Record-stores in London, England, United Kingdom
World of Echo
💿 RSD ParticipantWorld of Echo is a lovely store in Columbia Road. In the store I met Natalie, who told me it exists since 11/2018, so it’s quite new. She said: “We sell 50/50 new and used. We also stock a lot of rare and hard to find records. Absolutely no CDs - vinyl only! We also sell some books and zines. Our focus is on post-punk, new wave, ambient and modern classical, japanese, jazz, krautrock, electronic. The store is located on London’s famous Columbia Road, where the flower market happens every Sunday. We are closed Monday to Wednesday.” Definitely a must-visit on your next trip to London.
📍 Address: 128 Columbia Rd, London E2 7RG, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7729 8240
Les Aldrich Music
💿 RSD Participant0📍 Address: 98 Fortis Green Rd, Muswell Hill, London N10 3HN, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8883 5631
Ra-Ra Rok Records
0📍 Address: 10 Inverness St, Camden Town, London NW1 7HJ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7485 9958
Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
0📍 Address: Unit D34 Horse Tunnel Market Stables Market, London NW1 8AH, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7757 313754
M.I.T.B Records
0📍 Address: 130 Talbot Rd, Notting Hill, London W11 1JA, UK
📞 Phone: +44 207 598 0829
Music & Video Exchange
Our Music and Video Exchange shop is situated on the High Street in Greenwich, where we buy, sell and exchange in vinyl, CDs and DVDs. We trade in a vast amount of genres including rock, indie, pop, hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, techno, jazz, blues, R’n’B, house and much more. All our stock is arranged in genres to help you find the record or CD you are after. We also have specialists on hand from 10am to 8pm to help you with your search. There are loads of bargains to be had at our Music and Video Exchange and this is due to our reduction system where we reduce our stock periodically so the longer it stays in the shop the cheaper it may be.
📍 Address: 23 Greenwich Church St, London SE10 9BJ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8858 8899
Next Door Records
💿 RSD Participant0📍 Address: 304 Uxbridge Rd, London W12 7LJ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8749 0731
Pick n Mix Records
0📍 Address: c/o My Little Home Emporium, 79 Myddleton Rd, London N22 8NE, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7517 353216
Atlantis Records Hackney
0📍 Address: 8 Clarence Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 8HB, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7816 963127
Music Specialists
You can find us in Broadway Market at the Longmead Road entrance. Longmead Road is located between Primark and Greggs. To find us, walk down past Primark staying on the left hand side of the road and you will see the entrance to the Broadway market. Once you've entered the market we are a few shops down on the left next door the the cafe. To find us, walk down past Primark staying on the left hand side of the road and you will see the entrance to the market. Once you've entered the market we are a few shops down on the left next door the the cafe.
📍 Address: 31 Broadway Market, Tooting High St, London SW17 0RJ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 3490 5487
Starlight Records London
0📍 Address: 17 Craven Park Rd, London NW10 8SE, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8943 0879
Flashback Records
💿 RSD Participant0📍 Address: 26, Topsfield Parade, Tottenham Ln, London N8 8PT, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8342 9633
Underground Vinyl Chiswick
0📍 Address: 268 Chiswick High Rd., Chiswick, London W4 1PD, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8742 3919
Reckless Records
💿 RSD ParticipantOn the website they say Reckless was the first record store in Berwick Street in Soho. Doors opened in 1984 and it was founded by Duncan Kerr. Reckless deals in second-hand vinyl and also carries a large array of used compact discs across a wide range of styles and genres: Rock, Pop, Indie, Metal, Reggae, Jazz, Electronic, House, Soul, Funk and many more. In 1986 Jon More used to work here, where he met Matt Black, together they became Coldcut @coldcutofficial . On the photo you can see Patrick showing his favourite record.
📍 Address: 30 Berwick St, London W1F 8RH, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7437 4271
Vinyl Pimp
Since 2007 Vinylpimp has been the best vinyl resell agent in the UK, we are dedicated to help individual collectors, DJ's and companies. We are the number 1 seller on Discogs Marketplace and can assure every item will be sold at the current market price.
📍 Address: 4, East Wing Oslo House, 15 Prince Edward Rd, London E9 5EU, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7985 656205
All Ages Records
All Ages records is Londons only PUNK ROCK record shop. Always well stocked, the new releases keep coming in, friendly knowledgeable staff who can make recommendations or give you a chance to listen. As well as punk also some thrash, oi and stoner
📍 Address: 27A Pratt St., London NW1 0BG, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7267 0303
Rough Trade West
Downstairs is Rough Trade Vintage.
