Record Store Day in Chichester, 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 Chichester, England
Independent record shops open in Chichester, 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.
- Barnham Vintage Vinyl
Well-stocked vinyl vendor trading from inside Barnham Fish Bar in the village of Barnham, near Bognor Regis, covering music from all eras.
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- Helter Skelter Records
Long-running Chichester record shop run by Colin on The Hornet, buying, selling and exchanging vinyl, CDs, DVDs and books across all genres.
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- Rolly's Records
Small independent secondhand-vinyl shop in Felpham with a no-quibble returns policy and friendly, knowledgeable service across all genres.
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- Shore Record Store
Small record shop on Shore Road in the coastal village of East Wittering, near Chichester, with a well-regarded and varied vinyl selection.
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- Straikes Vinyl Records
New-and-used vinyl shop on Linden Road run by Steve, trading well above initial expectations since opening; also buys record collections.
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- The Vinyl Tuck Shop
Pre-loved vinyl shop run by Paul inside the Bosham Walk Arts & Crafts Centre, a small independent-shop courtyard in the village of Bosham near Chichester.
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- Time Machine Records
Secondhand vinyl and music-memorabilia specialist run by Harry Boulter in Unit 12 of Chichester's Almshouse Arcade since January 2012, covering rock, pop, punk, Americana, psych, reggae, prog and folk; buys collections.
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See the full record store listing for Chichester, England.