Record stores in Milton Keynes
Vinyl hunting in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire? There are 21 record shops mapped here. That's 21 record shops mapped around Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Perfect Pitch and Richard Reason Pianos, plus HMV. If a record shop's missing from Milton Keynes's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Milton Keynes record lineup
21 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
HMV
Record store
HMV 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
Caswells & Hertitage Music
Record storeRun by Caswells & Hertitage Music
Caswells & Hertitage Music is Record store run by Caswells & Hertitage Music on Banbury Road, Brackley.
Banbury Road, Brackley, NN13 6BA
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
Buster's Records
Record store
Buster's Records is Record store on 2 Lower Street, Kettering. Buster's Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:00-16:00; Th,Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00.
2 Lower Street, Kettering, NN16 8DH
Hours: Mo-We 10:00-16:00; Th,Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Bulldog Music
Record store
Bulldog Music is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 4 Princes Walk, Northampton. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
4 Princes Walk, Northampton, NN1 2EL
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Bop Shop
Record store
Bop Shop — Record store.
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.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Priory Records Ltd
Record store
Priory Records Ltd — Record store, found on Eden Way in Leighton Buzzard.
Eden Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FY
Off The Record
Record store
Off The Record — Record store.
Fabtronic Group
Record store
Fabtronic Group — Record store, found on Summerhouse Road in Northampton. Also worth knowing about Fabtronic Group: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Summerhouse Road, Northampton, NN3 6GL
Phone: +44 1604 638100
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
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
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
What the map tells us about record stores in Milton Keynes
6 of the 21 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 Milton Keynes record crawl
Making a day of it in Milton Keynes? Work this order: Perfect Pitch on 72 The Broadway, Richard Reason Pianos on 94 Tilehouse Street, HMV, Vinyl Revelations on 1B Cardigan Street, Caswells & Hertitage Music on Banbury Road, HMV on Feast Street, Buster's Records on 2 Lower Street, and Bulldog Music. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 13 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Milton Keynes
Digging in Milton Keynes? A few habits pay off:
- Check the dead wax at Perfect Pitch. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Check the turntable section at Richard Reason Pianos. Many record shops sell used decks and cartridges. A serviced vintage turntable beats a cheap new one.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- The dollar bin is honest work. Nobody's getting rich off the dollar bin, but the joy-per-dollar ratio is unbeatable. Flip through all of it.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Milton Keynes — 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 Milton Keynes can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 21, 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 21 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 Milton Keynes: 21 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.