One of the 1000’s of shelf talkers – “barkers” in the UK – that filled Virgin’s racks in the...
Virgin 80’s Ru...
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A promotional rubik’s cube produced by Virgin as a giveaway. Each side features a different record – Leps, Breakfast Club, U2, Police, Go-go’s and a big old Virgin logo. It’s rad...
Apple Compliment Sli...
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A compliment slip from Apple and Capitol, signed by two lovely people who used to make the music industry joyful – Joy Feuer and Joe...
Roger Dean Virgin Lo...
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The fabulous Roger Dean logo he created for Virgin in its infancy. It was known as “The Twin Virgins”. This one is an unused iron-on decal. In 2002, I spent about 3 hours trying to carefully remove a 5′ wide graphic of the Two Virgins from a wall in the San Francisco Virgin...
Virgin Big Bang R...
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One of the biggest parties that my team and I ever ran. It was for a major rebrand for Virgin Retail at the Oxford Street flagship. We had a huge space on multiple floors next door to the newly rebranded 50,000 sq foot store, so we turned it into a series of clubs and venues. Major excesses...
Meeting Ray Charles ...
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One of my most treasured pieces and fondest memories. This was at NARM, the retail/label convention, at a small blues venue in San Francisco. A true legend and gentleman, and a special moment for which I am...