djfreds wrote:

BLACK MARKET - 25 D'Arblay Street, London W1V 3FH
Black Market Records
email: mailo@blackmarket.co.uk
tel: +44 (0)20 7437 0478
fax: +44 (0)20 7494 1303
swing, rap, hip-hop, house, garage, jungle

CARBON MUSIC
Carbon Music
Urban Outfitters
36 Kensington High St
London W8
PH +44 (0)208 376 9911
house, progressive, trance, tech house, techno

There are several shops and this one (Kensington High St) is situated below Urban Outfitters, it recently underwent a refurbishment moving Decks to the right and CDJ's to the left, turntables are Technics Mk5s, theres heaps of vinyl to pick from at your lesure or just ask from the counter.
Very friendly staff:)


CITY SOUNDS - 5 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS --it says its Temporarily Unavailable!
City Sounds
tel: +44 (0)20 7405 5454
fax: +44 (0)20 7242 1863
house, garage [long established, new location]


CYBERDOG - 9 Earlham St, London WC2
Cyber Dog
email: sniff@cyberdogworld.demon.co.uk
tel: +44 (0)20 7836 7855
trance-techno [CDs only, in atmospheric clothes shop]


FLASHBACK RECORDS (UK)
Flashback Records
50 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LR, UK.
tel: +44 (0) 207 354 9356

Two floors of quality second hand vinyl and cd's. Rarities a specialty!

or

Flashback Crouch End , 144 Crouch Hill, Crouch End , London, N8 9DX
tel: +44 (0) 208 342 9633

Stocks 2nd hand Vinyl and Cds 20,000+ titles, Rock and Pop, Soul, Hiphop, Reggae, House, Folk, Shows, Drum & Bass, Disco/Boogie 12"s, Electro, Jazz, Latin etc


FLYING RECORDS
Flying Records
94 Dean Street, London W1V 5RB
tel: +44 (0)20 7734 0172
fax: +44 (0)20 7287 0766
house, garage [above Major Flava's]


HAND SPUN
Hand Spun
31 D'Arblay Street, London W1V 3FG
tel: +44 (0)20 7734 7845
hip-hop, you should check out the labels section too

HOUSE12s
House12s
House 12s, the online store specialising in rare & deleted House Classics.

HONEST JONS RECORDS
Honest Jons
276 Portobello Road
PH+44 (0)20 8969 9822

never really understood the hype about this shop, you select the tunes and the guy behind the counter plays the tracks. Hmmmmm, kinda prefered to listen to them myself!!

KINETIC - 15A Little Portland Street, London W1W 8BW
Kinetic
email: info@kinetec.com
tel: +44 (0)20 7323 5303
fax: +44 (0)20 7323 5909
techno, acid, trance, hard dance, breaks & hardcore


KOKON TO-ZAI [= "old-new-east-west"]
KOKON TO-ZAI
57 Greek Street, London W1V 5LR
tel/fax: +44 (0)20 7434 1316
house, techno, groove, euro-trance [in intriguing shop]


MAD RECORDS - 2 Silver Place, London W1F 0JP
Mad Records
email: info@madrecords.net
tel: +44 (0)20 7439 0707
hard house, hard trance & nrg, progressive, trance, tech house, techno


MAJOR FLAVA'S - 94 Dean Street, London W1V 5RB
tel: +44 (0)20 7434 1406
fax: +44 (0)20 7287 0766
r'n'b, rap [downstairs from Flying Records]


(Music and Video Exchange Shops)Soul & Dance Exchange
42 Notting Hill Gate London W11
Music and Video
soul, house, hip hop, techno, drum 'n' bass, r&b, reggae, funk, acid, jazz, garage... bargains downstairs
Tel- +44 (0) 20 7221 2793

Check with us for soul, funk, jazz, reggae, hip hop, house, techno, garage, drum 'n' bass and more. We are renowned for our knowledge and expertise on 60s jazz


PHONICA
Phonica
51 Poland Street, London
email: mailer-sub@phonicarecords.com
new in.. so need to check out the location good website


RECKLESS RECORDS
Reckless Records
26 Berwick Street
London
W1F 8RH

Reckless is a chain of second-hand shops that buy, sell,and exchange cds, dvds, videos and vinyl we pay top prices -cash or exchange.

