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🎵 Top of the Pops (1980s)
📍 30 John Street, Waterford
🎶 Sinnott’s Records (1959–2003)
💿 If you grew up in Waterford, you’ll probably remember Sinnott’s. Records, cassettes, CDs, concert tickets and the video collection upstairs drew generations of customers through the door, making it one of the city’s best-known music shops for more than four decades.
🎺 Noel Sinnott opened the shop in 1959. A jazz enthusiast with a deep knowledge of music, he first sold records from his mother’s grocery shop at Johnstown before demand led to a business of its own. Over the following decades, Sinnott’s became a familiar name in Waterford, known for its selection of music and Noel’s ability to track down records that seemed impossible to find.
🎙During the showband era, Noel also managed several local groups, including The Savoy, The Decca and The Footappers from this John Street headquarters. Customers remember him behind the counter, often with a cigar in hand, helping people find exactly what they were looking for. The modern photograph was taken in August 2023, when much of this stretch of the street was boarded up. The area may look somewhat different today.
• Although this specific image is not featured, there are many more blends like this in The Waterford Blend Book, which follows a walkable route through the city,
🔎What's inside the book:
• More than 200 pages 📖
• 6 stages covering distinct areas of the city
• 40 stops
• Easy to follow route
• Extensive collection of late 19th and early 20th century Waterford images
• Current photos
• Blends pairing then & now
• Detailed mapping
• Insightful background detail
👉🏻The essential book for nostalgic souls, photography lovers, history enthusiasts, and, of course, anyone with a connection to Waterford or interest in how the city has evolved over time.
• Available on Amazon. LINK IN BIO 🟦⬜️
• By Chus Natera @chusnatera & Oran Mordaunt @oranmordaunt
References:
📸 1980s photograph: Unknown (assistance welcome)
ℹ️ Sources:
– Munster Express archives
– WaterNews & Star archives
#waterford #newbook #80s #musichistory #ireland
📍 30 John Street, Waterford
🎶 Sinnott’s Records (1959–2003)
💿 If you grew up in Waterford, you’ll probably remember Sinnott’s. Records, cassettes, CDs, concert tickets and the video collection upstairs drew generations of customers through the door, making it one of the city’s best-known music shops for more than four decades.
🎺 Noel Sinnott opened the shop in 1959. A jazz enthusiast with a deep knowledge of music, he first sold records from his mother’s grocery shop at Johnstown before demand led to a business of its own. Over the following decades, Sinnott’s became a familiar name in Waterford, known for its selection of music and Noel’s ability to track down records that seemed impossible to find.
🎙During the showband era, Noel also managed several local groups, including The Savoy, The Decca and The Footappers from this John Street headquarters. Customers remember him behind the counter, often with a cigar in hand, helping people find exactly what they were looking for. The modern photograph was taken in August 2023, when much of this stretch of the street was boarded up. The area may look somewhat different today.
• Although this specific image is not featured, there are many more blends like this in The Waterford Blend Book, which follows a walkable route through the city,
🔎What's inside the book:
• More than 200 pages 📖
• 6 stages covering distinct areas of the city
• 40 stops
• Easy to follow route
• Extensive collection of late 19th and early 20th century Waterford images
• Current photos
• Blends pairing then & now
• Detailed mapping
• Insightful background detail
👉🏻The essential book for nostalgic souls, photography lovers, history enthusiasts, and, of course, anyone with a connection to Waterford or interest in how the city has evolved over time.
• Available on Amazon. LINK IN BIO 🟦⬜️
• By Chus Natera @chusnatera & Oran Mordaunt @oranmordaunt
References:
📸 1980s photograph: Unknown (assistance welcome)
ℹ️ Sources:
– Munster Express archives
– WaterNews & Star archives
#waterford #newbook #80s #musichistory #ireland
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4 months agowaterfordblend
The Waterford Blend Book leads readers through the city where past and present meet. Along a walkable route, historical photographs align with their modern-day scenes, showing how familiar streets have changed and what still defines them. Each stop combines images and stories, creating a visual record of Waterford's life, its people, and the traces of time that continue to shape Ireland's oldest city.
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