This puppy is called Nipper, a stray puppy adopted by Barraud, a British painter. After Mark's death, Nipper was adopted by his brother Francis.

Francis is also a painter. He likes to paint while listening to the music played on the gramophone. Francis found that every time he listened to music, Nipper was always particularly sensitive to the sounds played on the gramophone, and would often listen intently.

After Nipper died, Francis drew a portrait of it and named it "His Master’s Voice".

Later, the painting was purchased by Gramophone, a company that produced phonographs, as its registered record trademark HMV (abbreviation for His Master’s Voice).

In 1921, HMV's first record retail store opened in London. Since then, HMV has set up many branches around the world, including several HMV branches in Hong Kong such as Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui.

When I went to Hong Kong in the 1990s, I made a special trip to visit the manager responsible for record promotion at HMV in Hong Kong, and put our self-recorded and released records such as "The Lake" and "Phoenix Flying" in their store for sale.

During those days, I often went to HMV to listen to various music CDs, and bought more than ten classical and jazz records there.

I vaguely remember that HMV’s store in Causeway Bay had four floors at that time, with a dazzling variety of varieties...

This time I went to Hong Kong, I deliberately chose to go there HMV's largest store in Causeway Bay.

Walking into the current HMV, it feels more like an out-and-out "music and fashion manufacturing factory".

Only the iconic dog Nipper standing next to the red mailbox and several vinyl records hanging on the wall remind you from time to time that this is a record store with a long history. .

The store*** has three floors.

The first floor is dedicated to CD and vinyl records.

As before, there is still a jazz and classical music listening room in the store, which is dedicated to arranging and selling some rare classical and jazz vinyl records.

Close the door and you will feel like you are wandering in a pure land of classical and jazz music, quiet and peaceful...

The second floor is mainly for the sales of audio equipment, and there is Dedicated display and listening rooms for some equipment brands.

The third floor is a place where music and food, ancient and modern, and other multiple functions and cultures collide.

When I first stepped onto the third floor, the old records and albums on the table on the right really attracted me, especially this set of Beatles albums, whose cover was the band’s most famous and most popular album. The cover of the iconic Abbey Road album (four people synchronized crossing the zebra crossing on London's Abbey Road).

On this floor, some old objects from the old era can be seen everywhere, such as telephone booths, motorcycles, etc., and there is also a shop that mainly displays and sells guitars.

After passing through the food shop, there is a small music scene at the end.

Seeing me taking pictures, the waiter called their manager. The manager told me that taking pictures was not allowed on this floor. But to my surprise, before I could explain my purpose, she said He suddenly changed his mind and did not stop me from taking photos.

Maybe she thinks I look like a music lover, hahahaha...

I walked around HMV, took pictures and listened, and unknowingly I almost stayed there The whole morning lasted until the afternoon when I was reluctant to leave.

Time flies, but music remains the same twenty years later!