KING GEEDORAH Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Hi, Does anyone know where the best area in London is for good vinyl shops? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Berwick Street has several different shops on it and on connecting roads nearest tube is Tottenham court road/Oxford circus. From there you're also near Oxford circus hmv and a Fopp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Stress On The Sky said: Berwick Street has several different shops on it and on connecting roads nearest tube is Tottenham court road/Oxford circus. From there you're also near Oxford circus hmv and a Fopp. This is good to know. I'm going in a few months on my Honeymoon and was wondering about some good shops. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Soho is an absolute BLAST to shop through. There's at least 5 or 6 shops on a couple blocks. Phonica is a highlight for sure if you're into any sort of underground electronica, Sounds of the Universe is an incredible place, too. Always hit up Rough Trade if you're in London, the one on the east end. Can hit up their second shop if you want but it's not as good. If you're at all into alternative music or that new-era punk the forums are hyped up about, take a trip to Kingston to visit Banquet. Literally my highlight of my trip every time I go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FN-2187 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) I was in London in May, Camden town has a couple of actual record shops which were decent I would recommend Out on the floor records (10 Inverness street, Camden, London.) The owner (I presume) was really friendly and answered all my questions and pointed me to some places where i could possibly find some things i was looking for. But Camden town had several vendors on the streets with records, its really a crapshoot though. I actually found a few gems I had been scanning record shops for but ended up finding on the street. what you'll find down there apart from record hunting its just a really cool area to check out. Good Luck! Not to mention the tube drops you off right in the middle of camden town! Edited September 4, 2016 by FN-2187 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING GEEDORAH Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 10 hours ago, Stress On The Sky said: Berwick Street has several different shops on it and on connecting roads nearest tube is Tottenham court road/Oxford circus. From there you're also near Oxford circus hmv and a Fopp. Thanks, will definitely check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING GEEDORAH Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 6 hours ago, deer said: Soho is an absolute BLAST to shop through. There's at least 5 or 6 shops on a couple blocks. Phonica is a highlight for sure if you're into any sort of underground electronica, Sounds of the Universe is an incredible place, too. Always hit up Rough Trade if you're in London, the one on the east end. Can hit up their second shop if you want but it's not as good. If you're at all into alternative music or that new-era punk the forums are hyped up about, take a trip to Kingston to visit Banquet. Literally my highlight of my trip every time I go there. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING GEEDORAH Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 5 hours ago, FN-2187 said: I was in London in May, Camden town has a couple of actual record shops which were decent I would recommend Out on the floor records (10 Inverness street, Camden, London.) The owner (I presume) was really friendly and answered all my questions and pointed me to some places where i could possibly find some things i was looking for. But Camden town had several vendors on the streets with records, its really a crapshoot though. I actually found a few gems I had been scanning record shops for but ended up finding on the street. what you'll find down there apart from record hunting its just a really cool area to check out. Good Luck! Not to mention the tube drops you off right in the middle of camden town! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING GEEDORAH Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 5 hours ago, FN-2187 said: I was in London in May, Camden town has a couple of actual record shops which were decent I would recommend Out on the floor records (10 Inverness street, Camden, London.) The owner (I presume) was really friendly and answered all my questions and pointed me to some places where i could possibly find some things i was looking for. But Camden town had several vendors on the streets with records, its really a crapshoot though. I actually found a few gems I had been scanning record shops for but ended up finding on the street. what you'll find down there apart from record hunting its just a really cool area to check out. Good Luck! Not to mention the tube drops you off right in the middle of camden town! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KING GEEDORAH Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 5 hours ago, FN-2187 said: I was in London in May, Camden town has a couple of actual record shops which were decent I would recommend Out on the floor records (10 Inverness street, Camden, London.) The owner (I presume) was really friendly and answered all my questions and pointed me to some places where i could possibly find some things i was looking for. But Camden town had several vendors on the streets with records, its really a crapshoot though. I actually found a few gems I had been scanning record shops for but ended up finding on the street. what you'll find down there apart from record hunting its just a really cool area to check out. Good Luck! Not to mention the tube drops you off right in the middle of camden town! