Hi Will - Yes, Playaway does bring back memories!It was Pete's 80th (I think) birthday last weekend but unfortunately I was away on a gig and couldn't get up to see him for his party.

Thanks for the informative memories. If you fancy writing them up (and anything else that comes to mind) and emailing me then please do -storyart at AOL dot com - I didn't ever go into Rose Morris even though Toni and I recorded in Regent Sound Studios in the mid-60s just a few doors up from RoseMorris. In the 50s my guitar shop/s of choice were Scarth's on the corner of Newport Court, Charing Cross Ross Road; pulled down and 'developed' years ago. And from 1958 (when he opened) Ivor Mairant's Music Store in Rathbone Place. He sold the Levin Goliath guitars which some of us bought because they looked quite Martin-like, they were built by Swedes to the standard of very heavy duty wardrobes. I see they're quite collectable now. In which case I might remove all my shirts and suits and put mine on E-bay. The other two guatars of choice for many early folkies were the Harmony Sovereign, and I had a lovely very plain, brown, guitar called a Kessler, whch was a delight to play. I seem to remember that Leon Rosselson also had one. Or maybe it was someone else, but there was another one around Town in the early folk clubs. Whoever it was had it strung up with silk and steel strings for finger-picking.
I look forward to hearing some more of your memories.
Best - Dave