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No online record exists of the shop however a Tommy Riley link may be found at http://www.nickbrownonline.co.uk/bands.htm>

RECORD BROWSER (FORMER RETAIL SHOP)

Record Browser was a former Record and Cassette sales shop, mainly dealing in second hand and swaps of long playing records and cassettes.

The shop was situated at 140 Broadway in the Roath area of Cardiff.

The sole owner was former Dave Edmunds and Madness session drummer TOMMY RILEY (AKA Tom Loaf - as some people believed he was Meat Loafs father, and Mr Riley neither confirmed or denied this story).

Riley also had a long career as a drummer in several Cardiff based bands including the Crackers and Red Beans and Rice (citation needed).

The shop failed to survive the downturn in buying of vinyl records in the 1990's and after many years of struggling to stay in business finally closed around 1997.

Mr Riley continues to operate an online Record Browser via a facebook only page at present although plans for expansion are in place for the creation of a website.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Record-Browser/183601915025940