Record stores in Edinburgh
Vinyl hunting in Edinburgh, Scotland? There are 25 record shops mapped here. That's 25 record shops mapped around Edinburgh. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Edinburgh (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Underground Solution and assai records, plus Thorne Records. If a record shop's missing from Edinburgh's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Edinburgh record lineup
25 mapped within about 40 km:
Underground Solution
Record store
Underground Solution is Record store on 9 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh. Underground Solution also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
9 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1BP
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
assai records
Record store
assai records is Record store on 1 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh.
1 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AT
Thorne Records
Record store
Thorne Records is Record store on 125 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh. Thorne Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
125 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4EQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:30
Phone: +44 131 228 1000
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 84A Princes Street, Edinburgh. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-18:30; Su 11:00-18:00.
84A Princes Street, Edinburgh
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-18:30; Su 11:00-18:00
Fopp
Record store
Fopp is Record store on 42 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh. Fopp also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:30-18:00; Su 13:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
42 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, EH2 4RT
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-18:00; Su 13:00-17:00
KCC Vinyl Records
Record store
KCC Vinyl Records is Record store.
Backtracks
Record store
Backtracks is Record store. Backtracks also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Umbrella Vinyl
Record store
Umbrella Vinyl — Record store, found on 20 Valleyfield Street in Edinburgh. Also worth knowing about Umbrella Vinyl: the map lists its hours as We,Fr 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00.
20 Valleyfield Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LR
Hours: We,Fr 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Backbeats Records
Record store
Backbeats Records is Record store on 31 East Crosscauseway, Edinburgh.
31 East Crosscauseway, Edinburgh
Green House Records
Record store
Green House Records — Record store, found on 10 Barclay Terrace in Edinburgh. Also worth knowing about Green House Records: it has a website with more detail.
10 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4HP
Vinyl Villains
Record store
Vinyl Villains — Record store, found on 5 Elm Row in Edinburgh. Also worth knowing about Vinyl Villains: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA
Phone: +44 131 558 1170
Almond River Records
Record store
Almond River Records — Record store, found on 253 St John's Road in Edinburgh.
253 St John's Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7XD
Vox Box
Record store
Vox Box is Record store on 21 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh.
21 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5AN
One DJ Academy
Record store
One DJ Academy — Record store, found on 152 Ferry Road in Edinburgh. Also worth knowing about One DJ Academy: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
152 Ferry Road, Edinburgh
Phone: +44 753 490 4378
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
PR @ Purple Orange
Record store
PR @ Purple Orange — Record store, found on 7 Union Road in Bathgate.
7 Union Road, Bathgate, EH48 1NS
Avalanche Records
Record store
Avalanche Records is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Heliocentric Records
Record store
Heliocentric Records is Record store on 63 Causewayside, Edinburgh. Heliocentric Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00.
63 Causewayside, Edinburgh
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store
Record store
Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store is Record store on 151-153 Constitution Street, Edinburgh. Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
151-153 Constitution Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7AD
Hours: Th-Sa 11:00-17:00
Beat Generation Records
Record store
Beat Generation Records is Record store on 5 Lochrin Place.
5 Lochrin Place, EH3 9QX
Slow Progress Records & Coffee
Record store
Slow Progress Records & Coffee is Record store on 53 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh. Slow Progress Records & Coffee also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Tu off; We off; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
53 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NB
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Tu off; We off; Su 11:00-16:00
Lowport Music
Record store
Lowport Music — Record store on 56 High Street. Also worth knowing about Lowport Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off; it has a website with more detail.
56 High Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
A Love Supreme Records
Record store
A Love Supreme Records is Record store. A Love Supreme Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Sa-Su 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo,Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
What the map tells us about record stores in Edinburgh
10 of the 25 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 Edinburgh record crawl
Making a day of it in Edinburgh? Work this order: Underground Solution on 9 Cockburn Street, assai records on 1 Grindlay Street, Thorne Records on 125 Bruntsfield Place, HMV on 84A Princes Street, Fopp on 42 Shandwick Place, KCC Vinyl Records, Backtracks, and Umbrella Vinyl on 20 Valleyfield Street. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 17 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Edinburgh
A few things worth knowing before you work through Edinburgh's record stores:
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first at Underground Solution. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
- Bring a want-list at assai records. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Buy the weird stuff. Private pressings, local bands, oddball compilations — the strange records are the ones that appreciate.
- Handle records properly in the shop. By the edges, never the grooves. Shops notice, and so do the records.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Edinburgh — 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 Edinburgh can take a while to appear. The 25 above are only as current as the community map. A record store that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 25 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 Edinburgh: 25 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.