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Just got off the phone to Richard, he's just got out of hospital after suffering a stroke, most likely brought on by all the recent stress. Apart from closing down the shop, it's only 13 months since his 28 year old daughter Lizzie died, so all in all he's had a dreadfull year.
Chris,
Please email me.
psicorpsranger @ yahoo.co.uk
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Just got off the phone to Richard, he's just got out of hospital after suffering a stroke, most likely brought on by all the recent stress. Apart from closing down the shop, it's only 13 months since his 28 year old daughter Lizzie died, so all in all he's had a dreadfull year.
Chris,
Please email me.
psicorpsranger @ yahoo.co.uk
Hi I'm trying, believe me but for some damn silly reason my computer won't let me email you, so see if you can have more sucess.
margaret.rimmer1@tesco.net
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Hi Woolston,
Just as a matter of interest when exactly did the shop open ? I visited them (I thought) in the late 80s but I'm not sure what year ? I would have thought it was '88 or '89 ? I had been staying on the Uni of York campus with a friend of mine who was a mature postgrad student, and we took the train down to Leeds one Saturday morning.
Actually, I am pretty certain it was 1988 because I well remember that when I returned to Ireland that Saturday it was just in time to watch England hammering Ireland at Twickers, I remember Chris Oti got three tries and I think Dean Richards also got one!
That's a question! I was at Uni, which places it between 1988 and 1991. When I was first at Uni, they were still at Baker House, and they entertained visitors but it still wasn't really 'the shop' yet, so that narrows it down to being between '89 and '91. And I'm pretty sure it wasn't when I was in my final year. So I'm going to take a punt and say it was either '89 or '90. But I could be wrong.
Do you remember if it was Baker House or Cherry Tree Walk you visited. (Cherry Tree Walk was the one under the railway arches.)
Cheers
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Hi Woolston,
Just as a matter of interest when exactly did the shop open ? I visited them (I thought) in the late 80s but I'm not sure what year ? I would have thought it was '88 or '89 ? I had been staying on the Uni of York campus with a friend of mine who was a mature postgrad student, and we took the train down to Leeds one Saturday morning.
Actually, I am pretty certain it was 1988 because I well remember that when I returned to Ireland that Saturday it was just in time to watch England hammering Ireland at Twickers, I remember Chris Oti got three tries and I think Dean Richards also got one!
That's a question! I was at Uni, which places it between 1988 and 1991. When I was first at Uni, they were still at Baker House, and they entertained visitors but it still wasn't really 'the shop' yet, so that narrows it down to being between '89 and '91. And I'm pretty sure it wasn't when I was in my final year. So I'm going to take a punt and say it was either '89 or '90. But I could be wrong.
Do you remember if it was Baker House or Cherry Tree Walk you visited. (Cherry Tree Walk was the one under the railway arches.)
Cheers
Well, it definitely looked like a shop to me, ha ha! So I guess it was Cherry Tree Walk. If I am right on the date of that Rugby match then it was 1988 as that is the only time I was in York and Leeds. Anyway, whenever it was, I do remember that they had lots of LPs that I would have loved to buy had I the money, so I just got the two Lionheart LPs, and brilliant they were, and are, of course!
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That is a great shame. I know they weren't popular in later years selling boots and revealing titles and taking pre orders before the label announced them, but they were a great dealer for the serious film music fan and collector in the UK. And handy for the genuine imports before the days of the Internet. I remember discovering an ad for them back in the early 80s in the old film mag Photoplay when they were called Discount Soundtracks. I sent off for their catalogue and was completely amazed by all the soundtrack LPs by Jerry Goldsmith that could still be purchased. For the next few years I spent most of my wages ordering them by the bucket load. I had no idea I could buy things like The Great Train Robbery and Chinatown when the films at the time had long gone. I still remember the excitment of seeing the Postman holding one of those well padded and brilliantly packaged parcels full of LPs!
Great days. Now days we take for granted ordering online and getting all our favourite scores made available to us. Thanks to Richard and Robert for their efforts in those early years.
So sorry to hear of Richard's health and the loss of his daughter. Really, really terrible news.
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So which one(s) became your last purchase from them? The last one I got from them was Intrada`s Invasion U.S.A. I was happy to get this since it was long gone at most other retailers. So they saved the day, that`s for sure.
