Record stores in Glasgow
Record shops reward the patient digger. Glasgow, Scotland has 20 mapped right now. That's 20 record shops mapped around Glasgow. 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 Glasgow (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Fopp and Lost Chord, plus Rubadub. If a record shop's missing from Glasgow's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Glasgow record lineup
20 mapped within about 40 km:
Fopp
Record store
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
Lost Chord
Record store
Lost Chord is Record store.
Rubadub
Record store
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 store
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
Assai records
Record store
Assai records — 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
Otherside
Record store
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
Alba Musick
Record store
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
Mixed Up Records
Record store
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
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Europa Music
Record store
Europa Music — Record store.
Oxfam Music Shop
Record storeRun 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
Play It Again Records
Record store
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
LOVEmusic
Record store
LOVEmusic is Record store.
Retro Vibes
Record store
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
Vintage Retro Antique Collectable
Record store
Vintage Retro Antique Collectable is Record store.
Scottish Music Centre
Record store
Scottish Music Centre — Record store.
Record Fayre
Record store
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
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Reverence Music
Record store
Reverence Music is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Glasgow
9 of the 20 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 Glasgow record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Fopp on 19 Union Street, Lost Chord, Rubadub on 35 Howard Street, HMV, Assai records, PR @ Purple Orange on 7 Union Road, Otherside on 724 Pollokshaws Road, and Alba Musick on 55 Otago Street. That's 20 stops on the Glasgow record crawl. 12 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Glasgow
How the regulars work Glasgow's bins:
- Bring cash for the small shops at Fopp. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first at Lost Chord. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- Check Discogs before big purchases. A quick price check on your phone keeps everyone honest — you and the shop.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Glasgow — 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 Glasgow can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 20 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 20 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 Glasgow: 20 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.