To be inside a shop like this, took me back to my earliest days of record collecting in the likes of 'The Wax Factor' and 'Vinyl Demand' in Brighton, the pulse quickens a little and the fingers start to twitch!. Whilst the walls are lined with vinyl, T-shirts are also on display on the walls as well as on racks. There is also a good selection of punk book titles, mostly only available online, as far as my searches in other bookstops suggests.
On this particular Saturday afternoon I was never going to be mistaken for the 'Last of the Big Spenders' limiting my purchases as I did to two enamel badges! Well, my excuse was that I was now out for the day and didn't fancy trying to protect new LPs from a capacity Roundhouse crowd later in the evening. As I was waiting to buy the badges I was overhearing a couple of conversations between staff and punters and it was a real pleasure to hear people talking with such knowledge and enthusiasm about this music!
In my opinion, Camden is a shadow of what it once was. When Gunta and I were living in Kilburn, most weekends were drunkenly whiled away in the Hawley Arms or The Dublin Castle after scouring the market stalls for records and vintage bits and bobs. Now, Camden seems to be little more than a shoddy tourist location with next to nothing of the character it once had. So, it was a real boon to discover such a shop as 'All Ages Records'.
Give them a visit of you are in the area.
Address:
27A Pratt Street
Camden Town
London
NW1 0BG
Hours:
Monday–Sunday: 11:30AM–6:30 PM
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