The last two I bought were "One Little Indian" and "Boys From Brazil" both of which I thought I'd missed. I was also lucky enough to buy all three "Lord of the Rings Complete Soundtracks" from them the minute they became available, many thanks guys for all the great service over the years and the cream cakes and coffee we shared.
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This is terrible news about Richard's health and his daughter's tragedy. I'm truly sorry to hear that.
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Saxplayer wrote:One bootleg supplier bites the dust... 
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Silly, inappropriate and tasteless comment.
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Like many others I, too, am sad on hearing the news of Movie Boulevard's demise (and, naturally, the other distressing personal news) . My involvement with Richard and Robert dates back to my Uni days ... 1978 or 79. I heard the name and address of The John Barry Appreciation Society mentioned on a BBC Radio 2 film music programme, wrote to them and ...
... a short while later Robert telephoned me to chat (to my great regret I thought he was "on the make" ... it took me some time to realise he just wanted to chat to a fellow JB fan) and a little while later, visiting a movie fair in central Birmingham I found both attending with their collection of albums. They played me Walkabout whilst we discussed .... whatever it was we discussed.
In Oct 79 they got tickets for the Filhmarmonic 79 concert at the Royal Albert Hall and we were part of the group who attended. I recall they held a meeting earlier in the day and showed a print of Robin and Marian - though our limited time in London did not allow us the luxury to stay and watch.
And yes, over the years I spent more than a penny or two with Discount Soundtracks/Movie Boulevard but, just like many others, I didn't spend enough pennies. In a time when many big retail names are disappearing from our high streets I'm afraid the surprise is that MB lasted as long as it did. I hope that they do not have large debts to carry with them (as so many business owners do).
Others have mentioned the impact of the internet and certainly I'm as guilty of this as anyone: I'll search for the lower prices and go for the deal especially when the difference is the cost of another silver disc or two. My first purchases from The JBAS were a few John Barry 45rpm singles from his pre From Russia With Love days (in either 1978 or 79) ... and a set of seven cassette tapes which they had compiled of JB's music covering 1957 - 1977.
My last purchases, following one of our long telephone conversations, were a few sale items and, on recommendation, a copy of the FSM release of Lalo Schifrin's Kelly's Heroes ... (I'd said how I wasn't struck on the Chapter III release but was told the FSM release was so good) ... Jun 06. I'm sorry that it was that release ... at a price which exceeded the price of buying directly from FSM (or SAE by then?) for what was clearly a used/second-hand copy ... which meant I always looked elsewhere afterwards.
Consequently, I'm one of those intermittent customers who choose to spend my money with other dealers/distributors.
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Saxplayer wrote:One bootleg supplier bites the dust...
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Silly, inappropriate and tasteless comment.
You guys have your timeline all wrong - if you look at my posting, it was before the story came to light about the tragic personal problems that have happened. Of course my best wishes for them regarding the health problems and loss.
I do recall in a few editions of their catalogues, they had a big notice advising people to not deal with your hero Lukas Kendall and a few choice comments about him.
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Nice to know that another Continental Clip Joint BITES THE DUST.
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Nice to know that another Continental Clip Joint BITES THE DUST.
I think especially given what has been said about Richard's plight, that's pretty heartless.
They were far more than a 'clip joint', they sold 90% legit material, and they started back in the '70s when EVERYONE was selling boots, because there was no prospect on the horizon of legits, and no-one cared, even the rights holders.
And their catalogue was staggering, literally thousands of issues, including many CONTINENTAL and 'foreign' releases of European film music. The world doesn't start and stop at Hollywood. Always the 'too much steak in the belly' crow that the world outside the US is some hick-town. Digestion talking.
As regards conflicts with Lukas, I know nothing about that, and I don't think we're likely to hear about that here, since old Luke has a strong sense of decent decorum, and this isn't time or place.
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soundtrack and general and Mike Jones.
58 Dean Street and Derek
Thats entertainment Drury Lane - Johnny and Patrick and a cup of tea
(and places abroad like Bongiovanni and Luc Van de Ven)
im sure there are others that have gone?
was it Rare Records in Leeds?
Now Movie Boulevard...
These places - Movie Boulevard included - have really been a key part of soundtrack collecting history in the UK. Without them and mail order and ads in Films Illustrated and such magazines, collecting soundtracks in the 70s and into the 80s would've been next to impossible.
I never used Movie Boulevard but I knew of them. Clearly these guys have a place in a lot of people's hearts and Im sorry to hear about the tragedy of his daughter, That's awful.
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