Record Stores / United Kingdom
Record Stores in London, United Kingdom
113 record stores — last verified August 2026.
- 101 Records
Croydon's longest-established secondhand vinyl and CD shop, trading since 1986; run by Duncan. Note: now at 11 Keeley Road, not the North End address sometimes still listed for it.
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- The Abbey Road Shop
Retail shop next to Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood. Despite the studio branding it runs a genuine general vinyl catalogue — around 185 titles spanning Supertramp, The Who, Pink Floyd, ABBA and contemporary artists, not just Beatles merchandise.
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- Alan's Records
Independent second-hand record shop on East Finchley High Road with a large, constantly changing stock of over 15,000 records and 3,500 CDs.
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- All Ages Records
Camden Town's only punk rock record shop, DIY since 2003; stocks vinyl, CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, fanzines and patches for the punk and hardcore scene.
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- All My Friends
Hackney Wick record shop, café and bar from the team behind former club The Cause. Ground-floor record shop stocks new and used vinyl across electronic, disco, rare groove and world music, with nightly DJ sets.
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- Atlantis Records
Lower Clapton secondhand record shop opened 2020 by Spiritualized guitarist John Coxon, known for an eclectic collection spanning Soviet-era bootlegs to Yoruba 78s.
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- Audio Gold
Muswell Hill hi-fi and vinyl specialist trading over 30 years, refurbishing and selling new and vintage audio equipment alongside new and secondhand records and DJ kit.
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- Banquet Records
Kingston upon Thames record shop known nationally for in-store gigs and new-release vinyl; a fixture of the UK independent record shop scene.
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- The BBE Store
Record store born from BBE Music's 20th-anniversary celebrations, housed in railway arches near London Fields as part of The Institute of Light. Stocks new BBE/ALIM back-catalogue plus thousands of secondhand records across funk, soul, jazz, hip-hop and reggae.
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- The Book and Record Bar
West Norwood combo shop and licensed bar (opened 2013) selling second-hand vinyl and books across psych, rock, punk, soul and reggae, with live music and DJ nights.
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- Camden Lock Vinyl
Independent record stall in Camden Lock Market buying and selling vinyl across punk, rock, metal, Motown and reggae.
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- Casbah Records
Greenwich record shop on Creek Road stocking new and vintage vinyl, CDs, books and comics, specialising in 1960s-on garage/psych, soul, funk and cult film soundtracks.
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- Cigarette Records
Basement record shop inside The Mansion at Beckenham Place Park, opposite the cafe, stocking 20,000+ vinyl records plus CDs and occasional cassettes across rock, electronic, funk/soul and reggae.
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- Collections
Crate-digging second-hand record shop on Lee High Road stocking reggae, soul, punk, progressive, new wave, jazz fusion, rock'n'roll and folk vinyl.
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- Crazy Beat Records
Upminster record shop with over 30 years' trading history and 10,000+ in-store items spanning hardcore, drum n bass, UK garage, boogie, house, soul, hip-hop and reggae vinyl.
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- Crypt Of The Wizard
London's only heavy metal record shop, opened 2017 on Hackney Road by Charlie Woolley ('The Wizard') and Marcus Mustafa. Stocks over 1000 new and used records and cassettes across death, doom, black and dungeon synth, and runs its own label.
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- Dash The Henge Store
Genre-fluid record and book store in Camberwell that opened October 2022 in the former premises of Rat Records; hosts weekly live music, record/book launches and film nights.
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- DNR Vinyl
Croydon vinyl specialist in UK garage, grime, dubstep, speed garage and house, with over 60,000 records in shop and storage -- a holdout of Croydon's dubstep scene.
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- Dr Vinyl
30+ year vinyl specialist inside Tooting Market selling records, CDs and memorabilia from the 1950s-90s, with vinyl repair and cleaning services; cash only.
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- Dreamhouse Records
Independent record shop opened post-pandemic by Leyton resident Jon Clifford on Francis Road to fulfil a lifelong dream of running a neighbourhood record shop.
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- Eel Pie Records
Twickenham record shop on Church Street, open seven days a week, run by Phil.
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- Eldica Records
Dalston vinyl-only record shop open for nearly 20 years, specializing in rare reggae, Trinidadian calypso, jazz, boogie, funk, soul and disco; also trades vintage gramophones and record boxes.
