Shopping for Music in the North West of England
6 High Street New Mills High Peak Derbyshire SK22 4AL “The stuff dreams are made of…” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10-17:00 Website: http://www.booksandmusic.co.uk/ Telephone: 01663 308212 Don’t let the shop sign fool you…this fine little bookshop also has an absolute gem of a Record Shop in it’s basement. Down the white stone steps you’ll find a wall […]
52 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 5AB “Another hidden gem for those venturing further afield” Opening Hours:Mon-Wed 09.15-17.00, Thurs-Sat 09.15-17.30 Website: http://www.davesrarecds.com/ Telephone: 07884141887 If you’ve exhausted your regular haunts it’s time to look further afield. Urmston (birthplace Herman’s Hermits Peter Noone no less) is easily reached from Manchester by train and just down the […]
Lady Hayes Craft & Antique Centre, Kingsley Road, Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 6SU “”in spite of it’s remote location it’s a fully fledged 2nd hand Record Shop as good as any you’ll find in a major city”” Opening Hours:Tue-Wed 10-2pm Thu-Fri 10-3.30 Sat/Sun 10-4 Website: http://convoyrecords.webs.com/ Telephone: 01928789017 / 07821878757 Tucked away in Lady Hayes […]
457 W Derby Rd, Liverpool L6 4BL “” Opening Hours: Website: Telephone: 0151 263 3845 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!
11 Oxton Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 2QQ “A place to get stuck in and get digging…” Opening Hours:Mon- Sat 11-5.30pm Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skeleton-Records/126627770721610 Telephone: 0151 653 9003 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 […]
80 Bold Street Liverpool L1 4HR “The HQ of Liverpool crate diggers…” Opening Hours:Mon- Sat 10:30 – 17:30 – Sunday 11:00-17:00 Website: http://digvinyl.co.uk/ Telephone: 07798 757352 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 […]
Downstairs Market Hall, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 2QT “A great gem of a record shop” Opening Hours:Monday-Saturday 9-5pm Website: https://www.facebook.com/hyderecords Telephone: 0161 368 0664 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 […]
Clarendon Shopping Centre, 33 Rutherford Way, Hyde SK14 2QY “” Opening Hours:Monday-Saturday 9-5pm Website: Telephone: 0161 312 1582 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 […]
5 Hilton Street, Manchester M4 1LP “Manchester..so much to answer for..” Opening Hours:Monday to Saturday 10:00-17:00 Website: http://vinylrevivalmcr.com/ Telephone: 0161 661 6393 Just around the corner from Oldham Street you’ll find Vinyl Revival. They’ve been here since 1997 and sell a mixture of new and secondhand records on CD and Vinyl, plus DVDs. They sell […]
Upper Unit 41/42 Stretford Mall, Chester Road, Stretford M32 9BB “Reel Around The Fountain…find the Tesco, stand facing away from the door and look up on the balcony – amazing Record Shop awaits!” Opening Hours:Monday to Saturday 9-5pm Website: https://www.facebook.com/www.ReelAroundTheFountainRecords.co.uk Telephone: 07982177797 This shop, of course, takes it’s name of course from an old Smiths […]
