Here at Audio T, we're passionate about music—and that passion runs deep through our entire team. Many of our staff are true vinyl enthusiasts, with decades of experience in discovering, playing, and enjoying records of every kind. Naturally, that love of music extends beyond the equipment we sell and into the independent record shops we love to visit.
As the UK’s oldest specialist independent Hi-Fi retailer, we believe there’s something truly special about the experience of browsing vinyl in a well-curated record store. From flipping through racks of new releases to unearthing rare gems in the crates, record shopping is as much about discovery as it is about nostalgia.
So, who better to recommend great local record shops than the music-loving staff at Audio T? Whether you're after jazz in Bristol, punk in Swansea, or soul in Manchester, here are some of our favourite record stores from around the UK—places we frequent, support, and think every vinyl fan should check out.
SOUTH
Berkshire
The Sound Machine - Reading, Berkshire
East Sussex
Bella Union - Brighton, East Sussex
Mr Bongo - Brighton, East Sussex
Resident Records - Brighton, East Sussex
Rarekind Records - Brighton, East Sussex
The Record Album - Brighton, East Sussex
Fine Records - Hove, East Sussex
Hampshire
A Slice of Vinyl - Gosport, Hampshire
Harbour Records - Emsworth, Hampshire
Nothing Ventured Vinyl - Southsea, Hampshire
Pie & Vinyl - Southsea, Hampshire
RPM - Southsea, Hampshire
Hundred Records, Romsey, Hampshire
Vinilo Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire
Boo Hoo Records, Southampton, Hampshire
Overdraft Records, Southampton, Hampshire
London
All Ages Records - Camden, London
Casbah Records - Greenwich, London
Reckless Records - Soho, London
Moondance Music and Video - Waltham Cross, London
Phonica - Soho, London
Sister Ray Records - Soho, London
Somerset
Idle Hands - Bristol, Somerset
Wanted Records - Bristol, Somerset
Specialist Subject Records - Bristol, Somerset
Friendly Records - Bristol, Somerset
Rough Trade - Bristol Somerset
West Sussex
Analogue October - Chichester, West Sussex
Wiltshire
Sound Knowledge - Marlborough, Wiltshire
MIDLANDS / EAST
Gloucestershire
Badlands Records - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Vinyl Vault - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Sound Records - Stroud, Gloucestershire
Oxfordshire
Truck Store - Oxford, Oxfordshire
Rapture - Witney, Oxfordshire
Riverman Records - Oxford, Oxfordshire
WALES
Derricks Music - Swansea, Glamorgan
Diverse Vinyl - Newport, Monmouthshire
NORTH
Greater Manchester
FOPP - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Vinyl Exchange - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Clampdown Records - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Vinyl Revival - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Eastern Bloc Records - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Vinyl Resting Place - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Kingbee Records - Manchester, Greater Manchester
Beatin Rhythm - Manchester, Greater Manchester
West Yorkshire
Revo Records - Halifax, West Yorkshire
If you think that we've missed a record store off our list, be sure to contact us.