Nick Saloman
Nick is a veteran of the UK music scene. Having played in bands since the late 60s, his outfit The Bevis Frond are still gigging and making records. Nick also ran a highly regarded second hand record shop for many years until the lease on the shop expired in 2022. He was co-founder of the influential 90s fanzine Ptolemaic Terrascope and released over 60 albums on his now defunct Woronzow Records imprint. Born and raised in central London, and a dedicated QPR fan, Nick now lives in Hastings with his wife Jan.
His top ten albums are as follows:
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE : ARE YOU EXPERIENCED
PATTO: HOLD YOUR FIRE
THE WIPERS: YOUTH OF AMERICA
THE BEATLES: A HARD DAYS NIGHT
DAVID CROSBY: IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH: ELECTRIC MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND BODY
BLUE CHEER: VINCEBUS ERUPTUM
DAVID ACKLES: SUBWAY TO THE COUNTRY
SAVAGE RESURRECTION: SAVAGE RESURRECTION
THE BYRDS: THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS
Gary Urwin
Gary is a lifelong fan and record collector. He met Nick through visiting Nick's Platform One Records shop and they became good friends. Sharing a love of similar music, and also a similar sense of humour, it was actually Gary's idea that they set up a new record label.
A Sussex native, Gary lives in Storrington in West Sussex with his wife Shelagh.
Gary’s top ten albums are as follows:
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE: AXIS; BOLD AS LOVE
CREAM: DISRAELI GEARS
PINK FLOYD: PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN
BLUE CHEER: OUTSIDEINSIDE
FLEETWOOD MAN: THEN PLAY ON
MOTHERS ON INVENTION: BURNT WEENY SANDWICH
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR: PAWN HEARTS
JONI MITCHELL: LADIES OF THE CANYON
NEIL YOUNG: ZUMA
KING CRIMSON: COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING