Like Gene I probably didn't start buying from Cheapo 'til 79-80, (there seemed to be record shops on every street in Soho then). I worked around the corner for 10 years from '86 onwards, and used to drop in every few weeks to check, there were still multiples of Mamie Galore "Necessary", just about every 45 The Dells made on Cadet, and quite a few other things on Chess & Checker "Chained to Your Heart-Bobby Moore, Johnny Taylor "Changes" seemed to be there all the time, Yvonne Baker on Junior, sure Johnny Sayles on St. Lawrence came out of there, Lots of Grapevine Red Funk and ABC reissues, the afore-mentioned Loma L.P's, I had about 5 Edwin Starr & Blinky LP's out of there, leaving at least the same behind.
Another institution falls, sad.