Action Records - Preston, Lancashire
Prestons top independant store, massive cd selection covering all tastes. Well worth a look. 46 Church Street, Preston, PR1 3DH 01772 884772
Convoy Records - Frodsham (Lady Heyes Craft Centre)
A Great little unit, Cds 3 for a tenner, and 5 Lps for twenty quid, decent stuff too. Definately worth a look.
Cult Vinyl - Liverpool
Run by Merseybeat Bassist Bob, and established a number of years ago. It now takes over most of the bottom floor of cool arcade 'Grand Central' on Renshaw street. All genres covered with loads of seriously collectible titles. 35 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 2SF 0151 538 9210
Dig Vinyl - Liverpool
Newly opened in Sohos Bold Street Dig Vinyl is a cool vinyl shop doing new and used at really good prices. All genres are covered, so it's worth a look. There's not much quantity of vinyl at the moment but whats in is very good quality 80 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4HR 07798 767352
Drum Beat - Chorley
Fab shop run by Pete. Loads of great records and cds, though you will need a fair bit of time, and be prepared to dig around a bit. 15 Bolton Street, Chorley, PR7 3AA 01257 414299
Frailers - Runcorn
Great guitar shop in the north west, new used and vintage. lots of banjos as well. 89 Church Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1LG. 01928 573087
George's Record Shop- Southport, Merseyside
Hardest to find record shop in UK run by my chum George - could spend a week in there - mainly vinyl and lots of rare stuff too. Off Tulketh Street, Southport, Merseyside. (Tucked under the NCP car park ramp) 07708 138641
Grey n Pink - Chester
The place is named after a fab Caravan Lp, so has to be checked out. 2 floor affair with top blokes in there - heaps of vinyl. 57 Brook Street, Chester. 01244 311921
Kaleidoscope - St Helens
Pretty groovy shop, Gregs the bloke, and he has some rare vinyl in there and cheap stuff too - great for picking up record collecting bits and bobs like reprinted 45 sleeves etc. 30 Westfield Street, St Helens, WA10 1QF. 01744 454190
King Bee Records - Chorlton Manchester
Anouther top shop that has great used vinyl at very reasonable prices. lots of cds. One of my regular haunts. 519 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0UF. 0161 860 4762
Market Hall Records - Worcester
Top shop run by Nick in Worcester who has been there 20 years, great selection of Lp & CD in great condition specializing in the prog/beat/psych era - perfect. Prices competitive and negotiable. Unit 14 (upstairs) The Gallery, The Shambles, Worcester, WR1 2RA. 01905 611934
Mister Tee's Records - Kidderminster
Great shop in Kidderminster, be prepared to crawl over boxes of records to find some gems, Generally all lps around a fiver. 65 Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, DY10 2EL. 01562 515291
Psychamok Records and Collectibles - Liscard
Fab shop with lots of great cds for around the £4 mark, and tons of vinyl. He also has a big collection of other things like books/dvds etc. Good bloke too. 190 Liscard Road, Liscard, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 4TN
Rocks Off - Rochdale
This is a handy drop in if your heading to Vinyl Groove in Heywood. 65 Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1SB 01706 521818
Sifters Didsbury - Manchester
Cool shop with loads of cheap vinyl and great used cd selection, most at about the £3 mark. 177 Fog Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6FJ. 0161 445 8697
The Time Train - Clitheroe
Pretty groovy shop selling all sorts of remarkable collectibles, with a fair amount of vinyl. 2 - 2a Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1LY. 01200 442174
Vinyl & Vintage - Wolverhampton
Nice laid out shop full of records and vintage clothing. Some very interesting records in here. 5a Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3HL. 07760 168972
Vinyl Exchange - Manchester
Must have the largest selection of cds in the north west. Spend a good couple of hours here. 18 Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JN. 0161 228 1122
Vinyl Groove - Heywood
Top place for cheap vinyl and collectables. has sections devoted to Pink Island, Deram and Vertigo - Wow. 48 Bridge Street, Heywood, OL10 1JF. 07790 299757
Vod Music - Mold, Flintshire
This is probably the smallest record shop ever, but clever racking system means plenty of treats in there, particularly on the vinyl front. 28 New Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1NZ
