Ian, speaking of records. I am from Blackpool and still live here. In my youth I used to go in Sinfonia record shop on Cookson Street.
A great soul place run by Sandy Mountain and his sister, Freda. Sandy was the soul guru after you and his shop was full of soul as was his house on Lytham Road. Went there one day and it was rammed with un-played soul.
Is Sandy/Freda still around? It must be 15 years since I saw Sandy
Cheers