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Record Store Day in Nottingham, 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 Nottingham, United Kingdom

Independent record shops open in Nottingham, 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.

  • Big Apple Records

    Open Hours not listed

    West End Arcade specialist in rare and collectable vinyl (LPs/45s/78s) spanning rock, pop, punk, new wave, rockabilly and ska, 1950s-1990s.

    1 source

  • FAC1968

    Open 11am–5:30pm today

    Record and vintage clothing shop opened in 2024 on St James's Street, specialising in electronic, house and techno vinyl; the owner previously ran Funky Monkey records in Hockley.

    2 sources

  • FOPP

    Open Hours not listed

    Nottingham branch of the FOPP chain on Bridlesmith Gate, selling new vinyl, CDs and film. Relocated here from the now-demolished Broadmarsh Shopping Centre.

    1 source

  • Forever Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Independent record shop in the Cobden Chambers creative quarter off Pelham Street, stocking all genres including local artists.

    1 source

  • Good Vibrations

    Open Hours not listed

    Mansfield Road shop trading secondhand vinyl and CDs for three decades.

    1 source

  • HMV

    Open 9am–6pm today

    Nottingham branch of the HMV chain in the Victoria Centre shopping mall, stocking vinyl, CDs, films, games and merchandise.

    2 sources

  • Ice Vinyl (at Ice Nine)

    Open Hours not listed

    Downstairs vinyl department inside Ice Nine, a Hockley fixture since 1979, offering a wide selection including rare and unusual records.

    2 sources

  • mushimushirecords

    Open Hours not listed

    Radford Road specialist in dance music vinyl and CDs.

    1 source

  • Music Inn Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Long-running record shop in Nottingham's West End Arcade.

    1 source

  • Oxfam Books & Music

    Open Hours not listed

    Dedicated Oxfam Books & Music branch on Market Street selling secondhand books, DVDs and indie vinyl; the shop now occupies the former Selectadisc site.

    1 source

  • Rob's Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Secondhand record shop in Hurts Yard, trading for over 30 years.

    2 sources

  • Rough Trade Nottingham

    Open Hours not listed

    Rough Trade's Nottingham outpost in the Lace Market, opened 2014, with a bar and live performance space on the first floor alongside new and used vinyl.

    2 sources

  • Running Circle

    Open Hours not listed

    Record label and shop in Sneinton Market Avenues founded in 2017 by musicians/DJs Guohan Zeng and Tom Towle, selling a wide selection of vinyl and hosting events for emerging artists.

    1 source

  • Vinyl Destination

    Open Hours not listed

    Secondhand vinyl shop opened 2022 on Arnold's main shopping street, run by longtime Arnold resident Mark Levy, buying and selling used records.

    2 sources

  • Wild Streak Records (at Wild Clothing)

    Open Hours not listed

    Dedicated new-and-used vinyl department in the basement of Wild Clothing, one of the UK's longest-running vintage clothing stores, on Broad Street in the Lace Market.

    2 sources

See the full record store listing for Nottingham, United Kingdom.