RELEASE THE GROOVE - 20 Denman Street, London W1V 7RJ
Release The Groove
email: release@music8.freeserve.co.uk
tel: +44 (0)20 7734 7712
fax: +44 (0)20 7734 7713
jazz, r&b, drum&bass, house, London underground, garage

SILVERBACK - 40 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SA
Silver Back Records
email: info@silverbackrecords.co.uk
tel: +44 (0)20 7404 9456
house, progressive, techno, breaks, drum n' bass, r&b

SISTER RAY - 34-35 Berwick Street London W1V 8RP UK
SISTER RAY
email: sales@sisterray.co.uk
Phone: 020 7734 3297 (UK)
+44 (0)20 7734 3297 (International)
Fax: 020 7734 3298 (UK)
+ 44 (0)20 7734 3298 (International)
Alternative music retailer since 1981. Buy online at the store where you will find Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, t-shirts, books and more.

SMALLFISH RECORDS
Smallfish Records
Smallfish Records is physically located at 329 Old Street, London EC1V 9LE, and virtually located clicking the above link.
Selling: Electronica,Techno,Electro,House,Hip hop,Eclectic Beats,Drum and Bass,Guitar,Funk Jazz Soul,Reggae,Dub,Experimental and Rarities

SOUND 323
Sound 323
323 Archway Road
Highgate
London
N6 5AA
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8348 9595
specializes in avant-garde, free improvisation, free jazz, avant electronics etc.

SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE
Sounds Of The Universe
7 Broadwick Street, London W1F 0DA
tel/fax: +44 (0)20 7494 2004
soul, funk, jazz, drum + bass, hip-hop

SOUL BROTHER RECORDS
Soul Brother Records
1 KESWICK ROAD,
EAST PUTNEY,
LONDON, SW15 2HL, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 8875 1018
Fax: +44 (0)20 8871 0180
mail: soulbrother@btinternet.com

mostly soul, this is a must go to shop..a classic!


TRAX
Trax Records
55 Greek Street, London W1V 5LR
tel: +44 (0)20 7734 0795
fax: +44 (0)20 8551 8525
euro dance specialists


UPTOWN
Uptown Records
3 D'Arblay Street, London W1V 3FD
tel: +44 (0)20 7434 3639
tel: +44 (0)20 7434 3650 (Mail order)
fax: +44 (0)20 7434 3649
r'n'b, rap, garage, underground, house [promo specialist]


VINYL JUNKIES - 9 Berwick Street, London W1V 3RG
Vinyl Junkies
email: vjunkies@vinyl-junkies.com
tel: +44 (0)20 7439 2775
fax: +44 (0)20 7287 2608
house, garage, techno, down tempo, miscellaneous beats [+ sitting area]


WYLD PYTCH (RECORD SPECIALISTS)
Wyld Pytch
51 Lexington Street London W1R 4HL
tel: +44 (0)20 7434 3472
fax: +44 (0)20 7287 1403
hip hop, r&b, funk, soul, garage

24 Carat, Caledonian Rd tel: +44 (0)20 7607 3334
Access All Areas, Camden NW1 tel: +44 (0) 20 7267 8320
Bassline Records, Kilburn tel: +44 (0)20 7372 5330
Body Music, Tottenham tel: +44 (0)20 8802 0147
Criminal Records, Walthamstowe tel: +44 (0)20 85033 2165
Deep Freeze, Camden tel: +44 (0)20 7424 0574
Hummit Records, 309 Kings Rd, Chelsea SW3 tel: +44 (0)20 7823 3584
Hype Records, Whetstone N20 tel: +44 (0)20 8445 5222
Know How Records, 3 Buck Street, Camden NW1 tel: +44 (0)02072671526
Paradox, 321 Upper Street, Islington N1 tel: +44 (0)20 7226 8530
Psychedelic Dream Temple, Camden NW1 tel: +44 (0)20 7267 8528
Pure Groove, 679 Holloway Rd, Archway N19 tel: (0)20 7281 4877
Record Village, 256 Hoe St, Walthamstowe E17 tel: (0)20 8520 7331
Remix, 247 Evershot St, Camden NW1 tel: (0)20 7387 2208
Rhythm Division, 391 Roman Rd, Bethnal Green E3 tel: +44 (0)20 8981 2203
R.O.A.R. Records, Elephane & Castle tel: (0)20 7708 3001
Rugged Records, Deptford tel: (0)20 8692 3311
Scream Records - 12 Ashfield Parade, Southgate N14 tel: +44 (0)20 8886 2317
Section 5, 121 Kings Rd, Chelsea SW3 tel: (0)20 7351 6853
Shed Records, 32 Western Hill, Crystal Palace SE19 tel: (0)20 8761 5080
Sonic House Records, 247 Evershot St, Camden NW1 tel: (0)20 7387 6440
Spin City Records, 374 Edgeware Rd, Paddington W2 tel: (0)20 7258 0300
The Mess, 225 St Johns Hill, Battersea SW11 tel: (0)20 7207 1276
The Vibe, 91-95 Brick Lane, Bethnal Green E1 tel: (0)20 7247 3479
Total Music, 2A Ellsworth St, Bethnal Green E2 tel: (0)20 7473 3000
Trakheadz, 117 Kentish Town Road, Camden tel: +44 (0)20 7428 1845
Trix Trax, Battersea tel: (0)20 7223 1995
Ultimate Dance Music - 30 Southbury Rd, Enfield EN1 1SA tel: 020 8366 5422
Vinyl Mania, 214 Northfield Ave, Ealing W13 tel: (0)20 7566 5244
Wired For Sound, Hackney tel: (0)20 8985 7531

