's.
These days Wally still runs Supertone and Blacka still has a small presence, but the Ellis's shop closed, Red went mainstream/ r'n'b, the little arches places all closed down.
The heart went out of the reggae scene in Brixton and from a cultural perspective I think that's a shame. While it's true that the youth of Brixton have diversified more into hip hop and r'n'b there is still a hardcore of reggae fans in Brixton which was under-represented by the music shops.
So yes, I know the bloke who runs it, and yes it's an ad, but for something I think important to our area. If the mods think that's inappropriate they can delete it.
The old Victorian cast iron canopies down Electric Lane I believe
Ringo, I sympathise about the passing of the old Reggae shops too, but it's not solely to do with the youth liking RnB and hip hop. Put simply, t'internet makes it all too simple to order JA imports on line and at lower costs, which kinds cuts the specialist retailer out of the picture
Ringo, I sympathise about the passing of the old Reggae shops too, but it's not solely to do with the youth liking RnB and hip hop. Put simply, t'internet makes it all too simple to order JA imports on line and at lower costs, which kinds cuts the specialist retailer out of the picture
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
Crispy said:On electric avenue.
Boots on the right, Iceland on the left.
Incompatible with the market, IMO - there'd be no sunlight left!
But there would be the electric lights. Would those lights in the pic be the 'first'?
I could never work out wether it was the first street to get electric street lights or to get electric lights in the buildings, or both...
and I absolutely agree. They look great. It would be fabulous to return Electric avenue's canopies and the lights. Why can't we have a bit of the 'heritage' street decor that more picturesque areas get.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Papingo said:
the street
anyway, there's no way they'd put the canopies back up. They'd probably block any view CCTV would have
co-op
But....but cLoWnFiSh....
Crispy said:On electric avenue.
Boots on the right, Iceland on the left.
Incompatible with the market, IMO - there'd be no sunlight left!
No sunlight eh?
Hmmm....I wonder if there is some way of creating light but artificially...
<scratches chin pensively>
if we only had a technical means - or a fuel source that could be transmitted down - say - thin copper wires...
But WHAT dammit!
NO, Electric Avenue will have to be lit by sun for now. Maybe we should rename it Sun Avenue?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Moving pavements, holo ads, hover cars, talking dogs, Eddy Grant Memorial (also holographic).
While I don't want to get into a slanging match with you ringo - how does running an advert on urban constitute cultural heritage? What you have just put in this last post explains it - so why couldn't you have just done that and then said my mate runs a record shop its at... check it out? Its a slippery slope.ringo said:Heh
Well, kind of an advert I suppose, but really more to do with Brixton's cultural heritage.
Back in the 60's there were numerous reggae shops in Brixton, a tradition which became even greater in the 70's when Castro Brown and Dennis Brown ran DEB Records from Coldharbour Lane as was Ethnic Fight, run by Larry Lawrence. In the 80's that began to decline, but Blacka Dread, Supertone, Red Records, Selectors and Alton Ellis's family business all continued the tradition into the 90's and then the 2000's.
These days Wally still runs Supertone and Blacka still has a small presence, but the Ellis's shop closed, Red went mainstream/ r'n'b, the little arches places all closed down.
The heart went out of the reggae scene in Brixton and from a cultural perspective I think that's a shame. While it's true that the youth of Brixton have diversified more into hip hop and r'n'b there is still a hardcore of reggae fans in Brixton which was under-represented by the music shops.
So yes, I know the bloke who runs it, and yes it's an ad, but for something I think important to our area. If the mods think that's inappropriate they can delete it.
newbie
undisambiguated
I don't remember it being unduly dark when the remnants of the canopies were there. It's all a bit hazy tbh, I can't remember when they were taken away, but I do recall there being a commitment to them being reinstated, and that was repeated by Brixton Challenge, whenever that was.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
intrikat said:While I don't want to get into a slanging match with you ringo - how does running an advert on urban constitute cultural heritage? What you have just put in this last post explains it - so why couldn't you have just done that and then said my mate runs a record shop its at... check it out? Its a slippery slope.