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- Enfield Records
Second-hand vinyl shop opened in 2025 by collector Mark Wootton inside Browns Garden Village at Crews Hill, stocking LPs, 12-inches and 45s from soul and jazz to reggae, rock, house and Motown.
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- Excavate Music
Record shop (trading as Excavate Music / Crescendo Records) operating inside Crescendo Music Academy on George Lane in South Woodford, selling new and secondhand vinyl and CDs across genres alongside the shop's guitars, keyboards and instrument stock.
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- Flashback Records Crouch End
Crouch End branch of the Flashback Records chain, relocated to larger premises on Topsfield Parade in 2021, with new vinyl and CDs on the ground floor and a second-hand/collectors basement.
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- Flashback Records Islington
Two-floor Islington record shop since 1997 -- new vinyl, CDs and DVDs on the ground floor, second-hand and collectors' vinyl in the basement, with in-store listening decks.
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- Flashback Records Shoreditch
Two-floor Flashback Records branch on Bethnal Green Road (opened 2014) with a dedicated soul, jazz and reggae basement and regular in-store gigs.
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- Fopp
Covent Garden branch of the Fopp chain on Earlham Street, selling new and used vinyl, CDs and books.
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- Gower Records
Vinyl record shop inside Waterstones' Gower Street flagship — the first Waterstones branch to house a record shop. New and secondhand stock spanning spiritual jazz to pop to noise-drone, with in-store events and album playbacks.
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- HENGE Brixton
Record bar in Brixton Village's Market Row, sister venue to Dash The Henge Store in Camberwell, selling vinyl alongside drinks with nightly DJ sets and live performances.
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- Hawkeye Records
Harlesden reggae, soul and dub specialist since 1977, one of only two record shops (with Starlight, also in our data) surviving from what was once a whole strip of shops on Craven Park Road. Started by Roy 'Hawkeye' Forbes-Allen and Gerry Anderson.
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- Hidden Sounds
Record shop above Ridley Road Market in Dalston.
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- HMV Romford
HMV branch in Romford's Liberty shopping area selling new vinyl, CDs and entertainment media, with click & collect.
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- HMV Westfield London
Large HMV store in Westfield London (Shepherd's Bush) selling new vinyl, CDs and entertainment media across two units, with click & collect.
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- Home Deptford
Cafe, bar, event space and record shop on Deptford High Street from the founder of Cigarette Records and The Big Market London, focused on community, music and creative collaboration.
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- Honest Jon's Records
Independent Portobello Road record shop since 1974, specialising in jazz, blues, reggae, dance, soul, folk and outernational music on vinyl and CD.
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- Honest Jon's
King's Cross (Coal Drops Yard/Stable Street) branch of Honest Jon's, the influential London record shop and label.
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- Idle Moments
Columbia Road record shop from the team behind Brilliant Corners, focused on Japanese music, with natural wine and hi-fi on the side. Hosts VDS (Vinyl Delivery Service), a specialist in secondhand Japanese pressings shipped from Tokyo.
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- Inverted Audio Record Store
First physical shop from the Inverted Audio electronic-music platform, opened in Peckham's Holdrons Arcade during Peckham Festival. New and used vinyl, tapes, CDs and clothing curated by DJ Antepop, plus in-store events and record fairs.
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- Jelly Records
Basement record shop beneath a vintage furniture store on Chatsworth Road, Clapton, specializing in secondhand world, electronic, funk, soul, jazz and reggae vinyl. Open 7 days a week and buys collections.
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- KINDRED
Farringdon community space founded by Jojo & Scarlet combining a curated record shop, independent bookshop and radio station, hosting music showcases and book launches.
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- Kingsland Records
Dalston record shop with a custom in-store soundsystem, specializing in reggae, African, Latin, funk, soul, jungle and hip-hop vinyl.
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- Kissa Wa
Japanese kissaten-style cafe near Highbury & Islington built around vinyl and a proper sound system -- records spin throughout the space, treating sound as central as the menu of matcha, udon and Basque cheesecake.
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- Kozmic Records Record Fair
Vintage and contemporary vinyl, CDs and music memorabilia at a fixed unit in Camden Market's Hawley Wharf, run by David Roberts. Branded as a rotating record fair but open regular weekly hours.
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- Kristina Records
Hackney record shop, café and events space on Well Street, buying and selling vinyl.
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- Level Crossing Records
East Sheen record-and-coffee shop established 2018, stocking jazz, hip-hop, reggae, rock, dub, dance, electronic, pop, indie and soul alongside specialty coffee.
