Tony Blackburn ̵...

If you’re not a Brit, you probably don’t know this guy. I met him at a glam rock fundraiser bash when I was with Virgin Cinemas. Basically he was an institution in the UK through the 70’s and 80’s. He followed the Noel Edmunds breakfast show on BBC Radio 1, had a dog...

Gerry Anderson Signe...

The creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett, Space 1999 and Stingray came to the Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street to sign his VHS catalog. I remember asking the video company if he needed anything special. “Just a bottle of good Scotch” was the answer. Were the Tracey brothers...

Simple Minds, In The...

This is from an instore at Virgin Megastore Oxford Street. Simple Minds were massive at the time. It was them, U2, Big Country and the Cult that were the big sellers then. People arrived the day before and slept in sleeping bags overnight. They weren’t even playing – they were...

Mitch Mitchell Signe...

It was great to meet this legend at a Virgin signing in London for his rather tasty book on the JHE. Sadly he’s no longer with us but he’s left us a lot of great music by which to remember him....

Complete Animals sig...

Eric’s still got an amazing voice. He hails from Newcastle near where I’m from back in Blighty. Thanks to Andy Moreno for getting this signed for me at Virgin, Times...

Beatles Firehouse Po...

I love this double sided, round poster that my friend Vince commissioned for Virgin from design studio, Firehouse. It was a limited edition giveaway for the Anthology collection. They’re quite rare these...