Former Music Week columnist Jon “Webbo” Webster is a genuine music biz legend. Starting out as a shop assistant for Virgin Retail, the ex-Virgin Records MD was central to devising the Now! That’s What I Call Music brand and the Mercury Prize before turning his hand to management. Here, he looks back on his life in music…

I loved working in record shops...

“The year I spent in Manchester behind the counter in 1976/77 was the most exciting year of ...