📍 Address: 130 Talbot Rd, London W11 1JA, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7229 8541
Shrubs & Dubs
0📍 Address: Bethnal Green Road, Boxpark, Unit 28, London E1 6GY, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7413 803228
Honest Jon's Records London
Honest Jon's is a British independent record label created by musician Damon Albarn (Blur) and by various record shop owners. In the UK, it is a subsidiary of Parlophone. Honest Jon's also owns a record shop in Ladbroke Grove, London. It was founded before the label.
📍 Address: 278 Portobello Rd, London W10 5TE, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8969 9822
Out on the Floor Records
Specialised in a range of Soul, Funk, Rock and Reggae music on a variety of formats. They also sell a collection of posters.
📍 Address: 10 Inverness St, London NW1 7HJ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7485 9958
Soul Brother Records
💿 RSD Participant0📍 Address: 1 Keswick Rd, London SW15 2HL, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8875 1018
Rough Trade East
Rough Trade has always been on my todo-list when I went record shopping in London back in the 90s. But that was Rough Trade in Nottinghill, now called Rough Trade West, and it was (and still is) a small independent store (will post some photos soon). In 2007 Rough Trade opened a huge store in the old Truman Brewery in a courtyard off Brick Lane, and this was totally different to that old, small, dusty store in Nottinghill. This huge store has become their UK flagship store, and of course they sell vinyl, but also a huge selection of books and cds. They have a bar and a stage and all records come with a short description. Behind the counter I met Lee, who is head of this department. : As I mentioned earlier, my 2nd day was dedicated to street art. If you are interested, you should check out this whole area - there is so much to see.
📍 Address: Old Truman Brewery 91, Brick Ln, London E1 6QL, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7392 7788
The Book and Record Bar
💿 RSD Participant0📍 Address: 20 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9NR, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7971 265228
FOPP
Well, this is one of the huge stores in London, not an independent. Fopp was ( or is?) a part of HMV. They have loads of vinyl and books. I especially like the street front of this location. And for this trip it’s my starting point for the record stores of Soho - just because I like Neal’s Yard and the surrounding streets between Fopp and Holburn Station.
📍 Address: 1 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LL, UK
📞 Phone: +44 333 323 8418
Audio Gold
💿 RSD ParticipantCombined Hi-Fi & Recordstore
📍 Address: 308-310 Park Rd, Muswell Hill, London N8 8LA, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8341 9007
Phonica Records
💿 RSD ParticipantOne of the younger stores in Soho: Simon Rigg opened Phonica in 2003. Unfortunately nobody had time for me, so you have to check it out by yourself.
📍 Address: 51 Poland St, London W1F 7LZ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7025 6071
Like Vinyl
0📍 Address: The Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London NW1 8AH, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7910 171 266
Casbah Records London
💿 RSD Participant0📍 Address: 320-322 Creek Rd, London SE10 9SW, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8858 1964
Love Vinyl
Love Vinyl, Bespoke Records For East London, est 2014 It’s just a short walk from World Of Echo to Love Vinyl. I was lucky enough to meet all three owners in the store: Dave, Roual and The Mighty Zaf (left to right on the photo). They told me: “We started the shop 5 years ago - June 2014 - and we've always been at this address. We sell purely vinyl - chiefly black music; soul, funk, jazz, African, disco, hip hop, house, techno.” Definitely another favourite store for me.
📍 Address: 5 Pearson St, London E2 8JD, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7729 8978
Eldica Records
This is Eldica. Andy started his store in 2001 and has moved into this location in 2009. I have never been here, although my favourite place to stay is just around the corner. It is in Dalston, and the whole area has changed a lot over the years, many new houses and lots of old stores in the main street. Even @nts_radio is here (you’ll find it). Back to Eldica: As you seen on the photos you can buy vinyl only, no CDs. A focus is on Soul, HipHop, Funk. Eldica also trades in all things Retro, Vintage Gramophones and Record Boxes to Retro Garments and Collectables. Pure Old School. I loved the store.
📍 Address: 8 Bradbury St, London N16 8JN, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7254 5220
Sister Ray
💿 RSD ParticipantSister Ray is one of the oldest stores in this area. In the basement I met Phil Barton, who told me that they opened the day after the David Bowie concert in Glasgow, June 1989. Before that, he used to work for Selectadisc, which was not far from here. At Sister Ray they have a huge basement filled with vinyl, here you can find all styles, 2nd hand as well as new releases.
