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We've been to Oregon's "Bay Area" twice in the last month for an extended new years weekend and back again during Martin Luther King Day weekend to see giant ocean waves. I noticed this past weekend that there's a record store here in North Bend. Now I'm already planning our next trip back here, although I'm fully expecting to find nothing but AOR dollar-bin fodder.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1972, then moved to the former Electric Banana location Stratford Road in 1974 where they stayed until closing in 1983. It was the best record store of it's time.
Here is a zoom-in from the previous photo of the headshop with Sharon behind the counter. On top of the stereo speaker to the far left is Led Zeppelin IV, probably playing side 2, song 1 on the turntable. Can you smell the incense burning? Better grab a pack of papers while you're here.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
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Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
Misty Mountain Roc (formerly The Electric Banana) on Stratford Road in the upper level of the Ego Hour hair salon. Claude and Sharon Gantt first opened MMR in the Knollwood Manor Shopping Center in 1973, then moved to the former Electric Banana location in 1975 where they stayed until closing in the early/mid 80's. It was the best record store of it's time.
Ellie Rowsell
The Ellie Rowsell-led 4-piece alternative rockers from North London played a short, eight-song, set at the Rough Trade East record store to coincide with the release of their long-awaited debut studio record My Love Is Cool which is out this week and which I highly recommend you pick up!
A dynamic mix of tracks, My Love Is Cool demonstrates the diverse nature of a band so young, Rowsell’s screaming along with the heavy closing bass line on Giant Peach contrasting against the pleasing harmonies of silky soft Freazy. Drummer Joel Amery takes over vocal duties and plays acoustic guitar on the melancholy Swallowtail demonstrating the band’s mixed dynamic.
Touted as the next big thing, the young quartet didn't disappoint as they tore through tracks from My Love Is Cool including Fluffy, You're A Germ and live favourite Bros.
The East London crowd gave back in kind, creating the heaviest mosh pit I've seen at a record store with the front row practically pushed onto the small stage which simply encouraged the band to play louder and harder.
This young band have worked hard to put out their debut and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. This week they’ll play The Park Stage at Glastonbury Festival but in years to come expect to see them progress quickly up the bill.
The full set played was:
My Love Is Cool
Your Love's Whore
You're a Germ
The Wonderwhy
Lisbon
Giant Peach
Bros
Fluffy
Catch Wolf Alice play the Park Stage at Glastonbury Festival this Friday ahead of a UK tour later in the year.
This poster was on the wall of my record shop ROCK ON in Mannheim in 1980. This belongs to the LP SECONDS OF PLEASURE.