Shopping for Music in the North West of England
Tucked away in Lady Hayes Craft centre in Frodsham, Convoy isn’t the easiest Record Shop to reach but well worth the visit. There’s lots of interesting stuff at the Lady Hayes Centre and it’s in a nice location so you can make a bit of a day of it – you might even spot […]
Discgotech sells Comic Books and Movie related collectibles, Star Wars figures and the like but you may be interested to learn they also sell 2nd hand Vinyl, ranging from Indie to Reggae and especially Punk. They also offer a CD/DVD repair service so if, like me, you believed it when Tomorrow’s World on the BBC […]
Review coming soon! Read about the Musical Box here: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music/ahead-record-store-day-jade-3320692 and watch a documentary about it!
Skeleton Records has a long history, opened by John Weaver in 1971 – and described as a patchouli scented Head shop that specialised in rare imports , underground press and hippy paraphernalia. The name of the shop was apparently taken from a Syd Barrett song – If It’s in You (“Skeleton Kissed a Steel Rail”). […]
OK I should declare an interest – Dig is owned by some very good friends of ours – but if it was no good I’d tell you *and* them so take my word for it! For a city that is steeped in musical history, and relies on music-related tourism for a large chunk of its […]
With thanks to Record Shop City reader Mike (who also provides the pictures) writes: “This lovely couple (Dave and Margaret) have been going since 1983 in Hyde buying and selling records at great prices. There’s a big collection of 50p albums and a good selection of £1 and £2.50 items and then some dearer […]
Moving further afield into Greater Manchester, Tameside we thought was the only GM borough that didn’t have at least one place to buy music, however it turns out we were wrong! Music and Movies Exchange operate out of a small unit in the Clarendon shopping centre in Hyde. The shop has been trading for 18 […]
Another reason to climb the stairs of Afflecks Palace (where you will also find Soundwaves Here We Come and Vinyl Resting Place) they are now joined by Dub Merchant. As the name suggests, Dub Merchant is specialising in Reggae, Rock Steady, Roots, Dub, Dancehall & Ska Vinyl records and music memorabilia. You can find Dub […]
Soundwaves is one of 3 record retailers now situated in Afflecks Palace- a former department store and since the early 80s a shopping mecca for all things alternative, heady and patchouli-scented. Dub Merchant and Vinyl Resting Place being the other two…if only they had installed an escalator as those stairs are no good for my […]
Described by legendary Liverpool music writer Paul Du Noyer as “the semi-official control room of Liverpool music” – it’s probably a bit of cliche to describe Probe Records as a Liverpool institution but…it really is. Founded by Geoff Davis in 1971, Probe has supplied Liverpudlians, nervous students and unsuspecting tourists with their musical needs through […]
