Record stores in Leeds
Leeds, England has 36 record stores on the map. That's 36 record shops mapped around Leeds. 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 Leeds (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Early Music Shop and Oxfam Music, plus T Venables Vinyl Records. If a record shop's missing from Leeds's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Leeds record lineup
36 mapped within about 40 km:
Early Music Shop
Record store
Early Music Shop — Record store.
Shipley
Oxfam Music
Record store
Oxfam Music — Record store. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
T Venables Vinyl Records
Record store
T Venables Vinyl Records — Record store.
Crash
Record store
Crash — Record store, found on 35 The Headrow in Leeds. Also worth knowing about Crash: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00.
35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Doghouse
Record store
Doghouse is Record store on 93 Kirkgate, Leeds. Doghouse also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
93 Kirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DJ
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Phone: +44 113 244 1396
The Music Box
Record store
The Music Box — Record store, found on 9 Newmarket in Otley.
9 Newmarket, Otley, LS21 3AE
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 10A Coney Street, York. HMV also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
10A Coney Street, York, YO1 9NA
Vinyl Eddie
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Vinyl Eddie — Record store.
Rebound
Record store
Rebound — Record store, found on 5 Gillygate in York.
5 Gillygate, York, YO31 7EA
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Unit 28 Kingsgate Centre, Huddersfield.
Unit 28 Kingsgate Centre, Huddersfield, HD1 2QB
FortyFive Cafe
Record store
FortyFive Cafe — Record store, found on 29 Micklegate in York. Also worth knowing about FortyFive Cafe: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
29 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JH
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Jumbo Records
Record store
Jumbo Records — Record store on 1-3 Merrion Centre Merrion Street. Also worth knowing about Jumbo Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-17:30; Fr, Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1-3 Merrion Centre Merrion Street
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-17:30; Fr, Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 113 245 5570
P&C Music
Record store
P&C Music is Record store.
Earworm Records
Record store
Earworm Records — Record store, found on 1 Powells Yard in York. Also worth knowing about Earworm Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
1 Powells Yard, York, YO1 7LS
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Too Damn Loud
Record store
Too Damn Loud — Record store.
Leeds
Relics
Record store
Relics — Record store, found on 53 New Briggate in Leeds.
53 New Briggate, Leeds, LS2 8JD
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Grind and Groove Records
Record store
Grind and Groove Records is Record store. Grind and Groove Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su,Mo off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su,Mo off
Loafers
Record store
Loafers is Record store. Loafers also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-16:00.
Halifax, HX1 1RE
Hours: Tu-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Sound Bar
Record store
Sound Bar is Record store. Sound Bar also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
The Exchange
Record store
The Exchange — Record store, found on 17 Burnley Road in Todmorden. Also worth knowing about The Exchange: the map lists its hours as We-Su 09:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
17 Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7BU
Hours: We-Su 09:30-16:30
Eagle Music
Record store
Eagle Music is Record store. Eagle Music also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Huddersfield, HD4 7NR
Phone: +44 1484 661460
Revo Records
Record store
Revo Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Revo Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1422 345789
K-pop Korner
Record storeRun by K-pop Korner
Run by K-pop Korner, K-pop Korner is Record store, found on Merrion Way in Leeds. Also worth knowing about K-pop Korner: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00.
Merrion Way, Leeds, LS2 8NG
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Daisy Chain Records
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Daisy Chain Records — Record store.
Noises For Heroes
Record store
Noises For Heroes is Record store.
The Vinyl Whistle
Record store
The Vinyl Whistle is Record store on 12 Otley Road, Leeds. The Vinyl Whistle also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; 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.
12 Otley Road, Leeds, LS6 2AD
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 113 426 0588
Music Lab
Record store
Music Lab — Record store, found on 388 Harrogate Road in Leeds.
388 Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 6PY
Five Rise Records
Record store
Five Rise Records is Record store on 30e Park Road. Five Rise Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
30e Park Road, BD16 4JQ
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1274 512867
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Trinity Walk, Wakefield. 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.
Trinity Walk, Wakefield, WF1 1QS
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30, Su 10:30-16:30
Phone: +44 843 221 0349
Vinyl Tap
Used record store
Vinyl Tap is Used record store on 42 John William Street, Huddersfield. Vinyl Tap also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
42 John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1ER
Phone: +44 1484 517720
Vinyl Underground
Record store
Vinyl Underground — Record store.
Barnsley, S70 2QP
Criminal Records
Record store
Criminal Records — Record store, found on 2 Park Street in Wakefield.
2 Park Street, Wakefield, WF1 4EJ
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Tomahawk Trail, Castleford.
Tomahawk Trail, Castleford, WF10 4FR
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 14 Petergate Mall, Bradford.
14 Petergate Mall, Bradford
Wah Wah Records
Record store
Wah Wah Records is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Leeds
14 of the 36 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
14 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Leeds record crawl
The efficient Leeds record crawl strings these together: Early Music Shop, Oxfam Music, T Venables Vinyl Records, Crash on 35 The Headrow, Doghouse on 93 Kirkgate, The Music Box on 9 Newmarket, HMV on 10A Coney Street, and Vinyl Eddie — 36 stops, one logical order. 28 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Leeds
Digging in Leeds? A few habits pay off:
- Inspect the seams at Early Music Shop. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
- Note the shop's specialties at Oxfam Music. Every shop leans somewhere — soul, punk, jazz, classical. Find the lean that matches yours, then dig the others anyway.
- Ask about the return policy. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Leeds — 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 Leeds can take a while to appear. The 36 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 36 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 Leeds: 36 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.