links added..17012006
Reckless added + Carbon info..18012006
Deal Real deleted and Sound 323 added...12022006
Phonica records added ....22022006
Select a Disc added.......17072006
Select a Disc Deleted.....24082006
Sister Ray added..........24082006
Smallfish added...........24082006
Honest Jons link fixed....24082006
Black Mkt link fixed......24082006
Plastic Fantastic Deleted.13092006
Smallfish edit link.......30102006
Flashback Records added...26012007
Carbon Music Link fixed...18102007
House 12s added...........18102007

wrote:

Koobla & Eukatech are shut

wrote:

don't forget the exchangesises, apart from the staff being total tosspots, they're the best record shops in london, and they sell videos too..

donnacha wrote:

A few more...
The real Cyberdog in the Stables Market, Camden http://www.cyberdog.net/
Resurrection Records, Rear Basement Shop, 228 Camden High Street, London (Goth/EBM/industrial) http://www.resurrectionmusic.com/shop/index.html
Sister Ray, 34-35 Berwick Street (alas, poor Selectadisc, I knew you well) - http://www.sisterray.co.uk/
Phonica, 50 Poland Street, London http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Alan's Records

218 High Road, East Finchley, London, N2 9AY (Junction of Creighton Avenue)
Nearest underground tube station: East Finchley (Northern Line)
Open Tuesday - Sunday 11.30 AM - 6.30 PM

(Reggae, Dub, Soul, Disco, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop)

AND

(US) Chicago/New York/UK House & Deep House, Techno, Lots of old school Hardcore & always stocked with many Drum N Bass white & known labels. Detroit & New Beat twelves stocked periodically aswell (friendly atmosphere)!"

Tel: (0)20 883 0234

Definitely worth a visit as you can find hidden house, breakbeat & techno gems for very reasonable prices, also get friendly with the owner & he'll always offer a cup of tea or coffee! :)

Store Location

viima wrote:

Sound 323

specializes in avant-garde, free improvisation, free jazz, avant electronics etc.

address:

323 Archway Road
Highgate
London
N6 5AA
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8348 9595

fred.mc wrote:

Worth a look perhaps is massive second hand store, Beanos - Middle Street,
Croydon, CR0 1RE (020) 8680 1202 - It's on 3 floors, they claim to have 2 million records, and probably do. Electronic stuff is on the second floor.
By train from London: From London Victoria Mainline Station (platforms 16-19), take the fast train to East Croydon (15 minutes). Turn RIGHT out of East Croydon Station and follow the tram tracks straight ahead until you reach the main shopping area. With Barclays Bank on your right, head down the hill (Crown Hill), Middle Street is the FIRST turning on the left (before Surrey Street Market).

Note: East Croydon Station is only a short journey from London Gatwick Airport on the main London line.

Those details + a map are on this page.
Croydon is Zone 6.

There were another couple of second hands stores very near there (Frith Road, Drummond Road) but wherther they are still around I'm not sure.

Swagrecords 42 Station Road, Croydon, Surrey. CR0 2RB (020) 8681 7735 is in that area too, just at the side of West Croydon station. Mostly new stock, lists here
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Rat Records - 348 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RW (020) 7274 3222 - Next to Camberwell Green. Varied diverse second hand stock. Bargains in the basement. 10 minutes from Loughborough Junction overground station, or a similar length journey on a bus from Elephant and Castle underground (68, 468 buses + others). Maybe 15 minutes from Oval tube. Camberwell is Zone 2.

