The Record Store Years
Hugh JonesA memoir of 25 years (1975-2000) spent working in the world of records & music in Seattle, with side trips into writings on Led Zeppelin and other adventures from my musical life.
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The Record Store Years (and beyond) #92: Seattle Rock History: Gig Flyers from the ‘70s and ‘80s
This is the first of a series I’ll be posting featuring paper memorabilia from my collection, with some brief background on each piece. I’ve done my best to present them chronologically but some dates may be inaccurate, so I welcome correct...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #91: The Penningtones Saga Pt. 3: Recording Adventures and The Studio Years
Content Warning: More drinking.
The Penningtones started to build something of a recorded legacy in 2001, with songs appearing on two more tribute albums courtesy of d.A. Sebasstian plus an official debut CD called Circle Of Fifths on his...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #90: The Penningtones Saga Pt. 2: Sloppy but Festive at The Little Red Hen
Content Warning: Alcohol will be consumed.
A venerable Seattle institution, The Little Red Hen opened in 1933 on North 50th Street and Phinney Avenue near Woodland Park and was there for 34 years. In 1968 it moved just east of Green Lake t...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #89: The Penningtones Saga Pt. 1: Brent, Rick, Randy and Johnny
I first became aware of Brent Pennington as the guitarist in the Dynette Set, the band that Scott McCaughey and his wife Christy formed not long after Scott started working for Cellophane Square in 1980, which I wrote about in a previous ch...
The Record Store Years (and beyond) #88: Led Zeppelin: Debunking Myths
Anyone who knows me personally or has spent time perusing my many Substack posts is most likely aware that I am what might be called an ‘Uber Fan’ of Led Zeppelin. Life changed by seeing them blow Iron Butterfly off the stage in 1969, multi...
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I am a writer, musician and carpenter living in Seattle, Washington. I spent 25 years (1975-2000) with a small chain of Seattle-area record stores known as Cellophane Square, and also published the Led Zeppelin fanzine "Proximity" during this time.
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