Record stores in Brighton
Brighton, East Sussex has 30 record stores on the map. That's 30 record shops mapped around Brighton. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Bring a want-list, but leave room for the find you didn't know you needed.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Brighton (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Bella Union and Union, plus The Record Album. If a record shop's missing from Brighton's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Brighton record lineup
30 mapped within about 40 km:
Bella Union
Record store
Bella Union is Record store on 25 Church Street.
25 Church Street, BN1 1RB
Union
Record store
Union is Record store on 1 Lansdown Place, Lewes. Union also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Lansdown Place, Lewes, BN7 2JT
Phone: +44 1273 474053
The Record Album
Record store
The Record Album — Record store, found on 8 Terminus Road in Brighton. Also worth knowing about The Record Album: it has a website with more detail.
8 Terminus Road, Brighton, BN1 3PD
Mr Bongo
Record store
Mr Bongo — Record store, found on 121-123 Gloucester Road in Brighton. Also worth knowing about Mr Bongo: the map lists its hours as We-Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
121-123 Gloucester Road, Brighton, BN1 4AF
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +44 1273 600546
Resident Records
Record store
Resident Records — Record store, found on 27-28 Kensington Gardens in Brighton. Also worth knowing about Resident Records: it has a website with more detail.
27-28 Kensington Gardens, Brighton, BN1 4AL
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
BN11 1YJ
Fine Records
Record store
Fine Records — Record store, found on 32 George Street in Hove.
32 George Street, Hove
Capsule Records
Record store
Capsule Records — Record store, found on 37 Western Road in Hove. Also worth knowing about Capsule Records: the map lists its hours as Tu 11:00-15:00; We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
37 Western Road, Hove, BN3 1AF
Hours: Tu 11:00-15:00; We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Pebble Records
Record store
Pebble Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Pebble Records: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +44 1323 430304
Vinyl Clear
Record store
Vinyl Clear — Record store, found on Rowlands Road in Worthing.
Rowlands Road, Worthing
Academy Violins and Music
Record store
Academy Violins and Music — Record store. Also worth knowing about Academy Violins and Music: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-14:00
Steaikes Vinyl Records
Record store
Steaikes Vinyl Records — Record store, found on 7 Linden Road in Bognor Regis. Also worth knowing about Steaikes Vinyl Records: the map lists its hours as Tu 09:30-16:30; We-Sa 09:30-16:30; Su,Mo off.
7 Linden Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 2AL
Hours: Tu 09:30-16:30; We-Sa 09:30-16:30; Su,Mo off
Vinyl Curtain
Record store
Vinyl Curtain is Record store on 47A St. James's Street, Brighton.
47A St. James's Street, Brighton
Across the Tracks
Record store
Across the Tracks is Record store on 110 Gloucester Road. Across the Tracks also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00.
110 Gloucester Road
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
A Ray of Delight
Record store
A Ray of Delight is Record store on 14 Tarrant Street.
14 Tarrant Street
Rolly's Records
Record store
Rolly's Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Rolly's Records: the map lists its hours as Th,Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su-We off.
Bognor Regis
Hours: Th,Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su-We off
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 26 The Martlets, Crawley. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
26 The Martlets, Crawley, RH10 1ES
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Bella Union Vinyl Shop
Record store
Bella Union Vinyl Shop — Record store, found on 6 Gloucester Street in Brighton. Also worth knowing about Bella Union Vinyl Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 08:30-17:30; We-Fr 08:30-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
6 Gloucester Street, Brighton, BN1 4EW
Hours: Mo-Tu 08:30-17:30; We-Fr 08:30-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
Cult Hero
Record store
Cult Hero is Record store on 16 Brighton Place, Brighton.
16 Brighton Place, Brighton
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Beat The Clock Records
Record store
Beat The Clock Records is Record store on 68 Western Road, Hove.
68 Western Road, Hove, BN3 2JQ
Slipped Discs
Record store
Slipped Discs is Record store on 58A High Street, Steyning.
58A High Street, Steyning, BN44 3RD
Family Store
Record store
Family Store — Record store, found on 74 North Road in Brighton.
74 North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD
Record Shop
Record store
Record Shop — Record store.
Worthing, BN11 1DY
Music Mania
Record store
Music Mania — Record store, found on 21 West Buildings in Worthing.
21 West Buildings, Worthing, BN11 3BS
Instrument Attic
Record store
Instrument Attic is Record store on South Street, Lancing.
South Street, Lancing, BN15 8AP
Not Just A Record Shop
Record store
Not Just A Record Shop is Record store on 188 Seaside, Eastbourne. Not Just A Record Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
188 Seaside, Eastbourne
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1323 730037
Music Memorabilia
Record store
Music Memorabilia is Record store. Music Memorabilia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:30-16:00.
Hours: Tu-Su 10:30-16:00
HMV
Record storeRun by Sunrise Records and Entertainment Limited
HMV is Record store run by Sunrise Records and Entertainment Limited. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Phone: +44 843 221 0184
Vintage Vinyl
Record store
Vintage Vinyl — Record store. Also worth knowing about Vintage Vinyl: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-13:00.
Bognor Regis
Hours: We-Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-13:00
What the map tells us about record stores in Brighton
12 of the 30 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
10 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Brighton record crawl
The efficient Brighton record crawl strings these together: Bella Union on 25 Church Street, Union on 1 Lansdown Place, The Record Album on 8 Terminus Road, Mr Bongo on 121-123 Gloucester Road, Resident Records on 27-28 Kensington Gardens, HMV, Fine Records on 32 George Street, and Capsule Records on 37 Western Road — 30 stops, one logical order. 22 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Brighton
Digging in Brighton? A few habits pay off:
- Learn the grading at Bella Union. Mint, near mint, very good — and check whether the grade is visual or play-graded. A visual VG+ can play like an EX.
- Check the bargain wall rhythm at Union. Shops restock the cheap sections on cycles. Ask when — that's when the fresh bargains land.
- Check for box sets. Box sets get broken up or sold whole; either way the per-record price is often excellent.
- Don't clean records with your shirt. A proper brush costs little and saves grooves. Shirt fibres and spit are how records get ruined.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Brighton — 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 Brighton can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 30, 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 30 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 Brighton: 30 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.