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~~vambo~~ · 07-26-2017, 10:56 AM

That "Ballerman" record has history with me:

I take it this is a Brit forum?
If so, most won't know of Toronto's "Sam The Record Man" store.

Well, I got my "Ballerman" there and was heart-broken to discover it played badly - and a double IMPORTED record was pricey for a teenage-snotkid.

As much as I wanted the lp set, I didnt want it in that shape.
I was a very shy kid ,so the prospect of returning it was daunting - back then things were a bit different (for one thing, there were very few , what you call "chazza"-type stores then. And returning unsatisfactory merchandise was not too common.

So the guy that ran the rock/jazz dept at Sam's was a negro (and there werent many blacks in this neck of the woods baclk then either. So I still remember his face.
He said no problem. I expected my $20 back, but he rooted about and much to my amazement and delight, presented me with ANOTHER copy.

07-26-2017, 10:56 AM	#46 (permalink)
~~vambo~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 102	That "Ballerman" record has history with me: I take it this is a Brit forum? If so, most won't know of Toronto's "Sam The Record Man" store. Well, I got my "Ballerman" there and was heart-broken to discover it played badly - and a double IMPORTED record was pricey for a teenage-snotkid. As much as I wanted the lp set, I didnt want it in that shape. I was a very shy kid ,so the prospect of returning it was daunting - back then things were a bit different (for one thing, there were very few , what you call "chazza"-type stores then. And returning unsatisfactory merchandise was not too common. So the guy that ran the rock/jazz dept at Sam's was a negro (and there werent many blacks in this neck of the woods baclk then either. So I still remember his face. He said no problem. I expected my $20 back, but he rooted about and much to my amazement and delight, presented me with ANOTHER copy.