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For all Jamaican music (new) - Dub Vendor

Dub Vendor Record Shack (original), 150 Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 5NE. (020) 8969 3375 (right next to Ladbroke Grove tube)

Dub Vendor Record Store (bigger), 274, Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 1LJ. (0)20 7223 3757 (Clapham Junction station)

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Continiung in the South London/Jamaican style - all within 10 minutes at the most from Brixton tube:

All Tone records 95 Granville Arcade SW9
Reggae/dub records with cafe
020 7733 6888

Blacker Dread 406 Coldharbour Lane, SW9
Record store specialising in Jamaican and US reggae imports.
020 7274 4476

Musicq Box 6 Atlantic Rd SW9
R'n'B, Jazz, Hip Hop, Imports
020 7978 8578

Red Records 500 Brixton Rd, SW9
Garage, swing, hip-hop, reggae records.
020 7274 4476

Supertone Records 110 Acre Lane, SW2
Reggae/dub records.
020 7737 7761

Brixton is Zone 2
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A long standing quality shop, emphasis on independent music of all kinds, is Rough Trade - two locations - 130 Talbot Road, London W11 1JA (020) 7229 8541 (Ladbroke Grove or Notting Hill Gate tube, Zone 2) and 16 Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP (020) 7240 0105 (In the basement of Slam City Skates. Covent Garden, Leicester Square or Tottenham Court Road tube, Zone 1).
I prefer the Ladbroke Grove shop, it's less hectic by far and in my experience the staff there are thoroughly decent. Plus it has windows, which is nice.
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Lastly but not leastly, and strangely yet unmentioned is
Smallfish, probably the best outlet of new electronic vinyl left, as far as i know. Organic food in the basement, twats left right and centre. 329, Old Street, London EC1V 9LE (020) 7739 2252 (Old Street, Liverpool Street, or Shoreditch tube). Zone 1

...

chiz wrote:

Mr. Bongo on Poland Street closed down last year or the year before.

Gipsyeyes wrote:

Sellanby Discs & Tapes, 245 Northolt Road, South Harrow, Middlesex. Tel: 020-8864-2622. Nearest tube South Harrow Station on the Picadilly line. Turn left out of the station and its a few doors down on the same side of the road, it has a big yellow sign!
This shop has been running for fifty years, dealing in secondhand music from rock to reggae to ragtime! With an excellent vinyl section (which I notice is growing, hooray), hardly any dance though, I regularly see original Beatles, Stones LPs, also interesting folk, reggae and blues LPs are always turning up in there. Some very nice and rare records. They also sell CDs, videos & DVDs, all secondhand and all at good prices, I bought a chart CD in there for a fiver in perfect condition! The staff are friendly and really knowledgeable too, I hope it goes on for another 50 years! :-)

hextatic wrote:

Select A Disc

34-35 Berwick Street,
London, W1F 8RP

Telephone: 020 7734 3297

donnacha wrote:

Keep up, Hex, that was bought out by Sister Ray last year (as I pointed out above).

onelittle wrote:

…PJ and his lovely Vinyl Junkies have now moved into the old Sister Ray unit @ 94 Berwick Street.

Bissia wrote:

any best spot for Jazz-Funk music ?

FrequencyRadio wrote:

@ bissia ...hi electroritch here ...check honest jons on portabello road west london.

Sounds of the universe in soho ..westend
music & video exchange all over london
reckless
vinyl junkies are good for jazz funk too.

vinyl junkies have moved loads recently ...all a few doors away from each other on berwick street market too lol

Ron242 wrote:

Smallfish was ever so nice to me, why aren't they mentioned here?
(they now being a online-shop).

fred.mc wrote:

they were mentioned

djfreds wrote:

thanks hextatic added select a disc just now...more to follow:)

pinkychukkles wrote:

Yes - the Smallfish store has closed but they still exist online, that needs to be made clear above.

Garage-Groover wrote:

A bit of advice from a former customer...

If you order online and don't get the complete order make sure they don't charge you the full amount.

donnacha wrote:

For the third time, Selectadisc is gone from Berwick Street! It's now Sister Ray.

Sand_Leaper wrote:

Apparantly Beano's is closing down. There's a 20% off clearing sale on though, might be worth checking if some gems haven't been picked up yet.

djfreds wrote:

sorry for the delay have done some updates..
keep em comin':)
checked all links btw, mad records.net's bit weird,i'll check it again though

djfreds wrote:

PLASTIC FANTASTIC Now closed:((

an awesome shop, boxes of records you could spend all day there with tons of stuff only a £

ringorider wrote:

Beanos is closing? Any idea when?

