Record stores in Coventry
Coventry, England has 28 record stores on the map. That's 28 record shops mapped around Coventry. 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 Coventry (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Emortal Records and HMV, plus Music Matters. If a record shop's missing from Coventry's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Coventry record lineup
28 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
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
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
Rock A Boom Records
Record store
Rock A Boom Records — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
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
Shakup Records
Record store
Shakup Records — Record store, found on 48 Montague Road in Leicester.
48 Montague Road, Leicester, LE2 1TH
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
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.
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
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
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
What the map tells us about record stores in Coventry
9 of the 28 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Coventry record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Emortal Records on 1 Bournville Lane, HMV, Music Matters on 10a Chapel Street, Rock A Boom Records, HMV, Swordfish on Dalton Street, HMV, and PRO MUSIC. That's 28 stops on the Coventry record crawl. 20 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Coventry
How the regulars work Coventry's bins:
- Check Discogs before big purchases at Emortal Records. A quick price check on your phone keeps everyone honest — you and the shop.
- Sleeves matter for value at HMV. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- Check the bargain wall rhythm. Shops restock the cheap sections on cycles. Ask when — that's when the fresh bargains land.
- 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 Coventry — 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 Coventry can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 28 that's closed, or a great record store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 28 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 Coventry: 28 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.