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- Lion Vibes
One of the oldest and most established reggae record specialists in the world, trading in Brixton Village since starting as a market stall in 1997; also stocks reggae-history books, CDs, clothing and merchandise.
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- The Little Record Shop
Small independent record shop on Tottenham Lane in Crouch End / Hornsey.
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- Lorenzo's (Records Wanted)
Brockley record shop and label run by producer/DJ Lorenzo Bandiera, relocated from Peckham's Sky Shopping City arcade. New and secondhand vinyl with an unusual, wide-ranging selection.
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- Love Vinyl
Hoxton record shop specialising in new and second-hand jazz, funk, soul, disco and house vinyl.
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- Maestro Records
Peckham's oldest record shop, run for 20+ years by Michael Fountaine, specialising in reggae, soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop vinyl alongside CDs, books, DVDs and merchandise.
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- Massive International
Reggae, roots and dub vinyl specialist stall in Camden Lock Market, trading as a shop since 2002; also stocks reggae merchandise, clothing and books.
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- Merlin Records
Winchmore Hill secondhand record shop run by Dave, with a deep, browsable stock of vinyl across genres near Winchmore Hill station.
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- Mike's Record Shop
Small, long-established stall inside Wood Street Indoor Market in Walthamstow selling vinyl, CDs and DVDs from the 1950s onward, run by Mike.
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- Mr Vinyl Records
New record stall inside Catford Indoor Market on Rushey Green specialising in reggae, African and Caribbean vinyl.
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- Music Family Records & CDs
One of several fixed record stalls inside Walthamstow's Wood Street Indoor Market, a former cinema turned indoor market of independent traders.
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- Music Specialists
Tooting Market record and music shop, a subsidiary of JAMA Music Ltd, offering in-store shopping and pickup.
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- Music & Video Exchange (Greenwich)
Greenwich branch of the Music & Video Exchange chain, one of five current shops the company runs across Notting Hill and Greenwich.
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- Music & Video Exchange
One of London's oldest independent record shops (est. 1967); the last surviving Notting Hill Gate branch of the Music & Video Exchange chain, trading second-hand vinyl, CDs and DVDs across genres.
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- Next Door Records (Stoke Newington)
Stoke Newington record shop, venue, cafe and bar (opened May 2024) spanning jazz, house, techno and reggae vinyl, with regular DJ and live events.
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- Next Door Records
Vinyl shop, wine bar and cafe alongside Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, opened 2020 after a Kickstarter campaign; hosts DJ sets, live performances and book launches.
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- Oca Records
Walthamstow record shop on the High Street.
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- Olympic Studios Records
Community vinyl shop in Barnes opened July 2018 diagonally opposite the former Olympic Studios, celebrating that studio's recording history. Vintage and new vinyl, plus a local vinyl-selling service.
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- On Broadway Records
Fulham vintage-vinyl specialist established 2004, particularly noted for soul and funk records.
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- One Eighty One
Islington record shop, bottle shop, cafe and bar founded by DJ Rod Gilmore (The Doctor's Orders), funded via community Kickstarter. Shifts from daytime record shop/cafe to evening bar with a hand-picked record selection across genres.
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- Out on the Floor Records
Camden's oldest record shop, trading 30+ years on Inverness Street. Eclectic new and second-hand vinyl with a strong reggae specialism; also buys collections and sells music memorabilia.
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- Oxfam Music & Audio
Oxfam's only standalone specialist music shop in London, in Ealing; a dedicated charity vinyl/CD/cassette department (not a general bric-a-brac shop) covering rock, jazz, soul, punk, folk and classical.
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- Palace Vinyl
Brixton Village record emporium with a 25-year trading history and 30,000+ records in stock, specialising in underground dance music alongside new releases across other genres.
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- Peckham Soul
Two-floor vinyl shop and label inside Peckham's Bussey Building, founded by Craig Jameson in 2014 as a label with the physical shop opening in 2020; stocks 10,000+ new and vintage titles.
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- Peckings Records
Cultural landmark of West London's reggae scene, founded in the 1960s by George 'Peckings' Price and run today by brothers Chris and Duke; honoured with a blue plaque in 2022.
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- People's Sound Records
Long-running reggae, dub and soul specialist just off Portobello Road, founded by Daddy Vego of the Original People's Sound sound system and now run by his son Dexter.