Sand_Leaper wrote:

http://www.beanos.co.uk/pdfs/closingdownupdate.pdf

They don't know yet, basically.

Gipsyeyes wrote:

EVERYWHERE the record shops are closing!! I would double check every shop listed on here before you go there, because even in the last month quite a few have shut down across London!
People get on your bikes and go and buy from your local friendly independent record shop before we lose them all and then have to pay crazy prices online for stuff which was a fraction of the the cost in the shops!
You can't beat going into a shop and spending hours looking through all the stuff, it's a lot more fun than clicking a mouse!
So do it now before it's too late! You'll miss them when they are all gone, the death knell is sounding!!!!

bse wrote:

Flashback Records have been open for almost 10 years and have two shops in Central/North London:

Online shop: http://www.musicstack.com/seller.cgi?seller=11935
http://www.myspace.com/flashbackrecords

Flashback Islington
50 Essex Road
Islington
London
N1 8LR
020 7354 9356

Flashback Crouch End
144 Crouch Hill
Crouch End
London
N8 9DX
020 8342 9633

Stocks 2nd hand Vinyl and Cds 20,000+ titles, Rock and Pop, Soul, Hiphop, Reggae, House, Folk, Shows, Drum & Bass, Disco/Boogie 12"s, Electro, Jazz, Latin etc

djfreds wrote:

cheers for that bse!
..the City Sounds link dosnt work, has another shop bitten the dust???:(

ambrose89 wrote:

just saw a thread in the electronic music forum.

Reckless records in Berwick has bit the dust and closed down.

Support your local record shop before they all die out!

Gipsyeyes wrote:

Three record shops have shut on Berwick Street in the past three months or so, and Reckless in Camden is gone too. I would try and ring before going to any record shop listed for London right now, so many are closing and you may have a wasted journey otherwise.

donnacha wrote:

Reckless in Camden closed well over a year ago (Angel went some time before that). What three closed in Berwick Street? If you count Reckless as two shops, OK, but if you mean Selectadisc, then that's now Sister Ray and the old Sister Ray is still a record shop (can't remember what it's called).

Gipsyeyes wrote:

It was in a trade mag last week, Reckless made the announcement themselves about the two shops only recently closing. If the information is wrong then I apologise, but it did come from a usually reliable source :-)

house12s.co.uk wrote:

Hi, I Thought I would post the info on my Record Store Based In London

http://www.house12s.co.uk - Online & store In London Selling Rare & Deleted House, Dance & Old School Classics.

Http://www.house12s.co.uk (DNR Group)
18 Lower Addiscome Road
Croydon
CR0 6AA
020 8406 9905
Info@house12s.co.uk

Specialising In rare & deleted House, Dance, Techno, Trance, DNB & Old School Classics Plus More

Listed Below is a small sample of the stock available

BREAKBEAT
Beat Goes On - All Seeing I
Superstylin - Groove Armada
The Electric EP - Laidback

DRUM N BASS & JUNGLE
A London Sumthin - Code 071
Turn It Up - S-Man

CLASSIC HOUSE
Cant Stop - Plez
The Real Life - Corporation Of One

FUNKY HOUSE
The Cure & The Cause - Fish Go Deep
Dare Me (Stupid Disco) - Junior Jack
Bel Amour - Bel Amour

USA HOUSE
2 Future 4 U EP - Armand Van Helden
Definition Of A Track - Precious
I Believe In Music - DJ Pierre
Ordinary People - Latanza Water

All Stock Listed On The Site have SoundClips Visit Us Now


We dispatch world wide all vinyl in stock now listed with soundclips and prices.

Thanks for your support and checking the site out.

House12s.co.uk part of the www.dnrvinyl.co.uk Group

http://www.dnrvinyl.co.uk - For Rare & Deleted UKGarage

djfreds wrote:

Hi House12s! cheers for the info, im updating the list atm, would be kind of nice not to have your sales pitch in with the bargin though, thats what the links are for:D

CITY SOUNDS btw --it says its Temporarily Unavailable! so i'll leave for the moment

donnacha wrote:

Someone's opened a shop in one of the former Berwick street Reckless places. I need to bring a pen and paper with me next time I go down there and take notes!

ringorider wrote:

I think it's something revival.

WellRedd wrote:

Oh really? Second hand or new? Any particular style they stock? I might be heading over that way on Saturday, so I can always report back if no-one knows.

