Record Store Day in Bradford, England
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Bradford, England
Independent record shops open in Bradford, England right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Criminal Records and Hi-Fi
Record shop and hi-fi specialist in Ossett, just outside Wakefield, with one of the area's largest new and used vinyl collections plus hi-fi sales, service and repair; official dealer for several hi-fi brands.
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- Five Rise Records
Bingley town centre record shop stocking the latest releases and quality second-hand vinyl, with a loyalty scheme, pre-ordering service, fresh coffee and regular Record Store Day events.
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- Grandpas Basement
Records, antiques and curios shop listed among Yorkshire's leading vinyl retailers.
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- Grind and Groove Records
Family-run record shop in Keighley town centre, established November 2017, stocking original, first-press and new-release vinyl with every record played and cleaned before sale, plus a coffee counter for browsing.
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- Hellraiser & Morgana
Established 1994, a Yorkshire music-merch shop selling CDs and vinyl leaning metal and punk, sharing its Ridings Centre unit with Morgana alternative clothing.
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- The Music Box
Independent record and music shop in Otley town centre selling new and used records, CDs and tapes.
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- The Record Café
Independent record shop and real-ale pub on North Parade, selling new vinyl releases from a mezzanine shop above a ground-floor bar and charcuterie counter. Bradford CAMRA Pub of the Year multiple years running, most recently 2026.
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- Turntable Coffee & Vinyl
Independent record shop and cafe in Huddersfield town centre selling new vinyl including heavyweight and reissue pressings alongside coffee and food; a Record Store Day participant.
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- Vinyl Tap
Huddersfield's largest record shop across two floors opposite the railway station, selling new, used and collectable vinyl, CDs and memorabilia; hosts in-store gigs and takes part in Record Store Day.
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- Wah Wah Records
Independent record shop in the heart of Wakefield selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes; opened by Alan Nutton in 2014, relocated to a larger Cross Square site in 2022, hosts regular in-store performances.
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See the full record store listing for Bradford, England.