hillsbro Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) The latest issue of Down Your Way has a 3-page article about Violet May entitled Shades of Violet, the Vinyl Goddess. Here is a scan of one of the photos. Edited August 26, 2011 by hillsbro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I used to be in Violets on a reguler basis. I usedto go in her old shop where the big Park roundabout now stands just down from the Rag and Tag market before she moved to Matilda street. She had an amazing stock of old soul imports she was great. Does anyone know if she is still with us. Was it Broad Lane or Broad Street? She was fantastic, she loved what she was doing and was very good at it, a real piece of Sheffield history, RIP Violet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Was it Broad Lane or Broad Street? She was fantastic, she loved what she was doing and was very good at it, a real piece of Sheffield history, RIP Violet. Broad Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 The shop I used to frequent was on City Road above Bernard Street, I reckon it could be about 1957. She was a great music enthusiast as well as just selling records, when Violet died they broke the mould. Fond memories. Happy Days! PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 The shop I used to frequent was on City Road above Bernard Street, I reckon it could be about 1957. She was a great music enthusiast as well as just selling records, when Violet died they broke the mould. Fond memories. Happy Days! PopT Did they play OK on your wind up phonograph, how's the dog by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 The shop I used to frequent was on City Road above Bernard Street, I reckon it could be about 1957. She was a great music enthusiast as well as just selling records, when Violet died they broke the mould. Fond memories. Happy Days! PopT That's where she started out, PopT. I remember that shop as well. I think she moved from there to South St then to Broad St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakes Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Violet May Records I also went to Violet May's shop on Matilda Street a few times in the early 70's. I had heard her to be somewhat gruff with customers, so I trod carefully. The shop was very untidy and I bought one of the records lying on the floor upstairs. The record was a present for me mother, and was The Warsaw Concerto on 78 r.p.m. on Shellac. The composer was Richard Addinsell. Also acquired by me from the Aladdin's Cave were two elpees by The Hollies, Romany and Evolution priced at 1.50 each. The records were second hand by the way, still a reight bargain tho'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Violet May's shop is an interesting topic but why start a new thread when there are older ones available? Isn't this something that is discouraged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelswo Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 That's where she started out, PopT. I remember that shop as well. I think she moved from there to South St then to Broad St. she started out on South Road Walkley selling second hand clothes because in them days clothes were on coupons as was food 1946! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 The shop I used to frequent was on City Road above Bernard Street, I reckon it could be about 1957. She was a great music enthusiast as well as just selling records, when Violet died they broke the mould. Fond memories. Happy Days! PopT Her shop was on Broad St just past Duke St in fact Im sure she had one on South St also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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