Scorpion Records High Wycombe

[Topicarmno]

Playing one of your records now - McDonald and Giles, with the artists names felt penned in the inner sleeve. Such happy days

[Topicarmno]

In the 1980's I use to order records from Scorpion Records. I recall Jeff, who provided me with a note of his recommendations from the late 60's to early 70's.

[chris99140]

used to go in there all the time from 88 to 2002.

great shop. great memories.

[gibbonduder182]

Spent tons of my Saturdays in there from 91 - 95, best shop in Wycombe, hopefully they've opened another shop elsewhere as you just dont get their kind of service any more. Not just a record shop, more like friends.

[TheFrizzyHead]

This shop closed within a few months of me first visiting it, when I was only just starting to blow my pocket money on music. I'm glad someone was making these sort of videos at the time, capturing some character that was already disappearing to begin with. Long live Counter Culture, or else record shops will be something you only find in places like Camden...more like museums, for die-hards and tourists.

[shjoiner]

Very sad. I started buying records there in 1978. The best shop in Wycombe. THE punk band from Wycombe was the Extraverts who went on to become zero zero. Aaaaaaah happy days.

[inshreds66]

I've just discovered your video. I bought loads of records from Scorpion, travelling from Bedford especially to go to this shop. I've just seen the street now on streetview. What a difference. I'm glad you managed to capture this for posterity.

[bettercu]

it was a cool shop thanx

[MrBField]

Haven't been to counter culture! But spent many happy saturday afternoons at scorpions checking out vinyl. So thank you for that.

[lionsatthedoor]

@MrBField @MrBField you should it's great! slightly gutted i was too young to know what was what when scorpion bit the dust but CC is awesome

[Thorskegga]

Your shop is deeply missed. I think I must have visited you since you first opened - admittedly nose high to the counter at the time!

Thankfully Wycombe is back on its feet now that the new development is completed - but as you say very few independant shops of character survive.

[SilverShamrock71]

How many f*king Sainsburys, Asdas, Tescos, etc. do we need?? They're building yet another Tescos in Booker (that will make FOUR Tescos in the town) on the site of what used to be a pub.

[decayingcorpses]

It's very sad now this fantastic shop is gone, spent many hours and money in there.

No it's been butcherd by Sainsburys!

So sad :-(

[raysoul45]

Now its fucking tesco's

[Brydonaka]

I bought a few albums from here in my teens, was a good shop.

[jameslawsonsmith]

I used to love going to Scorpian Records. I found so many new sounds and it made me have a love for all types of music. Thank you for the memories.

[fugueur]

Thanks for that reference - I'll look it up. cheers

[adamsez]

Though light on actual pop stars - Blondie's Nigel Harrison was one - what put Wycombe on the musical map was Scorpion and the gig promoter Ron Watts (see 'Hundred Watts - A Life In Music', Heroes Publishing, 2006). He attracted many of the best punk/new wave/mod revival acts to the town. My own highlight: The Rezillos at the (old) Town Hall, Friday 18 August 1978.

[raysoul45]

I'm a irish lad who hung around with some wycombe mods .A question about asked did wycombe have a sound .he side no .What was the name of the punk band then !

[andreasdafunkydj]

legendary shop...proud to say the first lp i bought there was The Specials first album for a quid

[RaWTeX]

good old scorps.the man in the video knows so much about every type of music.sound bloke!

[ciaccona]

I used to buy records from Scorpion as a teenager twenty-odd years ago. Still have them! Sorry to hear of Scorpion's demise, but helpful to learn about Counter Culture as I'm now looking to put my old records back into circulation. Cheers!

[fugueur]

Thanks for those comments. I was especially gutted by the demise of Scorpion - it was the gravitational centre of my Wycombe, but looks like a new chapter is opening with Counter Culture. Really hope Steg and Cheryl's shop is a success - I used to go to Wycombe College with Cheryl

[mojomelb]

I used to go to Scorpion, then onto Wimpy with my mates, what a shame its closing but all good things come to an end. :(

[MeenGMeenie]

Steg n' Chez from Scorpion records have opened their own shop just over the road from where Scorpion Records used to be.

Its called COUNTER CULTURE and is awesome,get yer arses down there and support your local independent record shop!