Can't be bothered to argue either, but in no way did I suggest that putting an ad up constitutes cultural heritage. That would be silly. It's the availability of reggae music in Brixton that contributes to it's cultural heritage.
Re the interweb stuff, yup, I know, although it was also the doubling of rent in Granville Arcade that caused the demise of Dean's shop. The council sold the arcade into the private sector and the new landlords changed the name and increased the rents.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Still very popular in some form though and at the heart of a significant proportion of the population's culture.
There are loads of reggae nights in Brixton. It's also ubiquitous in various shops, cars going passed, the back seat of the bus, heard randomly coming from flats/houses in any estate you walk through.
Anyway, it's nothing to get worked up about, we've all got our causes to champion.
There are loads of reggae nights in Brixton. It's also ubiquitous in various shops, cars going passed, the back seat of the bus, heard randomly coming from flats/houses in any estate you walk through.
Anyway, it's nothing to get worked up about, we've all got our causes to champion.
I don't know. It's still bleeding popular, but the number of West Indian/reggae favouring venues gets smaller by the year in Brixton. Bigger profits to be made elsewhere I guess.
I still get invites to a surprising number of decent reggae nights - it's just that they're not as mainstream or pushed by any other way than reggae favouring shops and pirates. I probably don't even hear of a 1/3 of them
The other aspect is that with the internet killing off many a reggae shop and the change in the community seeing off many a sound system - hell they used to be on many a street corner when I was a nipper - reggae just isn't half as near as visible. I'm almost inclined to pop down and give my neighbour of two doors down - one of the last of the reggae dinosaurs - warm praise when he starts his big rig up during the daylight hours. He plonks a mattress in front of his front windows to stop the glass vibrating, plays some good old tunes and sits on his garden wall with a few mates enjoying the sunshine. It's like a taste of old Brixton.
I still get invites to a surprising number of decent reggae nights - it's just that they're not as mainstream or pushed by any other way than reggae favouring shops and pirates. I probably don't even hear of a 1/3 of them
The other aspect is that with the internet killing off many a reggae shop and the change in the community seeing off many a sound system - hell they used to be on many a street corner when I was a nipper - reggae just isn't half as near as visible. I'm almost inclined to pop down and give my neighbour of two doors down - one of the last of the reggae dinosaurs - warm praise when he starts his big rig up during the daylight hours. He plonks a mattress in front of his front windows to stop the glass vibrating, plays some good old tunes and sits on his garden wall with a few mates enjoying the sunshine. It's like a taste of old Brixton.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
tarannau said:
I think that's a crucial point. Sounds like Sir Coxsone usually only play at Twelve Tribes meetings now. Some of the best selections I've heard in Brixton have been at 80th birthday parties or christenings, all at private parties.
The reggae crowd is getting much older, they don't go out to trendy clubs anymore, but there's still a lot of Jamaican music being played in Brixton.
There should be more bashment/one drop/this week's JA dance clubs in Brixton, but they won't attract people from outside of the scene 'cos people think they'll get shot etc.
It's quite sad the RDK boys aren't played the Hob every w/e now as well. Still, they've got Levi "I'll sing about my sauce again' Roots playing there soon.
There are still a lot of decent names playing out in Brixton - recent months and I've seen Manasseh alongside Brother Culture, Mad Professor, Upstate, J-Star and a host of others, all playing in small venues with comparatively little notice. Sadly, nearly all of them earn more by going on tour to more appreciative audiences in France, Germany and further afield.
There are still a lot of decent names playing out in Brixton - recent months and I've seen Manasseh alongside Brother Culture, Mad Professor, Upstate, J-Star and a host of others, all playing in small venues with comparatively little notice. Sadly, nearly all of them earn more by going on tour to more appreciative audiences in France, Germany and further afield.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
No votes for Starbucks? 
