Hastings Pier, 187 Queens Road, 190 Queens Road, Grove Road Ore, Ponswood Ind Estate St Leonards.
Alan Esdaile… Now time for me to get a proper job.
Matt Thomas… I drove past earlier – something drew me to the place today.Sorry it’s come to this. End of an era as Masons Music closes it doors for the last time today, up until last year I had spent nearly 30 years at the place so very sad for me to hear today.
Chris Coleman… That must be a record
Jim Breeds… Really? Gosh. Best wishes for the next venture!
Colin Norton… Sorry to hear this, Alan! Hope that everything works out for you!
Tony May… Oh what a year this has been for you and for me. So sorry to hear this but not surprised in the current climate. If you can please pass on my condolences to all who have lost their jobs today. I may have left a long while ago but part of me shall always belong to Masons Music and the legacy that its existence played in what we all used to recognise as the music industry. Best wishes to you Alan – I will be in touch soon.
Jo Turner… Sorry to hear that
Virginia Davis… Good luck in your next venture
Diane Barton… Have the best memories 
🙂 Fun times xxx
Ian Mantel… Every week on pay day in early 80’s I bought records.
Simon Payne… Masons Music played an important part in many of our Hastings lives. Sad to hear of it closing it’s doors today. Sad news Alan, I wasn’t with you long but still remember it fondly. Good luck for the future.
Andy Qunta… End of an era!
Johnny Raff… Spent so much time at the Queen’s Rd shop. An end of an era
Paul Angelwitch… thanks for the great selection of my vinyl in my collection
Tony Ham… A lot of my collection has got the Mason’s Music stickers on it.
Zoe Honey… Wow 
xxxxxxx
Phil Gill… Good luck in wherever your life’s journey takes you next Alan.
Kevin Burchett… sorry to hear that Alan heres wishing you the best of luck in your new venture. from everyone in the Scalliwags group.
Nastassja Kaschevsky… Sorry to hear this Alan, all the best for the future x
Graham Belchamber… All the best mate.
Julie Findlay-jones… It’s the end of an era I loved working for you in the 70s brilliant boss lovely guy, good luck in your next venture xxx
Peter Howard… Sorry to hear that Alan. You were my favourite customer and I miss the weekly calls. Hope you’re well.
Peter Thomson… Hope you find something positive to move on with Alan.
Pete Prescott… Indeed its very sad news. I hope you remember that whatever you do in future you have a huge amount of support from so many friends. Please put me in that list. Hope your well.
Martin Stringer… Very sad. You did good.
Will Cornell… You were the greatest Alan! Let’s see, I think I met you in that location with the tile roof, Sept 1990. Is that the one? A quick train ride from Victoria station down to Hastings, a 30 min meeting and a cab driver that kept his promise to be back there to get me to the last train to London….it was 25 years of a great business relationship and a friendship to boot!
Shaun Cox… I worked in Stylus. Got any pics?
Pauline Sims… Sad to read this Alan but good luck in your next venture!
Mick O’Dowd… A well earned rest now Alan. You served the community well. Well done mate!
Joe Knight… Where was the tile roofed photo?
Kev Towner… Grove Road mate.
Matt Thomas… Nightmare to park
Tom Pitts… Nightmare when we had heavy snow up there and had to walk home
John Wilde… All things must pass. You served us so well Buddy. Thank you for all your authentic enthusiasm and encouragement. You were rockin before the word! Best wishes.
Leigh-Wieland Boys… Good luck with your next venture – I am sure we’ll see/hear more from you! xx
Dave Nattress… REALLY sorry to hear this news. Very best wishes in whatever you do next.
Chris Sambrook… Sorry to read that Mason’s Music has now closed.
Alan Esdaile… Thanks to EVERYONE for your wonderful comments and a BIG thank you to the GREAT members of staff, who I couldn’t have done it without you.
Eva Neuke… An important part of my life has now disappeared….
Eric Cawthraw… I wish you every success for the future, We ought to have a whip round, but I doubt we could get you enough to retire. I hope you come up on the lottery and can buy out the BBC’s music archive and rock on in to oblivion like the rest of us old farts.
Matt Thomas… I would like to add that i started working in Queens Rd shop in 1985 as a school leaver and had a fantastic couple of years meeting such a diverse bunch of people from Punks to Reggae Fans until the shop closed in 1987 and i left.I came back in 1989 in the Grove Road warehouse and i carried on working for Alan up until 2015.These years working at Masons have been upon the best days of my life and it will always hold a very special place in my heart 
Iain Cobby… Oh, Alan. so sorry to hear your news, like leaves we touch, we once new the story, and as Autumn calls, we remember all thoughts of many years ago…………….. on wards my friend, towards the sun.
Ernest Ballard… That’s a shame. Great shop. Will be missed I’m sure.
Clifford Rose… I did buy a couple of albums from the Queens Rd shop. On one occasion I remember a discussion was taking place about people entering the record shop across the road, but never seen leaving Lol
Peter Fairless… Oh, to be elevated to the status where Jack would say, “Sonia’s just about to put the kettle on…” You’re right, Clifford, it was a bit of a Tardis, that ‘other’ shop!
Pete Brazier… Great memories of hanging out at the pier shop, back then
A well earned rest now Alan. You served the community well. Well done mate!
REALLY sorry to hear this news. Very best wishes in whatever you do next.
Oh, Alan. so sorry to hear your news, like leaves we touch, we once new the story, and as Autumn calls, we remember all thoughts of many years ago…………….. on wards my friend, towards the sun.