OFF: Good Suggestions for London record Shops

[M Holmes]

Andy Gilham writes:

> > Any good suggestions for good London record Shops?
>
> I always like Selectadisc in Berwick Street - satisfies most of my
> record-buying needs, good selection at reasonable prices, and the only place
> I've seen _Hawkwind Family Tree_ for sale - but I'm sure Mike will chip in
> with his fifty-strong list of second-hand shops ;)

OK. Here it is. Some of these will no longer exist though and others
should be added, so I invite the list to update the list...

The list was originally written for use with a Zone 1-2 all day Tube pass.


London Records Trail
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Start at Kings Cross
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Metropolitan Line West to Ladbroke Grove
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  {cross to Portobello Road and turn left, checking market stalls}
  Honest Jon's, 278 Portobello Road
  Youngblood, 297 Postobello Road (almost opposite Honest Jon's)
  Vinyl Solution, 231 Portobello Road
  Plastic Passion, 2 Bleinheim Crescent (off Portobello Road)
  Rough Trade, 130 Talbot Road (off Portobello Road)
  {turn right at bottom of Portobello Road}
  Record & Tape Exchange, 28 Pembridge Road
  {turn right at end of Pembridge Road for Our Price}
  {turn left at end of Pembridge road for Book/CD shop and tube}

  => Notting Hill Gate

District Line South to Kensington High Street
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  { commercial record shop on way to Tower records}
  Tower Records, 62-64 Kensington High Street
  {Other side 51 Kensington High street is a market}

  => Kensington High Street

District Line South to Wimbledon
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  Big Star, 130 The Broadway
  {walk down the Broadway and Merton Road to South Wimbledon Tube}

  => South Wimbledon

Northern Line NorthEast to Balham
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  Magic Mixture Records, 31 Bedford Hill
  Record Corner, 27 Bedford Hill

  => Balham

Northern Line NorthEast to Clapham Common
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  Zippo Music, 39 Clapham Common

  => Clapham Common

Northern Line Northeast to Angel
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  Our Price in Upper Street
  Reckless Records, 79 Upper Street

  => Angel

Northern Line NorthWest to Camden Town
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  Camden Market, Camden High Street
  Out on The Floor, 234 Camden High Street
  Rhythm Records, 281 Camden High Street
  Record & Tape Exchange, 229 Camden High Street
  Rock On, 3 Kentish Town Road
  Vinyl Experience, 3 Buck Street (Near camden Market)

  => Camden Town Tube

Northern Line South to Leicester Square
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  {Walk up on left on Charing Cross Road towards Tottenham Court Road}
  {Turn left before Shaftesbury Avenue for Steve Sounds in a back Street}
  {Turn left on Shaftesbury avenue then right on Rupert Street}
  Cheapo, Cheapo Records, 53 Rupert Street
  {Head up Rupert Street, checking market into Berwick Street}
  Reckless Records, 30 Berwick Street
  Cross from Berwick Street to Wardour Street
  {St Anne's Court is a small lane between wardour St and Dean St}
  Shades Records Basement, 12 St Anne's Court
  {Head up Dean Street into Oxford Street}
  Virgin, 8-16 Oxford Street
  {Go to end of Oxford St, Turn left up Tottenham court Road}
  Our Price, on left
  {Turn left around here for Hanway Street}
  Vinyl Experience, 20 Hanway Street
  On The Beat, 22 Hanway Street
  Rocks Off. 36 Hanway Street
  {Back into Oxford Street, turn right}
  HMV Main Branch, 150 Oxford Street
  {keep going on Oxford Street towards Marble Arch}
  HMV in Oxford St near Marble Arch

  => Marble Arch

Central Line East to Oxford Circus
Change for Bakerloo Line South for Picadilly Circus
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  Tower Records has entrance in Tube Station

  {Cross to Coventry Street for Our Price near Trocadero Centre}

  => Picadilly Circus to finish.