Record stores in East Kilbride
Record shops reward the patient digger. East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire has 2 mapped right now. That's 2 record shops mapped around East Kilbride. 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 East Kilbride (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include HMV and Otherside. If a record shop's missing from East Kilbride's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The East Kilbride record lineup
2 in East Kilbride, plus 16 more around East Kilbride below:
HMV
Record store3.0 km from East Kilbride
HMV is Record store.
Otherside
Record store8.9 km from East Kilbride
Otherside — Record store, found on 724 Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow. Also worth knowing about Otherside: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00.
724 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AD
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00
What the map tells us about record stores in East Kilbride
1 of the 2 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
The one mapped record store sits on 724 Pollokshaws Road — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
The East Kilbride record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: HMV and Otherside on 724 Pollokshaws Road. That's 2 stops on the East Kilbride record crawl.
Record digging tips for East Kilbride
Digging in East Kilbride? A few habits pay off:
- Learn your labels at HMV. Certain labels mean certain quality. A quick education in the labels of your favourite genres pays off fast.
- Ask the staff what's new at Otherside. Shop staff know what's just come in and what's about to. One question can save an hour of digging.
- Check the dead wax. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around East Kilbride — 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 East Kilbride can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, 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 2 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.
Worth the trip: more record stores around East Kilbride
16 more within about 40 km of East Kilbride — here are the 15 nearest:
Record Fayre
Record store10.8 km from East Kilbride
Record Fayre — Record store. Also worth knowing about Record Fayre: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:15-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:15-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Rubadub
Record store10.9 km from East Kilbride
Rubadub is Record store on 35 Howard Street, Glasgow. Rubadub also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su-Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
35 Howard Street, Glasgow, G1 4BA
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su-Mo off
Phone: +44 141 882 9900
HMV
Record store10.9 km from East Kilbride
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:25-17:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:25-17:30
Scottish Music Centre
Record store11.0 km from East Kilbride
Scottish Music Centre — Record store.
Fopp
Record store11.1 km from East Kilbride
Fopp is Record store on 19 Union Street, Glasgow. Fopp also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
19 Union Street, Glasgow, G1 3RB
LOVEmusic
Record store11.5 km from East Kilbride
LOVEmusic is Record store.
Assai records
Record store11.9 km from East Kilbride
Assai records — Record store.
Mixed Up Records
Record store13.0 km from East Kilbride
Mixed Up Records — Record store, found on 16-22 Otago Lane in Glasgow. Also worth knowing about Mixed Up Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
16-22 Otago Lane, Glasgow, G12 8PB
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +44 141 357 5737
Lost Chord
Record store13.0 km from East Kilbride
Lost Chord is Record store.
Alba Musick
Record store13.1 km from East Kilbride
Alba Musick is Record store on 55 Otago Street, Glasgow. Alba Musick also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
55 Otago Street, Glasgow, G12 8PQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-17:30
Phone: +44 141 357 1795
Vintage Retro Antique Collectable
Record store13.2 km from East Kilbride
Vintage Retro Antique Collectable is Record store.
Oxfam Music Shop
Record store13.3 km from East KilbrideRun by Oxfam
Oxfam Music Shop is Record store run by Oxfam on 171 Byres Road, Glasgow. Oxfam Music Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:00-17:30; Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
171 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TS
Hours: Mo-We 10:00-17:30; Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +44 141 334 7669
Retro Vibes
Record store13.3 km from East Kilbride
Retro Vibes is Record store on 173 Byres Road, Glasgow. Retro Vibes also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
173 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TS
Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-17:00
Play It Again Records
Record store13.5 km from East Kilbride
Play It Again Records — Record store, found on 47 Ruthven Lane in Glasgow. Also worth knowing about Play It Again Records: the map lists its hours as Most days after 15:00 or 16:00, depends on when the owner comes by; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
47 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow, G12 9BG
Hours: Most days after 15:00 or 16:00, depends on when the owner comes by
Phone: +44 141 339 7777
Reverence Music
Record store39.3 km from East Kilbride
Reverence Music is Record store.
Record store listings for East Kilbride: 2 in East Kilbride and 16 more nearby 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.