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where to buy vinyl uk?

post #1 of 16
7/18/07 at 6:34pm
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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!
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post #2 of 16
7/18/07 at 7:00pm
I know Virgin Megastore sell new vinyls (singles etc)
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post #3 of 16
7/19/07 at 3:04am
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.
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post #4 of 16
7/19/07 at 4:54am
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..
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post #5 of 16
7/19/07 at 11:16am
Charity shops are nice (and cheap)- however you may end up with a collection consisting entirely of James Last and Boney M.
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post #6 of 16
7/19/07 at 12:58pm
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/
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post #7 of 16
7/19/07 at 1:32pm
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.
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post #8 of 16
7/20/07 at 6:44am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the links!
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post #9 of 16
8/7/07 at 12:21pm
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
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post #10 of 16
8/12/07 at 5:24am
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.
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post #11 of 16
8/12/07 at 11:49pm
camden market!

I spent a semester in Canterbury, and went to Camden many times, HUGE selection of vinyl, the only problem is finding all of the shops, but it will easily take you a few weekends to find everything you want there
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post #12 of 16
8/13/07 at 7:11am
Also Notting Hill Gate for the famous Tape and Record Exchange http://www.mveshops.co.uk/interestin...rdshopping.htm
which has branches in Camden and Berwick Street in Soho and other vinyl mecca's, with dedicated shops for different genres in Notting Hill.

They even have a dedicated Classical Shop. There is also the famous Harold Moore in Marlborough Street, Soho and a wonderful shop in Lower Marsh Street behind Waterloo called Gramex, which has a fabulous classical collection going back even to wax cylinders!

http://www.boomkat.com/ in Manchester has the best online shopping experience I've come accross and is probably the most knowledgeable on a huge variety of music.


http://www.interstellarsounds.com and http://www.covert.uk.com/ (Brighton)
are also very good for US imports, specialising in House and Techno.

Germany also has excellent dance music specialists like http://www.formic.de and http://www.hardwax.com/ who have all the US imports sometimes cheaper than the UK and of course there is no import tax as they are in the EU.
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post #13 of 16
8/16/07 at 3:14am
Amazon UK sells quite a bit of vinyl. Way more than the Canadian and USA Amazons, anyway.
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post #14 of 16
8/23/07 at 2:59pm
I think vinyl is going to make a comeback.. I can feel it.
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post #15 of 16
9/1/07 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by Fred333 View Post
I think vinyl is going to make a comeback.. I can feel it.
I'm surprised record companies haven't been pushing it more, as it is an piracy free format.
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