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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
...and there was a fair bit of competition back then - Bandbox opposite the Town Hall, the Golden Disc Bar on Broadway, Tony's on Blackburn Road and Marshall's. But Mary's was the best - I was always going in asking for the most obscure American records that no one had ever heard of and she always got 'em for me in days! 
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thats me point,mary knew the score which gave her a good advantage, in fact the other lass that was also on the ball,was on the same block "Marshalls" both shops lost the town centre wallahs.

Mary also had the loyalty of many of the older record buyers which gave her a big edge.