LIVERPOOL MUSIC HERITAGE TRAIL – NEMS
NEMS 1960 – 1973
“Although Liverpool groups recorded over 350 American covers, every one of the originals had been released in the UK. Those originals may not have sold well, but NEMS in Whitechapel stocked every release, as it was Epstein’s belief that no customer should leave dissatisfied.”
Spencer Leigh, broadcaster and author, 2008
NEMS (North End Music Stores) opened its flagship record store at 12-14 Whitechapel in 1960. This purpose built four-storey music emporium, now demolished, lit the touchpaper on a revolution that would reverberate around the world.
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