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The map shown displays the 'rathole'. I think the map dates from around 1920 and is in colour.

Beefsteak, The cover notes on all pressings of Please Please Me are by Tony Barrow as he was The Beatles sleeve note writer, so your copy is correct. Dick James was the music publisher for The Beatles from after Love Me Do was released (he sang the theme for the TV series 'Robin Hood' starring Richard Green), he also had a partnership in Northern Songs which he helped set up with The Beatles and Brian Epstein. Looking at the images that you've posted the record itself is far from being mint so wouldn't command a top price but might fetch a couple of hundred - you would probably have to repl

Yes we had 'She Loves You' by the Typhoons on that label.

From August 27th 2008

zab - I've not long been on this forum so I've only just seen your post. It was indeed the home to Northern SC which started on August 27th 1908 one week after the baths opened. Some of the present day members, me included, went to have a group photo taken outside the baths exactly 100 years later. I am still in possession of the first minute book from 1908. The Club was formed by a Mr J E Pendleton who was a councillor at the time and he became the first chairman.

I used to go with my parents to a stall in Central Market for records called Nequests - would this be the one that you visited?

The first record that I ever bought with my pocket money was 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison. I bought it from Rediffusion on Radford Road (up on the right from Gregory Boulevard). I think it cost 45p as we'd just gone decimal. Buying that record and seeing the label (Apple) set me off in search of other similar records on Apple. It wasn't long before I discovered SelectaDisc (new records), where I bought the previously mentioned 'Two Virgins', on Arkwright St, Eddy's (second hand - ex juke box) and Music Inn (new) both on Alfreton Rd and Alberta (second hand - ex juke box) on Radford Rd ju