📍 Address: 75 Berwick St, London W1F 8TG, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7734 3297
People's Sound Records
Reggae store Run by legendary selecta Daddy Vgo
📍 Address: 11 All Saints Rd, London W11 1HA, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7792 9321
Lion Vibes
💿 RSD Participant📍 Address: 98 Granville Arcade, Brixton Village, London SW9 8PS, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7459 221925
Mike's Record Shop unit 29-31
📍 Address: 29-31, 100 Wood St, London E17 3HX, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7722 796861
LN-CC
My 2nd stop in London was @cafeotodalston, but they don’t have many records so I’ll skip that. Check the website for photos. After that I went to a store called LN-CC, and when I saw the building I thought this must be another online store trying to get a marker on the map. But then I saw a small note on the wall next to the bell, followed the sign around the corner and rang the buzzer. After a while the door opened and I was invited into an arty basement - a mixture of gallery, fashion store, club venue and record store. Looked brilliant and very interesting, but it’s main focus is not the record store. Anyway, they have some records for sale and on the photos you see what this record room looks like. Go visit them if you are interested in seeing the other rooms (some information about the concept on their website ln-cc.com ).
📍 Address: Late Night Chameleon Cafe, The, Basement 18, 24 Shacklewell Ln, London E8 2EZ, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 4530 5082
Café OTO
lots of free jazz and improv music. really good books. good coffee too
📍 Address: 18-22 Ashwin St, London E8 3DL, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7923 1231
Flashback Records
My 2nd day in London was dedicated to Street Art around Brick Lane, but a perfect start for this was Flashback Records with a piece by ALO @alo_art directly next to the store. Inside I found a bright and beautiful store with Kieron behind the counter. He said: “Flashback Records was founded in 1997 by owner Mark Burgess. The first Flashback Records to open it's doors to the public was our Islington shop on Essex Road. Our Crouch End shop opened in 2006, after the former record shop, Listen, faced closure after dimishing sales, something many shops faced at the time. In 2014, Flashback opened it's third shop in Shoreditch a few years ago in 2014. Flashback is known for it's large variety of used vinyl, stocking Rock, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Soul, Dance music and many other genres and sub genres in between and beyond. Flashback remains an independent business and has been around for over 20 years simply because everyone involved with Flashback is knowledgable and passionate about music, first and foremost. Over a decade ago, the owner Mark, sold his house to keep the record shop alive, and thankfully so, because Flashback has grown since then, and is a great place to visit, work, and has a genuine connection with music lovers in a way you won't find in many other places around the world.” I love stores like these, and when I went downstairs I found a basement with a focus on Dub and Reggae. Behind the counter I met Jake and Lorenzo. What a nice store to start my 2nd day in London!
📍 Address: 131 Bethnal Grn Rd, London E2 7DG, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 3780 1900
Flashback Records
Record shop selling vinyl in three London locations
📍 Address: 50 Essex Rd, London N1 8LR, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7354 9356
Sounds Of The Universe
💿 RSD ParticipantMost of you know Soul Jazz, a label famous for releasing quality compilations since 1993. Well, and they also run a record store: Sounds Of The Universe opened in 2003 in the same house where The Rolling Stones had their studio (you saw the tongue over the door?). Behind the counter I met Karl, who told me that the store was founded by Stuart Baker, who used to sell vinyl at Camden Market before he opened this store. Here you’ll find Jazz, Electro, Reggae, Country, Latin etc on two floors.
📍 Address: 7 Broadwick St, London W1F 0DA, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7734 3430
Tome Records
Matt: “The shop was founded in 2015 but we didn’t move to our current location until 2018. We offer a wide selection of primarily 2nd hand vinyl across all genres and some choice new releases and reissues. We focus on being friendly and welcoming and trying to have something to suite all tastes.” .
📍 Address: 234 Graham Rd, London E8 1BP, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 8525 9857
The Little Record Shop
The Little Record Shop 43 Tottenham Lane Crouch End, London N8 9DB Open: Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun 1pm – 6:30pm
📍 Address: 43 Tottenham Ln, London N8 9BD, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7946 412766
Rays Jazz At Foyles
Ray’s Jazz has a long tradition: It was established in 1975 by Ray Smith (1934-2011) and for a long time (since the 80s) it had a location in Shaftesbury Avenue. In 2002 Ray’s was bought by Foyles and moved into Charing Cross Road. So it’s not an independent anymore, but it still has a good celection of vinyl and cds. Behind the counter you see Samuel Barton presenting his favourite record.
📍 Address: 107 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0DT, UK
📞 Phone: +44 20 7440 3205
Soul Proprietors
Vinyl record store just off Brixton Hill with approachable staff, social atmosphere and broad collection of rare vinyl.
📍 Address: 64 Elm Park, London SW2 2UB, UK
📞 Phone: +44 7532 492196