JG Windows RIP

[frankbridge]

Alas, Windows in Newcastle is to close later on his month, having been around since the early 20th century as the place to buy decent classical music in the north east. I was at Durham Uni in the 80s, but as the town had little to offer in the way of real proper CD stores rather than the usual chains, it was always a pleasure to take the short train journey to Newcs and spend a fortune on acres of LPs I didn't really have the money to afford there, especially when they had frequent sales! David Bedford's 'the Song of the White Horse' anybody? And my first CD purchese was Copland's 3rd Symphony conducted by Lenny Bernstein on DG.

It will be sadly missed for classical music lovers the world over

[Pulcinella]

Yes, a great shame.
Will they have to rename the Arcade?

Though I can hardly claim to have sustained it; I knew of it, but think I only bought one CD there, on a visit on 4/8/2009, long before I moved to York: this harp recital (bought for the Hindemith; the receipt, for £5, is tucked in with the liner notes).

https://www.harmoniamundi.com/en/albums/harp-recital/

[antongould]

Yes a lovely shop in a lovely arcade - probably a good half of my feeble CD collection was purchased in their sales. The children loved spending their Christmas and birthday money there …… so sad ……

[gurnemanz]

Alas, Windows in Newcastle is to close later on his month, having been around since the early 20th century as the place to buy decent classical music in the north east. I was at Durham Uni in the 80s, but as the town had little to offer in the way of real proper CD stores rather than the usual chains, it was always a pleasure to take the short train journey to Newcs and spend a fortune on acres of LPs I didn't really have the money to afford there, especially when they had frequent sales

Sorry to hear about Windows. Memories for me also of being a student at Durham. When I was there late 60s there was a decent record shop called House of Andrews in the centre of Durham (I remember getting an LP with Lisa Della Casa, Four Last Songs in Ace of Clubs) so it was not always essential to go Newcastle, which we mainly visited for football, theatre etc. It must have closed by the time you got there, maybe killed off by the "usual chains".
I also remember the regular Windows mail order ads in Gramophone.

[Old Grumpy]

Yes a lovely shop in a lovely arcade - probably a good half of my feeble CD collection was purchased in their sales. The children loved spending their Christmas and birthday money there …… so sad ……

Yes - will be sadly missed by conoisseurs in the locale.

[Old Grumpy]

Yes, a great shame.
Will they have to rename the Arcade?

Perhaps it should remain - as a testament to previous glories.