WellRedd wrote:

Already had a mention above, but Rough Trade East is the new one at

'Dray Walk'
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London
E1 6QL

T: 020 7392 7788

I was in there today, picked up a nice few bits I'd been after for a while. They've a good-ish selection of techno/electronica, a good Basic Channel/R&S section. They've an electro section which I looked through, and didn't see anything I recognised, so I'll assume it's electro-house. It is in Brick Lane after all. There's loads of Jazz/Funk/Soul in various formats (including a pretty large 7" section), lots of rock/punk/noise, clothes, books, a cafe selling decent espresso, free internet access. It's without doubt the largest indie record shop I've ever been into (no problem getting the pram in and out, disabled access too), although I was a bit disappointed with the amount of music available. A shop that size crammed with vinyl would be heaven on Earth. I didn't have time to explore fully though, as the missus was getting impatient in the cafe section. It was definitely worth the trip, and I'll be going back soon, no doubt.

Oh yeah and there was another shop I passed on the way, Hanbury Street maybe? Can't remember the name, and I didn't go in (pram wasn't going to fit through the door, let alone up the tiny aisles), but I had a good peek through the window. It looked to be second hand, the sections I saw were World, Greensleeves, Jazz, and I saw a couple of Funkadelic records in the window which seemed cheap. I'll have to go back without the pram to have a proper look, but it looked promising, if you had a few hours to kill digging.

bmsoho wrote:

Please note that BLACK MARKET RECORDS is now called BM SOHO.

The website has also moved to http://www.bm-soho.com

And the email address is now mailorder@bm-soho.com.

All the beats...

BM Soho

***

BM Soho, London’s longest running independent dance music record store, is specializing in Deep, Soulful, Minimal, Tech, Funky, UK Funky, Electro, Jackin' and Classic House and in Drum & Bass and Dubstep.

Established in Soho London in 1990, the award-winning record shop has been filling the record boxes of the world’s finest DJs and others music industry professionals for over 17 years. Serving them behind the counters and keeping the store at the forefront of cutting edge dance music are BM’s hand-picked staff, who are all leading figures in the dance music world – be it DJs, producers, label owners and clubnight promoters.

Re-launched in 2007, the online store at www.bm-soho.com is offering the same friendly, efficient service the shop is renowned for. The new releases listings are updated several times each day to make sure all of the stock appears online as soon as it arrives in the store, whilst the website offers discounted prices and exclusive promos as well as up-to-date Sales and Staff recommendation charts.

With daily deliveries and exclusive promos - BM Soho maintains its cult status as one of the most credible and best loved record shops worldwide.

***

pinkychukkles wrote:

It's called Cautious Records if I recall correctly.

bse wrote:

Revival Records is the name of what was Reckless Soul & Dance on Berwick st. It's run by a bunch of the old Reckless staff and sells 2nd hand vinyl and CDs.

WellRedd wrote:

OK, thanks, are they still as unhelpful and expensive as they used to be? I may pop in there on Saturday to find out for myself.

ringorider wrote:

They from the indie / rock reckless? I think the asian guy that use to be in reckless is now at the exchange. It's ok in there some bits overpriced, while others quite cheap.
Don't think much of the rough trade website though, they have things listed that aren't in stock, which is quite irritating, would like out the shop though. Just so busy down them parts, puts me off.

comradefrankenstein wrote:

Im adding another reccommendation for Rough Trade Records.

I only went to the one on Portobello road, but they had some great stuff. Lots of new vinyl, but some old gems as well.

up the street from them was Intoxica I believe, and that place was really great. I found a bunch of Residents and France Gall there.

pramster wrote:

I popped into Revival Records (previously Reckless) on Saturday, and found it to be run on a lower scale than before.

This I mean in terms of number of records sold (less than before), but also the variety. They really didn't have much in the way of rare items, as they used to have in the past.

Saying that, the prices are lower now than when it was Reckless, and staff reasonably friendly...didn't recognise any of the old staff there.

Whilst I was there, which was probably for an hour or so mid-afternoon on Saturday, there were hardly any people in the store....total contrast to before, when the place would be mobbed ...

DJ_Risk_HH wrote:

Hi everybody...

as i'm visiting london during the next time i'm looking for good second hand stores selling harcore, happy hardcore and drum n bass... you know some?

thanks in advance...

greetz

risk

Karl-Haze wrote:

I haven't been to London since 2003, but the good second hand stores for D&B/jungle/hardcore were:

Reckless Camden
Reckless Soho
Music & Video Exchange Camden
Music & Video Exchange Soho
Music & Video Exchange Notting Hill

I'd be curious to know where the good spots are nowadays, too.

georgeibrahim wrote:

Reckless records has been closed for over a year, i havent checked out the new shop revival that opened up in soho but i will do. As for sisterray, they dont really have a good selection in my opinion, its a bit too clean for a record store.
The best trade shops are in notting hill, theres the soul music exchange and the other one that sells videos right next to each other and they have a great selection. To get to them just take the central line eastbound to notting hill gate and theyre prette visible when you get out the tube station.

simon_vrebos wrote:

A lot of shops... I can't visit them all in one day. Please help me out here.

