A Guide to Record Shops in London & SE England
South London Record Shops
South London has always had a good selection of independent record shops.
In the past it was The Swing Shop (1946-1979) in Streatham for Jazz & Blues,
Soul City (1966-1970) in Deptford, Dub Vendor’s Clapham shop (1982-2011)
for Reggae (but still online). Here is a list of the current shops trading.
RIP Rat Records, Camberwell. Shop closed in June 2022.
Beckenham
Wanted Music, 415 Croydon Road, BR3 3PP
Moved to Croydon Road in 2004.Owner: Adrian
Brockley
Lorenzos, 260a Brockley Road, SE4 2SF
New and second hand vinyl specialist.
Brixton
Pure Vinyl, 246 Ferndale Rd, London SW9 8FR
Est: 2015 in Reliance Arcade. Moved in 2017. Owner: Claudia
Croydon
101 Records, 21 North End, CR0 1TY
Long established record/vinyl/DVD/CD store. Owner: Duncan
Crystal Palace
Palace Vinyl, I Victory Place, SE19 3RW map
Record emporium with a 25 year trading history. Owner: Chris
Sound Vinyl, 32 Church Road, SE19 2ET
Second Hand Records at Bambinos. Owner: Andy.
Greenwich
Casbah Records, 320-322 Creek Road, SE10 9SW
Est: 2009. Owners: Graham and Tony.
Lewisham
Records, 70 Lee High Road, SE13 5PT
Old school record shop established 30 plus years ago. Owner: Aiden
New Cross
Vinyl Hunter, Avalon cafe, Juno Way, SE14 5RW
Hybrid shop selling records and organic foods.
Peckham
Maestro, 163 Rye Lane, SE15 4TL
Reggae and more. Previously Reed Records. Owner: Michael
West Norwood
Book and Record Bar, 20 Norwood High Street, SE27 9NR
Est. 2013 by Michael Johnson. The Story
Stock: second hand books and vinyl. Also coffee, soft and alcoholic drinks.
Sussex Record Shops
Bexhill-on-Sea
Platform 2, 9 London Road, TN39 3JR map
Reggae, Psych, Afrobeat, Jazz & more.
Est. In 2022 by Alex and Graci.
Hastings
Pressing Matters, 85 Queens Road, TN34 1RG map
Basement space under bookshop on ground floor.
Est. in 2018. Open Thursday - Saturday. Film.
St Leonards-on-Sea
Tough Love, 8 London Road, TN37 6AE map
Vinyl, CDs, vintage rock shirts, band merch, coffee and more.
Est. in 2018 by Anja now relocated a stones throw from the beach.
Filmed in her original shop in Bohemia.
Feature on Hastings, St Leonard’s and Bexhill record dealers.
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