This silver spade was used to cut the first sod on the site of the Gramophone and Typewriter Company building. World-famous Gramophone Company tenor Edward Lloyd was given the honour of breaking the first sod at the Blyth Road site on February 9th, 1907. This spade is currently preserved at the EMI Archive Trust. David Hughes, former… Read more »
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Rupert Perry’s Story of Manchester Square, 1987. Recorded at the EMI Archive, 2nd October 2013. The Trust would like to thank Rupert Perry, who has kindly agreed to be the first person to contribute a memory to our Memories of EMI Campaign. RP: It was a momentous day, it was a momentous week because we… Read more »