guys, accompanied my wife sa London last week..got the chance to make ikot sa mga vinyl shops....some pictures were taken of the facades only, but i was able to take some pics of the insides...i was gauging the faces of the proprietors of these shops.....kung mukhang mabait, i always ask permission first kung mukhang stern, just the facade na lang....
SOHO District....if you happen to go with your wife or family in this area, sobrang Ok coz you can leave your wife for the shopping along Oxford and Regent streets like H&M, Marks & Spencer, Benetton, Lacoste, La Senza etc then you can drop by for these famous vinyl shops...sorry, didnt check the cd section of these shops. plus the area is very accessible by the Northern Line (Black) Underground train with the Oxford Circus stop...
soon to open,The GEORGE, of course unahin ko na ito, namesake eh...corner of Wardour and Berwick street...
recently closed BM Soho...D'Arblay st....
Phonica records, temporarily closed coz of power interrruption...Poland st....
Sound of the Universe...Broadwick st....browsed the shop, selling all genres, especially loved their Beatles' collection,from re-issues to the original pressings..vinyl prices starts from 10 UK pounds.....
being a first timer in London, it was later on that i noticed that there were 2 shops in one commercial space like in this case, this store was in the basement of the Sounds of the Universe..maybe in order to save on rent...didnt notice the name of the the vinyl shop...prices start from 10 UK pounds...bought 2 lps only...
Reckless Records, Berwick st, prices starts from 3 UK pounds....highly recommended, ecstatic about this shop coz i was able to buy the 2 cheapest LA Four lps...sa Singapore kasi before, LA fours were selling at around S$100-150 each.....
Sister Ray, Berwick st also, just right infront of Reckless Records, their collection was more of the CD side plus their vinyls are re-issues and of the newer genres...and a little bit difficult to browse coz the records are behind the cashier area...
more to follow..Camden Town area...