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- Phonica Records
Soho vinyl specialist since 2003 and London's leading destination for house, techno and electronic music, with in-store listening stations.
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- Pick n Mix Records
Record stall trading from inside My Little Home Emporium, a preloved-goods shop in Crouch End.
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- Planet Wax
New Cross record shop with an on-site bar and dubplate studio, a few minutes from New Cross and New Cross Gate stations; rated highly by Google reviewers.
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- Play Vinyl
Record shop on Ezra Street near Columbia Road flower market in East London.
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- Pure Vinyl Records
Record shop on Ferndale Road in the Stockwell/Brixton area of South London.
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- Raven Records
Heavy metal specialist record shop on Camden Road combining a vinyl/CD selection with a metal-themed coffee bar and alcohol-free drinks; founded by Ben Dean and Chloe Marlow in late 2023.
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- Raven Retail
Punk, rock and alternative vinyl specialist in Beckenham carrying Record Store Day releases; also trades via eBay and Facebook.
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- Rays Jazz At Foyles
Legendary jazz record shop-within-a-shop on the upper floor of Foyles' Charing Cross Road flagship, since 2002. New and secondhand jazz, blues, folk and world vinyl and CDs, descended from Ray's Jazz Shop founded in the 1970s.
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- Reckless Records
Soho institution on Berwick Street since 1984 — the first record shop on the street, and famous for appearing on Oasis's What's the Story Morning Glory cover. Deep stock of secondhand vinyl and CDs across nearly every genre.
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- Record Detective Agency
Small, tightly-packed Palmers Green record shop run by Derek Burbage at the top of the High Street, strong on rock vinyl.
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- Reggaemasters
Croydon reggae specialist since 2004, selling new and secondhand reggae, soul, R&B and hip-hop vinyl and CDs plus Rasta-inspired clothing.
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- Revolution Records Penge
Dog-friendly Penge record shop buying and selling new and used vinyl, CDs, Blu-rays and DVDs, plus books; frequently hosts music events with local talent.
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- Rise Above Records and Relics
Highgate record shop (opened 2021) run by Rise Above Records label founder Lee Dorrian, stocking rare psych, prog, jazz, reggae and metal pressings; buys collections.
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- Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
Fixed record stall in Camden's Stables Market Horse Tunnel, crates of secondhand vinyl and CDs with try-before-you-buy turntables; a punk-fan favourite with no tourist markup.
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- Rollin Records
West Wickham record shop run by Kim and Steve, specializing in rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, surf and stompin' blues from the 1950s-90s. Bargain tables outside May-October.
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- Rook Records
Hackney Wick/Fish Island record shop specializing in secondhand US and Japanese imports. Launched online in 2016 by Julian Gascoigne and Louis Rooney; opened its first physical shopfront on 9 September 2023. Runs monthly in-stores with guest DJs.
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- Rough Trade Denmark Street
Rough Trade's Denmark Street store, opened Oct 2024 on London's historic Tin Pan Alley. Two floors of curated vinyl across all genres plus books, clothing and merchandise.
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- Rough Trade East
Rough Trade's flagship UK record store in the Old Truman Brewery off Brick Lane — a 5,000 sq ft space with a huge vinyl selection, books, a bar and photobooth, hosting live in-store events seven days a week.
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- Rough Trade Vintage
Rough Trade's dedicated used-vinyl destination, opened Oct 2024 on the lower level of rag & bone's Beak Street flagship in Soho. Globally sourced secondhand vinyl curation refreshed weekly.
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- Rough Trade West
Rough Trade's original 1976 shop in Ladbroke Grove, the birthplace of Rough Trade Records; sells vinyl, CDs, books and merchandise and hosts in-store events.
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- ROVR Soho
Soho flagship of ROVR, a music discovery platform and online radio station established 2025. Coffee shop upstairs, curated record shop downstairs reached via a metal fire escape.
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- Rye Wax
Independent record shop, bar, restaurant and event space in the basement of the Bussey Building/CLF Art Cafe complex in Peckham, focused on underrepresented and marginalised music communities.
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- Sister Ray
Soho's largest independent record store, trading since 1989 and based on Berwick Street; extensive new and secondhand vinyl, especially in its basement.
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- Soul Brother Records
Soul, funk and jazz specialist trading since 1991, stocking 10,000+ vinyl records and 3,000+ CDs; featured in the Financial Times' 'World's Greatest Record Stores.'
