Record Store Day in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth, England
Independent record shops open in Portsmouth, 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.
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Independent family-run vintage shop trading 21+ years, selling collectible vintage vinyl (punk, post-punk, NWOBHM, grunge, prog, classic rock, metal) alongside vintage clothing and quirky gifts.
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- Nothing Ventured Vinyl
Southsea vinyl shop specialising in house, techno, electro, disco/funk, jungle, drum & bass, garage and dubstep, also selling limited-edition art prints; celebrated its 10th anniversary in October 2025.
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- Pie and Vinyl
Southsea cafe and record shop combining homemade pies with new and secondhand vinyl, hosting in-store gigs and Record Store Day events.
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- RPM
Vintage vinyl, movie posters and memorabilia shop (the name stands for Records, Posters, Memorabilia) with an in-store listening booth, classic pop videos on a TV, a coffee machine lounge and a downstairs poster gallery.
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- Soundz of Southsea
Independent record store in the heart of Southsea, buying and selling secondhand vinyl, CDs and DVDs across blues, rock and roll, punk, soul, jazz and classical; trading over 20 years.
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- Sweet Memories
Fratton Road record shop established 1994, selling a wide range of vinyl across genres with competitive prices alongside a long-running online store.
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See the full record store listing for Portsmouth, England.