Printed Ephemera — 1981-1992
Dobell's Jazz and Folk Record Shop
Jazz fan Doug Dobell went to work at his father's bookshop on Charing Cross Road in 1946. After he joined the family business the shop began selling records in addition to books. Dobell's shop specialised in jazz and rapidly became the hub of the West End scene gaining both national and international notoriety. The shop also became a Mecca for teenage skiffle music fans in the fifties.
In the mid fifties Dobell launched a record label, 77 Records, named after the shop's street number. The label specialised in jazz, blues and folk and released an early Bob Dylan track recorded under the name 'Blind Boy Grunt'. Famous visitors to the shop included American blues legends BB King and Muddy Waters.
This carrier bag was used by the shop after it had relocated to nearby Tower Street in 1981. Doug Dobell died in 1987 and the shop closed in 1992.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 92.102/10a
- Object name:
- Dobell's Jazz and Folk Record Shop
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- Production date:
- 1981-1992
- Material:
plastic
- Measurements/duration:
- H 460 mm, W 390 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
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digital image © London Museum
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