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It’s a window onto a lost world. A time when the Second World War rationing still bit hard, Soho was an arcane hub of dark, subterranean pleasures and jazz records first became available in the UK. A window that now beckons you to crawl through and, given much of today’s lowest common denominator popular culture, take time to find your way back.

When the Dobells Jazz Folk Blues exhibition opened last week at London’s Chelsea Space gallery on John Islip Street, SW1, the sheer extravaganza of photos and memorabilia on display – dating from when this legendary record shop held sway at 77 Charing Cross Road from 1946 until it finally closed its doors a block away in Tower Street in 1992 – flipped the years back half a century, sent ripples of déjà vu prickling down the spine, and even teased the odd tear. Jazzwise magazine - digital edition

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features It did the trick again too last night when Brian Peerless, who worked part time at Dobells from 1962 until its final days, gave a humorous anecdote-strewn talk of his time behind the counter working for founder Doug Dobell, and his long time manager Don Sollash. Peerless played selected tracks from Dobells’ own 77 record label releases as well Bud Freeman and Phil Seamen favourites, and tickled a rapt audience with insider tales of the musicians and crazy characters who visited this shrine of shrines, one of the most famous jazz stores in the world.

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Jazzwise 1h @Jazzwise Django Bates brings Belovèd Bird to the Proms jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu- The exhibition, which runs until 18 May, drew a packed opening night on 9 April, including faces such as jazz filmmaker Mike Dibb, writer and photographer Val Expand Wilmer – who contributed many photographs – Cadillac Records' John Jack, who worked there back in the early 1960s, former Melody Maker and Time Out Jazzwise 18 Apr editor and Guardian writer Richard Williams, Middle Earth club and @Jazzwise Roundhouse DJ Jeff Dexter, mod tailor Lloyd Johnson, Propernote’s Graham A look at the stunning Dobells Griffith and a number of former Dobells staff including Brian Harvey and Leslie exhibition at Chelsea Space - a Fancourt and Sollash and his wife Monica Dobell – daughter of Doug Dobell. window onto a lost world - words and pics here jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu-

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Charles Lloyd - Good Vibrations Thankfully someone had the foresight years ago to secure Dobells’ old shop signs, counter displays, record racks, the shop record player, the famous record reviews bags, 77 record label releases, posters and memorabilia and bequeathed them to the Museum of London. Together with over 40 photos of the store and its many visiting musicians over the years, that have been sourced and curated by Leon Parker, of the British Record Shop Archive and Chelsea Space’s Donald Smith, it makes for an enthralling visit, whether you’re an old jazz and blues customer, young jazz fan or one of the many that mourn the passing of the great old specialist record shops that contributed so much to the hip cultural scene. As Humphrey Lyttelton once said about Dobells: “The record shop with the club atmosphere.” Go taste this bygone magic while you can.

– Jon Newey

For more info and a list of talks and events at the exhibition go to www.chelseaspace.org

Pictures: Dobells Jazz Folk Blues at Chelsea Space (top - by Geoff Francis); Dobells manager Don Sollash at the exhibition opening in front of a photo of him, Stan Getz and Doug Dobell (2nd from top - by Geoff Liane Carroll - Ballads ★★★★ Recommended Jazzwise E-newsletter Francis); Dobells Jazz and Folk/Blues shop 1980 prior to move to Tower Jazzwise April 2013 Issue CD Reviews List Street (3rd from top); The late Doug Dobell auctioning 78's at the shop Jazzwise March 2013 Issue CD Reviews List Jazzwise E-News (bottom). Tessa Souter – Beyond The Blue ★★★★ Be the first on your block to Comments Jazzwise February 2013 Issue CD Reviews List know what's in the next issue UK Jazz Venues of Jazzwise by signing up to Only registered users can write comments! the Online Magazine Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26 Newsletter

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