I seem to miss every revive of this thread. Time difference maybe - I'm eight hours away from Ayrshire. Anyway, I used to go to all of those record shops at least three times a week, avoiding lectures mostly. My earliest memory of Virgin on Union St was in around 82-83. The ground floor was mostly just records. The second floor was a treat - when you came in from the stairs there was a well-known head shop with bongs, badge etc tucked over on the right. Zines, books etc were on the leftside wall. Mostly well thumbed and rarely purchased. Then 12" singles were up there. Was there a third floor at that time? That was where posters and shit like the holograms mentioned upthread were. I totally remember that also. The town centre was just insane in those days. Insanely fun and cool that is.
― everything, Saturday, 5 January 2013 05:04 (eleven years ago) link
happy 2013 everyone
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 16 January 2013 15:14 (eleven years ago) link
One for our Renfrewshire friends http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-21602481
― Vote in the ILM 70s poll please! (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
New Cumnock wins Carbuncle award
... don't know why they felt the need for TWO Cumnocks tbh
― Step not on a loose unforgiving stone on a pyramid to paradise (Tom D.), Thursday, 28 March 2013 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
The old one wasn't bad enough?
― NWOFHM! Overlord (krakow), Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:37 (eleven years ago) link
Fort William? really?
― Late night with Amazing Bo (MaresNest), Thursday, 28 March 2013 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, that surprised me, even Paisley was a bit harsh, it's got nice bits
― Step not on a loose unforgiving stone on a pyramid to paradise (Tom D.), Thursday, 28 March 2013 13:52 (eleven years ago) link
the road leaving?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 28 March 2013 13:59 (eleven years ago) link
Well that's one of them
― Step not on a loose unforgiving stone on a pyramid to paradise (Tom D.), Thursday, 28 March 2013 14:00 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-21966617
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 28 March 2013 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
still not found out any more details on the Hamilton guy who bit off clive mantles ear.
Does anybody here know anything about a very early Nyah Fearties appearance on an Ayrshire comp cassette called something like "Free Fall"? Would have been around 1982.I'd love to know more about the cassette (if it existed!). Bands, song names, label, date. A scan would be a godsend...Working on a Scotland discography 1977-84. I had just assumed the earliest NF was a couple years later. But I'd love to get them (the most Scottish band...) in.
― Michael Train, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 00:43 (five years ago) link
Weird, I was just struggling to explain Ayrshire to some uncomprehending work colleagues of mine this very night.
― Never Turn Your Back On Virginia Woolf (Tom D.), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 01:03 (five years ago) link
I have a mate in Killie who is a huge fan of the Nyah Fearties. I asked what the proper pronunciation is and he said he hadn't thought about it. He thought it was ny ah instead of NYA. Tom do you know?
― Pfunkboy AKA (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 13:39 (two years ago) link
I assumed it was that "nyeeeeahh" noise, so "nnyeah feertees". Going to ask a pal from Lugton now
― stet, Wednesday, 12 May 2021 13:55 (two years ago) link
Yes, I think stet's right there. I'm not from Lugton though.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
Just found out our right back wis eccied yesterday no wonder we got a doing 😂— Wishaw United Fc (@WishawUnited) August 9, 2021
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 08:26 (two years ago) link