1) The shop can't be to far from central London. I wanna take the tube, but I'm not going to take the train.
2) The shop sells electronic music on vinyl.
3) It's a damn good shop.
4) Please don't mention the shops in Soho or Camden... been there, done that.

Can someone help me out, please?

Thanx!

Karl-Haze wrote:

As was mentioned, Music & Video Exchange in Notting Hill.

BigTone wrote:

Beano's is still alive and kicking, albeit reduced in size to one floor. Same location - Middle St, Croydon

BigTone wrote:

There's a pretty decent little shop about 5 minutes walk North from the Rough Trade East "alternative megastore".

I came out of it with loads of stuff last time I was in... Nothing too "underground" but decent selections of second hand vinyl, mostly at "sensible" prices. Clearance Racks as well. Plenty to dig through for an hour or so !!

Strongest on Rock, Funk/Soul. Sections for Electronic/Dance music and other stuff of course, but I wouldn't say it was a strength.

Shop's called Beats Workin' (93-95 Sclater St, London E1 6HR - Tel. 0207 729 8249. Link.

BigTone wrote:

That would be "Vinyl Junkies".

Misanthrope105 wrote:

Can anyone tell me of some decent places to find metal (or post rock) records?

ringorider wrote:

One of the exchanges in Notting Hill is all guitar music.

BigTone wrote:

Resurrection Records, Camden High Street. (between Camden Market and Camden Lock).
http://www.resurrection-rec.demon.co.uk/shop.html

donnacha wrote:

There's also a specialist metal store just up from Resurrection (heading away from the station). Never been in it myself, but my metalhead sister has.

JUKE179r wrote:

Soho is the area for records!!!!
Trust! Ya heard???

tajvdz wrote:

i'm just interested in regular stuff. no dance just some out of print pop. I collect single cd's. what's the best place to go in london? I used to go to the big megastores like HMV, Tower and Vrigin but they hardly have any cd singles anymore.. I saw that Tower and Virgin also have a new name I don't remember anymore, something like zavi..

valor wrote:

Any news of record shops in London ?? Thanks

konkordski wrote:

Can someone recommend a London shop specialized in disco funk boogie stuff?

woofhard_one wrote:

My friend has a unit out in Walthamstow, East London. It's called Village Vinyl. It has alot of disco, funk and boogie stuff. Give him a ring on - 07884433028 (Jake)

elisel wrote:

Music Video Exchange has a large stock of 2nd hand vinyl. There's one in SoHo and one In Camden, both are worth a visit.
In SoHo a lot of record stores are located within a couple of streets, should keep you occupied for at least half a day.

raindance_rob wrote:

yep Music Video Exchange is good they also have a store in Birmingham.

georgeibrahim wrote:

[quote=raindance_rob][/quote]
i wouldnt bother with the one in birmingham if i were you- its stock moves really slow and the selection just seems to be rock 12" that used to be in HMV. i did find the 1st press of DJ Shadow's endtroducing there once (the gatefold sleeve one thats now getting £20-£30 on ebay) for £13 but i left it- looking back i should have definately got it.

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Excuse the spammy post, but seriously, check out the store I posted, several posts above if you're in London. One very large section of the shop is stocked with disco, funk, soul, boogie etc aswell as lots of jazz, reggae & dub, pop, synth-pop, rock, punk, indie, metal, hip-hop etc

And a big secondhand section of house, techno, oldschool, electronic etc

Closed on mondays only. Tell the owner that the store was recommended by John (teknonutter) & you never know, might get a bigger discount.

raindance_rob wrote:

[quote=georgeibrahim][/quote]

iv found them good for classic house, old skool & jungle/dnb however compared to the London stores their no where near as good. i did get a copy of Shut Up & Dance - Death Is Not The End - 1992 Shut Up And Dance Records/SUADLP 05 in unplayed condition for £10 from their Birmingham store :o)

housebreakers wrote:

Hi, i go to london 4 day; Can someone recommend a London shop specialized in techno-trance-oldschool year 92/93/94/95/96 ? Thanks.

