Record stores in Birmingham
Record shops reward the patient digger. Birmingham, England has 36 mapped right now. That's 36 record shops mapped around Birmingham. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Check the grading before you pay — a visual grade and a play grade are two different things.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Birmingham (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Emortal Records and Music Matters, plus Guitar Crazy. If a record shop's missing from Birmingham's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Birmingham record lineup
36 mapped within about 40 km:
Emortal Records
Record store
Emortal Records — Record store, found on 1 Bournville Lane in Birmingham. Also worth knowing about Emortal Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Bournville Lane, Birmingham, B30 2JY
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-20:00
Phone: +44 7447 352022
Music Matters
Record store
Music Matters is Record store on 10a Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Music Matters also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
10a Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6EP
Guitar Crazy
Record store
Guitar Crazy is Record store.
Swordfish
Record store
Swordfish is Record store on Dalton Street, Birmingham.
Dalton Street, Birmingham, B4 7LX
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00
PRO MUSIC
Record store
PRO MUSIC — Record store.
Death or Glory Records
Record store
Death or Glory Records — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 13-15 Smithford Way, Coventry. HMV also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
13-15 Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1FY
Henry's Records
Record store
Henry's Records is Record store.
Slow Century Records
Record store
Slow Century Records — Record store, found on 1588 High Street in Solihull.
1588 High Street, Solihull, B93 0LF
Warwick Guitars
Record store
Warwick Guitars — Record store, found on 54 Smith Street in Warwick.
54 Smith Street, Warwick, CV34 4HS
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 31 Dale End, Birmingham. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00.
31 Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LN
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Stourbridge Music Centre
Record store
Stourbridge Music Centre is Record store.
The Music Store
Record store
The Music Store is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Arcade Music
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Arcade Music — Record store.
Music Den
Record store
Music Den — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Presto Music
Record store
Presto Music — Record store, found on Regent Grove in Leamington Spa. Also worth knowing about Presto Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Regent Grove, Leamington Spa
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:30
Phone: +44 1926 317025
Leamington Record Store
Record store
Leamington Record Store is Record store. Leamington Record Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 7765 676756
Neu
Record store
Neu — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3TN
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Head
Record store
Head is Record store on Lower Mall. Head also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30.
Lower Mall
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Hobgoblin Music
Record store
Hobgoblin Music is Record store on 40 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham. Hobgoblin Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
40 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LA
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 121 212 9010
The Diskery
Record store
The Diskery — Record store, found on 92 Bristol Street in Birmingham. Also worth knowing about The Diskery: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
92 Bristol Street, Birmingham, B5 7AH
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 121 622 2219
Hi-Tech Music
Record store
Hi-Tech Music is Record store.
Baz’s Stall Vinyl Records
Record store
Baz’s Stall Vinyl Records — Record store.
JS Records
Record store
JS Records — Record store on 50 Henley Street.
50 Henley Street, CV37 6QW
Double Good
Record store
Double Good — Record store.
Professional Music Technology
Record store
Professional Music Technology is Record store.
Oriental Star Agencies
Record store
Oriental Star Agencies is Record store on Moseley Road, Birmingham.
Moseley Road, Birmingham, B12 9AD
Pete Oakley Music
Record store
Pete Oakley Music is Record store. Pete Oakley Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30
Partridge Brothers Music Tuition
Record store
Partridge Brothers Music Tuition is Record store on Weeford Road, Sutton Coldfield.
Weeford Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6NA
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Music is the Answer
Record store
Music is the Answer — Record store, found on 295 Highfield Road in Birmingham.
295 Highfield Road, Birmingham, B28 0BX
Stanton's Music Shop
Record storeRun by BCLM
Stanton's Music Shop is Record store run by BCLM.
What the map tells us about record stores in Birmingham
10 of the 36 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
7 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Birmingham record crawl
Making a day of it in Birmingham? Work this order: Emortal Records on 1 Bournville Lane, Music Matters on 10a Chapel Street, Guitar Crazy, Swordfish on Dalton Street, HMV, PRO MUSIC, Death or Glory Records, and HMV on 13-15 Smithford Way. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 28 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Birmingham
A few things worth knowing before you work through Birmingham's record stores:
- Go often, dig briefly at Emortal Records. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- Ask about want-list services at Music Matters. Good shops will keep an eye out for your grails. It takes patience, but the call when it lands is worth it.
- Check Discogs before big purchases. A quick price check on your phone keeps everyone honest — you and the shop.
- Check the bargain wall rhythm. Shops restock the cheap sections on cycles. Ask when — that's when the fresh bargains land.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Birmingham — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Birmingham can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 36, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 36 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Record store listings for Birmingham: 36 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.