Record stores in Liverpool
Liverpool, England has 22 record stores on the map. That's 22 record shops mapped around Liverpool. 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 Liverpool (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Thingz That Make Noize and Rimmer's Music, plus Probe Records. If a record shop's missing from Liverpool's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Liverpool record lineup
22 mapped within about 40 km:
Thingz That Make Noize
Record store
Thingz That Make Noize — Record store, found on 165 London Road in Warrington. Also worth knowing about Thingz That Make Noize: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:30-16:30; Tu,Fr 12:00-17:00; We 12:30-18:00; Th,Su off; Sa 10:30-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
165 London Road, Warrington, WA4 5BG
Hours: Mo 11:30-16:30; Tu,Fr 12:00-17:00; We 12:30-18:00; Th,Su off; Sa 10:30-17:00
Rimmer's Music
Record store
Rimmer's Music — Record store, found on Chapel Brow in Leyland.
Chapel Brow, Leyland
Probe Records
Record store
Probe Records is Record store on School Lane, Liverpool. Probe Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su-Mo 12:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su-Mo 12:00-16:00
Skeleton Records
Record store
Skeleton Records is Record store.
Quicksilver Music
Record store
Quicksilver Music — Record store, found on Market Street in Southport.
Market Street, Southport
Vinyl Finders
Record store
Vinyl Finders is Record store on Wesley Street, Southport.
Wesley Street, Southport
Dig Vinyl
Record store
Dig Vinyl is Record store. Dig Vinyl also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Woodstock Society
Record store
Woodstock Society — Record store, found on 84 Brook Street in Chester.
84 Brook Street, Chester, CH1 3DN
Grey and Pink Records
Record store
Grey and Pink Records is Record store on 57 Brook Street, Chester. Grey and Pink Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
57 Brook Street, Chester, CH1 3DZ
Phone: +44 1244 311921
Drumbeat
Record store
Drumbeat is Record store on 15 Bolton Street, Chorley.
15 Bolton Street, Chorley, PR7 3AA
Malcolm's Musicland
Record store
Malcolm's Musicland — Record store, found on Chapel Street in Chorley. Also worth knowing about Malcolm's Musicland: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Chapel Street, Chorley
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1257 264362
The Electric Church
Record store
The Electric Church is Record store.
Rough Trade
Record store
Rough Trade — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Deeside Vinyl
Record store
Deeside Vinyl is Record store.
Up North Records
Record store
Up North Records — Record store, found on 19 St Werburgh Street in Chester. Also worth knowing about Up North Records: the map lists its hours as Mo,Th,Fr,Sa 10:00-17:00; Tu,We 11:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
19 St Werburgh Street, Chester
Hours: Mo,Th,Fr,Sa 10:00-17:00; Tu,We 11:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Hot Frog Records
Record store
Hot Frog Records — Record store, found on 42 Regent Street in Runcorn.
42 Regent Street, Runcorn, WA7 1LJ
Rhyl Comic & Disc Co
Record store
Rhyl Comic & Disc Co is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Unit 32A Grand Arcade, Wigan. HMV also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Unit 32A Grand Arcade, Wigan, WN1 1BH
Phone: +441942321427
Kaleidoscope
Record store
Kaleidoscope is Record store on 30 Westfield Street. Kaleidoscope also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
30 Westfield Street, WA10 1QF
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +44 1744 454190
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Unit 037, Warrington. HMV also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Unit 037, Warrington, WA1 1QE
Phone: +44 843 221 0354
81 Renshaw
Record store
81 Renshaw — Record store, found on 81 Renshaw Street in Liverpool.
81 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, L1 2SJ
What the map tells us about record stores in Liverpool
6 of the 22 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 Liverpool record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Thingz That Make Noize on 165 London Road, Rimmer's Music on Chapel Brow, Probe Records on School Lane, Skeleton Records, Quicksilver Music on Market Street, Vinyl Finders on Wesley Street, Dig Vinyl, and Woodstock Society on 84 Brook Street. That's 22 stops on the Liverpool record crawl. 14 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Liverpool
How the regulars work Liverpool's bins:
- Don't clean records with your shirt at Thingz That Make Noize. A proper brush costs little and saves grooves. Shirt fibres and spit are how records get ruined.
- Don't overlook cassettes and CDs at Rimmer's Music. The tape and CD sections are chronically underpriced. The format revival hasn't hit them the same way.
- Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.
- Learn your labels. Certain labels mean certain quality. A quick education in the labels of your favourite genres pays off fast.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Liverpool — 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 Liverpool can take a while to appear. The 22 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 22 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 Liverpool: 22 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.