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

There's plenty of cheap house & trance, both in the normal piles/crates & in the bargain boxes of the shop I mention above. Half price sales on everything for 4 days from the 8th of Jan. Lots more oldskool, hardcore, techno etc in its own sections, it's worth a check, believe me :)

Luramen wrote:

Hi,

can anyone advise where can I find rarities and oldskool -> italo house, new beat and acid house records (88-93) in London? Thx!

valor wrote:

Haggle Vinyl

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1093/9875.php

in the same street...

Flashback Islington
50 Essex Road
Islington
London
N1 8LR
020 7354 9356

& in all music & video exchange shops

good luck

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Aswell as the ones valor posted above^^ also check the shop I posted above, open Tuesday - Sunday. Not so much new beat atm, but has much acid house & italo (can't get rid of the italo lol ;)), seriously check it out ;0)

Alan's Records

218 High Road
East Finchley
London
N2 9AY

good digging

Luramen wrote:

Thaaank you!!

I'll be there in April. Cheers!

ringorider wrote:

Is the exchange in greenwich gone? had a look at the mve website and it hasn't got it listed.

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Heard through the grapevine that it closed down, tbh not sure how reliable my source is though..

Qpchan wrote:

thxx for the work on the list! myself & fistondub should be there middle of next week :)

killaswitch wrote:

any hints on stores with a stock of late 1970s - early 1980s reggae 12" pressings?

ringorider wrote:

Was going to head down as have never been there, but don't fancy the huge journey for nothing.

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Check that store I mentioned for reggae, as half of their stock is reggae, roots, dub, lover's rock, rocksteady, ska etc 12", 7" etc give them a call before you get there to see what's in. But also check the exchanges in Notting Hill, Camden, Soho. Check out Crazybeat aswell, they sell reggae too.

Josephschembri wrote:

I'll be in London between next Friday and Monday.

A quick suggestion for shops selling USED ELECTRONIC CD's ? I'll not have much time to go around, will be located near Russel Square, but all suggestions are welcome :)

valor wrote:

anything new in London ?

Cheers.

valor wrote:

UP !!

woofhard_one wrote:

I've got a feeling that a new record shop has opened on Church Street, Stoke Newington. There used to be a book shop close to Nando's, which had records in the back. The book shop shut down and I've got a feeling that the guy that did the records has taken over the space. The records were always reasonably priced and I've had some totally classic finds in the backroom before, including 3 unplayed copies of the aril brikha clear vinyl (100 copies only), just before the book shop shut down. I'll let you know more information later this week, as I'll take a detour that way home one evening.

Good luck !!!!!!!!!

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

That would be shweet. Like to know what styles they're selling too.

valor wrote:

Many Thanks....

woofhard_one wrote:

passed by tonight. it's all good...

they have a variety of styles in stock - electronica, dance, drum and bass, jazz, hip hop, a whole box of brand new reggae 7"s and some cds.

please support these guys, i think it's really brave to open a shop in the current climate.

respect !

valor wrote:

Ok .Thanks again

Best regards

valor

token007 wrote:

If I'd visit London, what would be THE record shop for techno vinyls?

woofhard_one wrote:

hi, can you be more specific?

new techno - perhaps phonica, followed by a quick look in sister-ray. then on to the second hand stores in berwick street.

second hand / collectors techno - the record and tapes exchanges (depending on where you are in london) and alan's i suppose.

any advances on that, anyone anyone?

woofhard_one wrote:

i know it's unusual to reveal digging spots but i went to nudge records in brick lane today and was pleasantly surprised.

http://www.welovelocal.com/en/...ops/nudge-e16qr.html

there was a good range of stuff across the board including some good house and garage bits at 2.99, some nice drum and bass (with some rare looking 10" dubs with the name swift stamped on them) and three large rows of reggae 12"s. unfortunately i didn't have time to have a proper dig through but if anyone has a chance to visit please leave some feedback.

Infra303 wrote:

Hi going to London soon again.
Soo, I want too dig thru used cds and records.about
I know about the exchanges and i´m kinda tired of those.
Where should I go instead ?

I´m after electronic music.

thanks // F

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Try Alan's above, he's brought new stock in, including tech-house, trance, techno, acid, Robert Hood, Jeff Mills etc

Infra303 wrote:

Thanks !

And where is it located ?

// F

TEKNONUTTER wrote:

Infra303 wrote:

Ah excellent !!

Thanks a lot !!!

ballmouse wrote:

what would be the top 3-5 2nd hand record stores for old dance records (80s disco, funk, techno, house, electro, etc.)