Welcome to Record Shop City

wilson_quoteThey still do, and 'kids' of all ages should be pleasantly surprised at just how many places in this city they can still buy records from. So this is our one-stop guide to the fantastic record shops of Greater Manchester, from the 'Vinyl Valley' that is Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter, to the windswept streets of Bolton, Lancashire. Browse the menu on the right hand side and go shopping! Contact Us and tell us what you think. Please enjoy the site and Support your local record shops. Or if you haven't got any local record shops, come to Manchester and support ours. Tony Wilson quote & image used with kind permission of the Wilson family. Support Oliver Wilson raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Visit www.justgiving.com/OliverWilson

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Vinyl chat....

As part of a series called ‘For the Record Shops’ , we’re asking DJs, Musicians, writers, and music fans to tell us why record shops are so important. First up we’ve someone who is all of those things and more..Goldblade frontman, John Robb. Click here to read the full article…..

Early Birds and King Bees....

As the infamous King Bee sale nears its end on Wednesday this week kids, Les has let us know that a load of new stock will be going out to replenish those well worn racks. So, get in early on Friday the 28th August if you want to be the first to get your mits [...]

Stop Press! Fat City Leaving Town

No sooner have we started this venture then one of the great Manchester institutions, Fat City, have announced they have left Manchester to move operations down south to somewhere called London?. I believe its a small village in Kent, so hope they appreciate them down there.

A real shame to see them leave Oldham Street but [...]