Shopping for Music in the North West of England
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 […]
1 Newton Street, Manchester M1 1HW “You really don’t know what you’re going to find…” Opening Hours:Monday to Sunday 09:00 –19:30 Website: https://sites.google.com/site/empirexchange/ Telephone: 0161 236 4445 This place is an absolute gem and well worth an afternoon of any music junkies time. This isn’t purely a record shop, but essentially a huge basement full […]
115 Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8EB “Chaos, confusion, dust, dirt, randomness and pure Vinyl mania” Opening Hours:Sporadic! Website: Telephone: It sells records and it really is a shack! This is a place of myth and legend and to even offer opening times would be ridiculous. It opens when the guy wants to and […]
9-11 Paton Street, Manchester M1 2BD “A real collectors treat” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10:00 – 17:30 Website: http://www.clampdownrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161-237-5932 This place is a bit of a hidden gem although actually not far from the Northern Quarter Vinyl epicentre. It’s just off the main drag leading to Piccadilly Station so easy to call in your way […]
Bank Street Studios Prestwich Greater Manchester M25 3HN “a veritable shrine to the glory of obscure 45s” Opening Hours:Thursday – Saturday 10.30am to 5.00pm – Sundays 11-4pm (Other days by Appointment Only) Website: http://www.beatinrhythm.com/ Telephone: 0161 773 1589 * Note that Beatin’ Rhythm have now moved to Prestwich – This review and photos are of […]
519 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton, Manchester M21 OUF “The number of times I have nipped out for a paper only to come back with a Gong album and Peter Tosh CD instead…” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10-5.30pm Website: http://www.kingbeerecords.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 860 4762 King Bee Records in Chorlton is, I believe, the sorting office for all record collectors […]
