where to buy vinyl uk? - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Crackle · 07-18-2007, 09:34 PM

I am considering trying vinyl after being 20 years away from the medium - BUT, the big issue for me is where to buy LP's in the UK it all seems very limited.

Any suggestions?

If it is such a pain to get good vinyl , then my cash may end up in a better CDP, but before I do - give me my options!

Chris Uk · 07-18-2007, 10:00 PM

I know Virgin Megastore sell new vinyls (singles etc)

Black Stuart · 07-19-2007, 06:04 AM

Crackle,
i's very simple - look in the local papers for car boots, get up early every Saturday & Sunday and put an LP collection together for peanuts.You should'nt pay more than £1 per piece.

If you ever visit Germany, look out for their s/hand record shops, they are alwys worth a visit.

Buying new, supposedly 'audiophile quality' pressings, be careful some labels are excellant, others are nothing special at all.

DoubleEs · 07-19-2007, 07:54 AM

I have seen HMV in central London selling 180g version of popular albums. They are promoted as audiophile quality using virgin vinyl, but I'm not sure if they're any good though..

skellington · 07-19-2007, 02:16 PM

Charity shops are nice (and cheap)- however you may end up with a collection consisting entirely of James Last and Boney M.

Dork Knight · 07-19-2007, 03:58 PM

You might find the following sites of use;

http://www.moremusic.co.uk/links/uk_shops.htm

http://www.selectadisc.co.uk/
http://newtrecords.co.uk/
http://www.normanrecords.com/

skellington · 07-19-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dork Knight

You might find the following sites of use;

http://www.moremusic.co.uk/links/uk_shops.htm

http://www.selectadisc.co.uk/
http://newtrecords.co.uk/
http://www.normanrecords.com/

Thanks, useful links.
Newt Records trades on ebay too, I've had issues with them over delivery times.
http://www.freakemporium.com/ sells a fair bit of vinyl too, though a lot of items seem to be out of stock at the moment.

Crackle · 07-20-2007, 09:44 AM

Thanks for the links!

memepool · 08-07-2007, 03:21 PM

http://www.gemm.com/ is like an online shopfront for the worlds small record shops. You can limit the search by country which is wise as all those Japanese imports soon mount up

meme · 08-12-2007, 08:24 AM

For buying vinyl in the UK, I mostly use these --

http://www.juno.co.uk/ For dance music etc. A little expensive, but a great selection and quick delivery.

http://www.secondlayer.co.uk/ I use these quite often for more difficult to find material.

http://www.smallfish.co.uk/shop/ Also offer a good selection.