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Notes from 2011:
Mike Hoskins wrote in about Graham Warr Records in the Oasis Market. Warrs was opened throughout the 70s and was arguably the Mod, Soul and Northern Soul record shop.
Graham was also a highly influential DJ, again on the Soul and Northern Soul most notably at Chaplins which was located at Five Ways in Faces, (can anyone confirm it was faces!). He then went on to DJ at the Rum Runner.
We would love more information, memories and memorabilia about Graham, his record store and Chaplins, send them in!
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Even more memorable was the most attractive young lady who worked at Graham Warr Records. Bought my full length leather coat from Oasis – the business!
Graham never did Faces….;)
I used to work for Graham on his record stall outside the Oasis on saturdays, before heading off to Wigan Casino with a box full of vinyl from his stall to sell.
I don’t know what has become of Graham, but I would like to get in touch again.
I used to trawl through the Tamla imports at this stall. As I remember it was just inside the front door of Oasis from Corporation St. The US tamla singles were on yellow/brown
or blue labels. I hadnt a clue what I was buying so used pick out a few. Theyd be about 60p each back then (1974). Then a trip home on the 176 bus and a quick blast out on my home made disco kit
i knew graham & his shop in oasis towards the end of the 70’s – i bought us 7’s & lp’s from him. he was also 1 of my favoutite dj’s at the brum locarno all-dayers – bali hai room, alongside neil rushton & shaun williams. all top connoisseurs of the good groove!
when the locarno changed to the powerhouse, i was lucky enough to be a regular dj in the bali hai jazz room with chris reid, baz fe jazz & eric x
ps. i also worked in brum, at inferno records for keith thornton 🙂