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeKaye Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Berwick St. is good. Used to be amazing. I used to work in Soho, and Berwick st. had MVE, Sister Ray, Selectadisc and Reckless in about 2 mins of each other. Reckless is still there, in fact I saw a Jay Z acetate about a month or two ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeKaye Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) double post Edited September 4, 2016 by LeeKaye KING GEEDORAH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnombre91 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Go to All Ages in Camden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Definitely recommend Banquet - get some excellent stuff there. Berwick St (famously on the cover of What's the Story Morning Glory) is good but always crowded. Particularly Sister Rey which I also find to be extremely expensive for almost anything worth buying. Reckless however has some good digging crates and well worth looking at. Foolishly didn't pick up a Radiohead press there a couple of months ago which I've regretted for a while - was on the beer so didn't fancy carrying it around. Otherwise, there are some good shops in Camden which are always worth a look. Can't remember the names off hand but definitely head there. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldStock Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Definitely recommend Banquet - get some excellent stuff there. Berwick St (famously on the cover of What's the Story Morning Glory) is good but always crowded. Particularly Sister Rey which I also find to be extremely expensive for almost anything worth buying. Reckless however has some good digging crates and well worth looking at. Foolishly didn't pick up a Radiohead press there a couple of months ago which I've regretted for a while - was on the beer so didn't fancy carrying it around. Otherwise, there are some good shops in Camden which are always worth a look. Can't remember the names off hand but definitely head there. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 14 hours ago, elnombre91 said: Go to All Ages in Camden. This, every time I am in London, I always end up spending most money here, their selection of punk/hardcore is amazing. Plus I love the OG Rough Trade store, Rough Trade West as some people call it now, smaller but a very decent 2nd hand selection. I really want to go to Kingston, but I am not sure how to get there easy. elnombre91 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_chuck Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 1 hour ago, nico said: This, every time I am in London, I always end up spending most money here, their selection of punk/hardcore is amazing. Plus I love the OG Rough Trade store, Rough Trade West as some people call it now, smaller but a very decent 2nd hand selection. I really want to go to Kingston, but I am not sure how to get there easy. You can get a direct train out to Kingston from Waterloo Station. Only takes about half an hour. Well worth the trip for Banquet, and it's generally a nice part of the world. Good for a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 2 hours ago, big_chuck said: You can get a direct train out to Kingston from Waterloo Station. Only takes about half an hour. Well worth the trip for Banquet, and it's generally a nice part of the world. Good for a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of London Thanks, will look into this om my next trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpatrick Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 The best record store I found while in the London area a couple years ago was Casbah Records in Greenwich: https://www.facebook.com/CasbahRecordsAtTheBeehive/?fref=ts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 1 hour ago, jmpatrick said: The best record store I found while in the London area a couple years ago was Casbah Records in Greenwich: https://www.facebook.com/CasbahRecordsAtTheBeehive/?fref=ts Greenwich also has a Music Video Exchange just around the corner from the station, for those who aren't in the know they deal primarily in trade ins but the guys and girls in the shop will let you inspect before you part with your cash. I have on occasion seen sealed and unplayed records in there but it's a bit of a rarity. The staff do tend to know their stuff enough that you won't walk away with something worth millions that you paid pennies for but there's still plenty of magic in their bins. Also for those who just want to tack a brief record store visit onto a trip/vacation to London I'd highly sing the praises of Greenwich. It's less crowded than central London but there's still plenty to see and do there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpatrick Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 11 minutes ago, Stress On The Sky said: Also for those who just want to tack a brief record store visit onto a trip/vacation to London I'd highly sing the praises of Greenwich. It's less crowded than central London but there's still plenty to see and do there. Fabulous restaurants in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabletzza Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 For those headed to Kingston for Banquet, there's also a used record shop around the corner - mostly older stuff, but I've found a few decent things here in the past: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Collectors+Record+Centre/@51.4106701,-0.3005529,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760be9f2559a9f:0x1f8de0100239124b!8m2!3d51.4106701!4d-0.2983642?hl=en Wish they had a "Recent Arrivals" section, but what can you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Never been to one myself but I heard good things about the fair they have in Spitalfields like once a month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Korgull Of Morgoth said: Never been to one myself but I heard good things about the fair they have in Spitalfields like once a month or so. It's 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month and some Saturdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roandy55 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) Just thought this might be worth adding. In London three times a year, and in Bristol, L.A., Berlin, Hamburg and Barcelona annually, label founders and music fans come together to hang out as a community and buy records. Independent Label Market There is one To-morrow (10th September) at Uniqulo, Oxford Street. Transgressive Records will be selling some vinyl copies of I.Gemini, the debut album from new UK electronic duo Let's Eat Grandma, customised by the band. Edited September 9, 2016 by Roandy55 Updated info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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