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Record stores in Luton

Record shops reward the patient digger. Luton, Bedfordshire has 32 mapped right now. That's 32 record shops mapped around Luton. 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 Luton (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Perfect Pitch and Richard Reason Pianos, plus The Sound Garden. If a record shop's missing from Luton's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

St George's Square, Luton - geograph.org.uk - 4881290
Photograph by Dylan Moore (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

The Luton record lineup

32 mapped within about 40 km:

Perfect Pitch

Record store

Perfect Pitch — Record store, found on 72 The Broadway in Chesham.

72 The Broadway, Chesham, HP5 1EG

Richard Reason Pianos

Record store

Richard Reason Pianos is Record store on 94 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin. Richard Reason Pianos also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.

94 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, SG5 2DW

Website

The Sound Garden

Record store

The Sound Garden is Record store.

Vinyl Revelations

Record store

Vinyl Revelations — Record store, found on 1B Cardigan Street in Luton. Also worth knowing about Vinyl Revelations: the map lists its hours as 10:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

1B Cardigan Street, Luton, LU1 1RP

Hours: 10:30-18:00

Phone: +44 1582 876391

Website

Covered goods siding at Luton Station - geograph.org.uk - 1311500
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

HMV

Record store

HMV is Record store on 27-28 Harvey Centre (Ground Floor).

27-28 Harvey Centre (Ground Floor)

Melody UK

Record store

Melody UK — Record store.

Empire Records

Record store

Empire Records is Record store on Heritage Close, St Albans. Empire Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.

Heritage Close, St Albans

Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-16:00

Website

HMV

Record store

HMV is Record store on Feast Street, Luton. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-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.

Feast Street, Luton, LU1 2LJ

Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00

Phone: +44 843 221 0261

Website

Library Road - geograph.org.uk - 2665068
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alan's Record and CD Shop

Record store

Alan's Record and CD Shop — Record store.

Rise Above Records and Relics

Record store

Rise Above Records and Relics is Record store. Rise Above Records and Relics also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:30-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

London, N6 5AA

Hours: Tu-Sa 11:30-17:30

Phone: +44 20 8292 1572

Website

Bulldog Music

Record store

Bulldog Music is Record store.

HMV

Record store

HMV is Record store on Union Parade, High Wycombe. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 09:30-17:30; Th-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

Union Parade, High Wycombe, HP11 2BQ

Hours: Mo-We 09:30-17:30; Th-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00

Phone: +44 843 221 0227

Website

Bus station, Luton Interchange - geograph.org.uk - 6231092
Image: JThomas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Aylesbury Music

Record store

Aylesbury Music is Record store.

Newport Music

Record store

Newport Music — Record store.

HMV

Record store

HMV is Record store on 21-25 Acorn Walk, Milton Keynes.

21-25 Acorn Walk, Milton Keynes, MK9 3AD

Thirsty Records

Record store

Thirsty Records is Record store.

Flashback Records Crouch End

Used record storeRun by Flashback Records

Flashback Records Crouch End is Used record store run by Flashback Records on 26 Tottenham Lane, London. Flashback Records Crouch End also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

26 Tottenham Lane, London, N8 8PT

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00

Phone: +44 20 8342 9633

Website

Priory Records Ltd

Record store

Priory Records Ltd — Record store, found on Eden Way in Leighton Buzzard.

Eden Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FY

HMV

Record store

HMV is Record store.

Off The Record

Record store

Off The Record — Record store.

Hawkeye Enterprises Ltd

Record store

Hawkeye Enterprises Ltd is Record store on 2 Craven Park Road, London.

2 Craven Park Road, London

Starlight Records

Record store

Starlight Records is Record store on 17 Craven Park Road, London.

17 Craven Park Road, London

The Little Record Shop

Record store

The Little Record Shop is Record store on 43 Tottenham Lane, London. The Little Record Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu 13:00-17:00; We off; Th off; Fr-Sa 13:00-17:00; Su 13:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

43 Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BD

Hours: Mo off; Tu 13:00-17:00; We off; Th off; Fr-Sa 13:00-17:00; Su 13:00-16:00

Phone: +44 7946 412 766

Website

Revolution Records

Record store

Revolution Records — Record store, found on 7 Melbourn Street in Royston.

7 Melbourn Street, Royston

HMV

Record store

HMV is Record store.

St Albans Music Centre

Record store

St Albans Music Centre — Record store, found on 38 Holywell Hill in St Albans.

38 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BZ

David's Music

Record store

David's Music — Record store on 12 Eastcheap. Also worth knowing about David's Music: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

12 Eastcheap

Phone: +44 1462 475900

Website

Moondance

Record store

Moondance is Record store.

Waltham Cross, EN8 7LA

The Record Shop

Record store

The Record Shop — Record store on 37 Hill Avenue. Also worth knowing about The Record Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su off.

37 Hill Avenue

Hours: Mo off; Tu-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su off

Black Circle Records

Record store

Black Circle Records — Record store on 2 Roebuck Mews. Also worth knowing about Black Circle Records: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.

2 Roebuck Mews

Phone: +44 1525 839917

De Rosa Music

Record store

De Rosa Music — Record store. Also worth knowing about De Rosa Music: it has a website with more detail.

Website

Slide Records

Record store

Slide Records — Record store, found on 9 The Arcade in Bedford. Also worth knowing about Slide Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.

9 The Arcade, Bedford, MK40 1NS

Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00

Website

What the map tells us about record stores in Luton

9 of the 32 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.

11 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.

The Luton record crawl

Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Perfect Pitch on 72 The Broadway, Richard Reason Pianos on 94 Tilehouse Street, The Sound Garden, Vinyl Revelations on 1B Cardigan Street, HMV on 27-28 Harvey Centre (Ground Floor), Melody UK, Empire Records on Heritage Close, and HMV on Feast Street. That's 32 stops on the Luton record crawl. 24 more are listed below.

Record digging tips for Luton

A few things worth knowing before you work through Luton's record stores:

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Luton — 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 Luton can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 32, 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 32 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 Luton: 32 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.

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