Shopping for Music in the North West of England
3rd Floor, Afflecks Palace, 52 Church Street, Northern Quarter Manchester M4 “No rest for the wicked!” Opening Hours:Monday-Friday: 10:30-18:00 Saturday: 10:00-18:00 Bank holidays: 11:00-17:00 Website: http://www.afflecks.com/our-shops/vinyl-resting-place/ Telephone: If you’re on a Northern Quarter Vinyl pilgrimage you’ll doubtless pass the iconic Afflecks Palace, epicentre of Manchester alternative culture for decades. This was the former Affleck & […]
44 Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 2EG “” Opening Hours:Monday to Saturday 10:00-17:30 Website: http://www.xrecords.co.uk/ Telephone: 01204 524018 A bit futher afield, but well worth a visit is X-Records of Bolton, Lancashire. You can get to Bolton by train in about 15-20 minutes so you could easily do a quick detour during your Manchester record-shopping […]
18 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JN “” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. Sundays 12:00-17:00 Website: http://www.vinylexchange.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 228 1122 Nah can’t shift ’em mate”…”I’ll give you 15 quid for that lot”….”got any New Wave of British Heavy Metal?”….aha we must be in Vinyl Exchange, right there in the glittering Northern Quarter and probably the biggest second […]
5A Stevenson Square, Northern Quarter Manchester M11DN “Serious dancefloor business!” Opening Hours:Monday – Friday 7.30am – 6pm – Saturday 9-6pm – Sunday 10am-4pm Website: http://www.easternblocrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161 228 6555 Eastern Bloc is a bit of a legendary name for most Mancunian music fans of a certain age. Established in 1985 the shop was once partly […]
3 Chester Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8DG “Small, but packed full of goodness” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10 – 17:30 (But check ahead) Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vinyl-Planet/1527809067504715 Telephone: 07956820013 Opened in 2015 Vinyl Planet is located just off the main drag of Macclesfield, handily next door to a guitar shop. The town itself is steeped in pop mythology itself being […]
43 Hallgate, Wigan WN1 1LR “Bright and inviting..Wigan boasts one of the best Record Shops in the North West” Opening Hours:11am – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday Website: http://staticrecordswigan.co.uk/ Telephone: 07913 061976 Given it’s musical heritage it’s only right and proper that Wigan has its own proper record shop Recordshopcity reader John was the first to […]
Empire House Antiques 8 Wrigley Head Failsworth M35 9BL “For those about to ROCK!” Opening Hours:9am-4pm Mon-Fri – Sunday 10-3.30pm (*Closed Saturdays*) Website: https://plus.google.com/104808536190729506813/about Telephone: 07990 013012 It’s a wet Tuesday in March so of course I’m digging around an old antiques and junk warehouse in North Manchester. Failsworth Mill is typical of the old […]
377-379 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1QA “A crate-diggers paradise” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 9-5pm Website: http://www.endlessmusic.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 772 0312 ** Please note this review was for the original shop on Bury Old Road – Endless are now at a new location which we’re advised is bigger and brighter! *** I’m South Manchester born and […]
177 Fog Lane, Burnage, Manchester M20 6FJ “Stops at traffic lights…but only when they’re green” Opening Hours:0930-1730 Mon-Sat except 0930-1300 Wednesdays Website: Telephone: 0161 445 8697 Far from the bustling City Centre, hop on a train from Piccadilly Station and head for Burnage the birthplace of Oasis. Just around the corner from the Station you […]
45 Lower Hillgate, Stockport “Bargains galore!” Opening Hours:Thursday – Saturday 9.30-4pm Website: Telephone: 07766884983 *updated review!* Stockport is, like many town centres, now too big for itself and – it’s a classic victim of online shopping and serious competition from Manchester just 10 mins away by Rail and out-of-town retail. If you head down Lower […]
