The best UK record shops – chosen by experts: As the vinyl revival continues apace, we asked music lovers and experts to nominate their favourite record shops across the country
McCartney, Bowie, Eazy-E Lead Record Store Day Black Friday Lineup: “Other special titles include a reissue of Zappa’s posthumous Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison on bright yellow vinyl; The Best of Earth Wind & Fire on 12-inch picture vinyl and Johnny Cash’s Man in Black Live in Denmark 1971 as a remastered double LP on white and red colored vinyl.“
Bridgwater record shop marks 25 years at the top of the pops: Maria McKee’s Show Me Heaven was blaring as the UK’s number one on the day popular music store, West Quay Records, opened its doors to music fans. The independent shop, at West Quay in Bridgwater, opened on October 18, 1990 and is celebrating 25 years of trading in the town.
1956 ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ Soundtrack Coming to Vinyl: La-La Land Records is going old school with their first vinyl release in the form of Carmen Dragon‘s original soundtrack to the 1956 film noir sci-fi/horror Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which was directed by Don Siegel. The vinyl will be released on November 3rd and comes on pod-green vinyl. It will be limited to 1,000 copies.
A look inside 606 Records, Pilsen’s newest record store: “The new store (which officially opens on October 24) is the brainchild of former Virgin Records buyer Tim Unsell and tech industry veteran Drew Mitchell, who met at a party on their street four years ago. Though they came from different backgrounds, the two bonded over their mutual love of collecting records and began searching for a neighborhood in need of an all-vinyl record store—when they began looking for a space, Pilsen’s Pinwheel Records didn’t exist yet.”