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- Soul Proprietors
Brixton Hill record shop opened 8 July 2017 by Nick Lucas, a treasure trove of rare secondhand vinyl with an approachable, social atmosphere.
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- Sound Vinyl
Crystal Palace record shop run by artist and musician Mark Hill, trading in the area around 15 years, relocated to a Church Road storefront from a former basement space. Stocks rock, pop, soul, dance, hip-hop, punk and jazz plus vintage hi-fi.
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- Sounds of the Universe
Two-storey Soho record shop linked to Soul Jazz Records, spanning techno, dance, reggae, funk, jazz, hip-hop and world music across vinyl, 45s and CDs.
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- Sounds Original
Ealing shop specialising in original vinyl pressings from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
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- Starlight Records London
Harlesden reggae and dub specialist trading since 1976, one of only two record shops (with Hawkeye) surviving from what was once a whole strip of record shops on Craven Park Road and the High Street. Also formerly a reggae label at the same address.
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- Stranger Than Paradise
Record shop trading inside a small indoor market unit on Mare Street, Hackney.
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- Supertone Records & CDs
Brixton's Caribbean music specialist since 1984, selling reggae, ska, hip-hop, jazz and R&B on vinyl, CD and cassette; also buys collections.
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- Third Man Records London
Jack White's Third Man Records first store outside the US, opened Sept 2021 in Carnaby. Two floors of new and used vinyl plus the Blue Basement, a 60-person venue for ticketed shows and secret gigs.
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- Tome Records
Hackney record shop established 2015, buying, selling and trading new and used vinyl and cassettes across a wide range of genres.
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- Underground Vinyl
Second-hand and new vinyl shop opened April 2022 in the basement of Bookcase, an independent Chiswick bookshop trading since 1993; also buys records.
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- Union Music Store
Sutton sister branch of Lewes' Union Music Store, run by musicians Danny George Wilson and Del Day, based inside The Sound Lounge coffee shop and live venue; new and pre-loved vinyl plus Record Store Day releases and in-store performances.
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- Upside Down Records
Independent record shop on Deptford High Street.
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- Vintage Vinyl Brick Lane
Secondhand vinyl stall in the basement of Brick Lane Vintage Market, with over 1,000 new-to-stock records turning over weekly.
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- Vinyl Deptford
Part record shop, part vegan cafe, part gallery and event space on Tanner's Hill in Deptford, buying and selling second-hand vinyl across a wide range of genres.
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- Vinyl Vanguard London
Walthamstow record shop at CRATE (moved in Oct 2019), run by Mike and Simon, specializing in jazz and avant-garde vinyl of all genres; buys, sells and swaps.
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- Wanted Music
Beckenham second-hand music shop since 2006, selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs and tapes across decades and genres.
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- World of Echo
Small Shoreditch record shop on Cheshire Street selling new vinyl and select collectible pressings, near Brick Lane's flower market.
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- Yo Yo Records London
Independent Hackney record shop specializing in original US and Brazilian pressings of disco, boogie and Brazilian classics. Reopened as an independent store in Feb 2020, having previously traded as Cosmos Records.
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Recently closed
- Classical Bargain Records closed September 2020.
- Let It Roll Records closed February 2023.
- Lion Coffee + Records .
- Lucky Seven .
- Rat Records .
- Sounds That Swing .
- Turnstile Records .
- Zen Records closed September 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How many record stores are in London, United Kingdom?
London, United Kingdom has 113 record stores in the directory, last verified August 2026.
Has a record store in London closed recently?
Yes — Classical Bargain Records (September 2020), Let It Roll Records (February 2023), Lion Coffee + Records, Lucky Seven, Rat Records, Sounds That Swing, Turnstile Records, Zen Records (September 2025) closed recently. Their pages stay up with a list of nearby open shops.
Are there listening bars or vinyl cafes in London?
Yes — 21 of London's record stores double as a bar, cafe, or combo space: All My Friends, The Book and Record Bar, Dash The Henge Store, Excavate Music, HENGE Brixton, Home Deptford, Idle Moments, KINDRED, Kissa Wa, Kristina Records, Level Crossing Records, Next Door Records (Stoke Newington), Next Door Records, One Eighty One, Planet Wax, Raven Records, Rough Trade East, ROVR Soho, Rye Wax, Union Music Store, Vinyl Deptford.