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Originally posted by Dechristianise:

p.s im sure as well you guys a ine up have a heap of 2nd hand stock full of gems at a low cheap price lurking in corners away behind those locked doors so go on get them oot.

I think they call those "reserved for staff" or something.

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hehe, yea that's the name. the second hand stock varies considerably depending how skint students are. so if you check it a few weeks before the student loans come in it's more likely to have better stock.

the cavern has a very good range of t-shirts for the more discerning record buying public, whereas we stock t-shirts that sell well. it'd be great if we could stock more specialist shirts but we need demand for them first.

hopefully the lower floor will be less tinky once it reopens, though not sure how long that will last. it'll probably seem a bit brighter though, given that the floor won't be grey anymore.

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Originally posted by Alan Cynic:

Understandable, Flossie! They were a scary bunch (and I might well have been one of the clientele!).

I only remember One Up on Diamond Street. Twas small, cold, dark and full of boxes on the floor of random sub sub genres. The staff were scary then, especially the one who was called "necro" and used to person the t shirt section. I cant remember them having many Cds in that shop ?

BTW I see that of the original One Up owners Raymond (?) now works in Tiso's. When I worked in Halford on Union St. he was always getting bits for his bike.

Dave

PS James & Mike of the Cavern both like Kraftwerk so they should always have a shity or two in stock...

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raymond still lives in our office so bad spot there i'm afraid. unless it was an old partner of his from before time.

incidentally one up is currently celebrating it's 25th year of trading. 25 years of being an independent record shop. huzzah! expect some kind of do at some point. fuck knows what or where.

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Originally posted by daveofficer:

raymond still lives in our office so bad spot there i'm afraid. unless it was an old partner of his from before time.

incidentally one up is currently celebrating it's 25th year of trading. 25 years of being an independent record shop. huzzah! expect some kind of do at some point. fuck knows what or where.

The guy from Tiso's (nee One Up)- aye I just guessed his name. English, skinny, like cycling, mid to late 40s.

Congrats on the 25 th of trading ! What would Adeen do without One Up - be as badly served for music as Dundee / Inverness are !

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I discovered One-Up way back in 1980, then on Rosemount Viaduct. Bought my very first anarcho releases there. Went in two/three times a week. It was just a way better store back then, I guess still a more alternative space. Since then, it's become way more mainstream. Saw these changes happen I think around 15 years ago.

I haven't actually bought anything from One-Up in maybe 13/14 years. Buy everything via mail from distros/labels.

Raymond? I ain't seen him in years.

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Dave...are you sure about the 25 years.........I was going into One-Up in the early 70s......surely it's 30 years (at least). I also have fond memories of One-Up five-a-sides at Seaton Park on Sundays, where we all kicked lumps out of each other, and occasionally made contact with the ball!

I've tried to think back.... maybe it was before it was called One-Up,....when the shop was in the back of "Happy Trails", so I'm probably wrong.

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I only remember One Up on Diamond Street. Twas small' date=' cold, dark and full of boxes on the floor of random sub sub genres. The staff were scary then, especially the one who was called "necro" and used to person the t shirt section. I cant remember them having many Cds in that shop ?

BTW I see that of the original One Up owners Raymond (?) now works in Tiso's. When I worked in Halford on Union St. he was always getting bits for his bike.

Dave

PS James & Mike of the Cavern both like Kraftwerk so they should always have a shity or two in stock...[/quote']

Raymond is deffinately still there... thank god...

Nick is the person that works in Tiso's... He's a top bloke....!

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Dave...are you sure about the 25 years.........I was going into One-Up in the early 70s......surely it's 30 years (at least). I also have fond memories of One-Up five-a-sides at Seaton Park on Sundays' date=' where we all kicked lumps out of each other, and occasionally made contact with the ball!

I've tried to think back.... maybe it was before it was called One-Up,....when the shop was in the back of "Happy Trails", so I'm probably wrong.

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Kitchen Cynics.....................................what, ME, ref?????........................................[/quote']

Alan- What was Happy Trails out of interest ? And when did One Up move to Diamond St ?

Dave

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Alan- What was Happy Trails out of interest ? And when did One Up move to Diamond St ?

Dave

Happy Trails was a clothing store.

Actually, as I remember it, One-Up was not once a part of Happy Trails. What existed in the back area of HT was a quite different record store all together. I remember occasionally buying a couple of records from this store, and this after I'd discovered One-Up - still then on Rosemount Viaduct.

Moving to Diamond Street? I'm guessing around 1987.

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