Mo Selman

[Mike Baines]

Whenever I hear someone say a certain artist sold X million records my standard reply is that Mo Selman sold a lot more than that.

Who else remembers the best record shop in the world?

[peterjay]

Would this be "SELMANS" record shop in Barking Rd, if so it would be where I bought my very first record, Duanne Eddie's PEPE (if spelt correctly)

[nellanhoj]

Duane Eddie's "Pepe" was only No 18 in the American charts in 1961
but Selman's were on the  charts well before and well after though--Great shop!
Oh well, out comes the "Oh Boy" LP again that I got from there. Fortunately, the record is in better nick that the cover. So is Cliff Richard, if it comes to that. 

[Mike Baines]

I bought my first record (a 78) on my sixteenth birthday at Selman's (November 1952), Jo Stafford - Jambalaya.  And I bought my first LP there, Kay Starr, Kay Starr Style, a 10 inch   Plus hundreds of 78s and LPs.  Last record I bought there was Amazing Grace by the army Band. 

Great shop, great bloke and great memories.

Somewhere you mentioned Evans.  They used to supply stiff covers for their 78s.  What wimps, Selmans were flimsy paper, and most have survived to this day.

[lelboy]

Two goes and still got it wrong! Duane Eddy....
I bought my first LP at Selman's: it was Roy Orbison's "In Dreams". I think it was thirty two & six pence, and singles were six shillings & eight pence  (3 for a nicker - except the cheap Embassy rubbish from Woolworths). My first Duane one was "Songs of our heritage" followed by "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel" ( a play on "Have gun will travel" - Richard Boone's TV western)
God, I feel old!

[ALANF]

I certainly remember 'Mo'. It was where I bought many 78's,45's and LP's. He was always up to date with the latest records. Having heard something on Radio Luxemburg the previous evening, sometimes I would only know the artists name or the title, but 'Mo' would know what I meant. When you bought a 78, he would play the first 30 seconds or so, to make sure it was ok. Saturday mornings would be great, because you could hear all the top records played. I also made a start on buying light classical records, and he used to recommend the type that he knew I would like.
I also used to go into 'Evan's' occasionally. This was where I bought my first record - 'Hound Dog' by Elvis. It must have been 1956, just before I left school, because I remember coming home from school every lunchtime and playing this record, much to Mum's digust!
There were listening booths, where you could take a record, and listen to it though a set of earphones.
I remember my friends big brother going in, asking for all the Dean Martin records they had, taking them into a booth, play them, and then leave without buying. We schoolboys thought that this was highly hilarious, but looking back now I wonder what we were laughing at.

Alan

[Jenny P]

Sorry folks, I don't remember Selmans, but this post has brought back happy memories of Duane Eddy and his 'twangy' guitar.  Many a happy time spent listening when courting my first real boyfriend ah.......

[EX CUSTOM HOUSE]

   

Mike HI,

Would you please tell me where the record shop Mo Selman was situated.

I had a friend who used to frequent a Record Shop in Barking Road, somewhere near the Granada ??  on that side of the road.
I know she collected a News Print of some kind re recent releases etc., weekly I believe.

On the opposite of the Road there was a Church? Chapel? and Joyce lived up that road.

These bits of memories are floating around as I post, all by seeing the mention of a famous Record Shop in Barking Road.

Louise

[mariacallous]

The address was 245 Barking Road which is now an accountant. It's opposite Alexandra Road. Great memories !

[EX CUSTOM HOUSE]

Ta! for information re MoSelman,

Not where I imagined it to be, mine was deft. in Barking Road just after the Granada Cinema going to-wards the Denmark Arms.


Thanks anyway
Louise