Interview with Chris Summers from Beggar's Banquet

Music

The first in our occassional series of features on local record shops, MyVillage spoke to Chris Summers, manager of Beggar’s Banquet Record shop on Putney High Street.

In your opinion what will be the hit of 2001?
The White Stripes ’White Blood Cells’, The Strokes ’Is This It’

What was the first record you bought?
Rio by Duran Duran

What was the most recent record you have bought?
Peace Division’s new 12" ’Body & Soul’

Where do you go for a good music fuelled night in London?
’Heavenly’ at the Social Bar

Who are your musical icons?
Beastie Boys, Prince

If you could have been on stage/behind the decks at one gig which would it have been?
Beastie Boys at Reading two years ago.

What’s the best night out you’ve had recently?
When my group ’The Wisdom of Harry’ played in New York.

If you could throw the biggest party where would it be?
In the desert ...

If money were no object, what would be your perfect day out in London?
Nice meal in somewhere expensive like The Ivy, shopping for trainers and records and then staying in the Great Eastern Hotel.