Record Store Day in Liverpool, United Kingdom
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 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Independent record shops open in Liverpool, United Kingdom 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.
- 81 Renshaw
Cafe, arts and events venue on Renshaw Street with a vinyl record store (new and secondhand) in the basement, opened 2016 in a building once home to Mersey Beat magazine.
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- Collect and Survive Record Store
Waterloo/South Road vinyl shop offering a varied secondhand and vintage record selection plus an on-site record cleaning service.
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- Cult Vinyl
Compact independent vinyl shop on Great Howard Street specialising in vintage records across genres.
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- Dark Earth Records
The only proper specialist heavy metal record shop in the north of England, founded spring 2022 -- records, books and a dedicated gallery space across two floors, and a hub of Merseyside's extreme music scene.
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- Dead Air Records
Family-run independent record shop near the Ropewalks/Baltic Triangle, opened June 2023, selling curated secondhand vinyl (cleaned and graded) plus new releases.
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- Defend Vinyl
Smithdown Road record shop established 2016, specialising in indie, alternative, punk and emo alongside soul and hip-hop; also runs its own Defend Vinyl Records label.
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- Dig Vinyl
Bold Street record shop on the upper floor of a vintage-clothing collective, offering a curated mix of new and pre-loved vinyl.
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- Freida Mo's
Lark Lane combo shop founded 2018 blending hand-picked vinyl and vintage audio gear with vintage fashion and an allergen-specialist bakery, plus a courtyard events space.
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- Good Time Records
Walton, Liverpool independent shop trading since the early 2000s, buying, selling and exchanging vinyl and CDs across rock, metal, punk, indie and more.
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- HMV
National chain music store in Williamson Square, Liverpool's city centre, selling new vinyl, CDs and merchandise.
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- Jacaranda Records
Record store and label arm of the historic Jacaranda venue group on Slater Street, combining vinyl sales with live music, nightlife and a bar.
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- Mathew Street Records
Record shop and cafe (The Library Coffee House) opened October 2025 in the Cavern Quarter, selling vinyl, new releases, CDs, books and music memorabilia.
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- Penny Lane Emporium
Dedicated vinyl record shop on Smithdown Road offering a varied selection across genres plus music accessories.
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- Probe Records
Liverpool institution founded 1971, now trading from the Bluecoat on School Lane; a cornerstone of the city's independent record retail scene.
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- Psychamok Records
Wirral shop trading since 2004 specialising in vinyl, CDs, DVDs and collectables.
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- Rockpoint Records
Multi-use Victoria Quarter venue in New Brighton with a secondhand vinyl record shop upstairs alongside a cafe, tattoo parlour, barbershop and live-music nights.
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- Rough Trade Liverpool
Rough Trade's largest UK store and its first in the North West, opened April 2024 on Hanover Street with an in-store cafe/bar and a dedicated live-events space.
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- Skeleton Records
Merseyside's largest vinyl stockist, known locally as "Skelly's", trading in Birkenhead since 1971/72 with roughly 200,000 new, used, reissued and rare items across rock, psych, jazz, soul and funk.
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- The Musical Box
Four-generation family record shop trading since 1947, billed as England's oldest independent record shop, with an extensive vinyl collection and a dedicated Beatles section.
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See the full record store listing for Liverpool, United Kingdom.