Record stores in Oxford
Vinyl hunting in Oxford, Oxfordshire? There are 15 record shops mapped here. That's 15 record shops mapped around Oxford. 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 Oxford (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include HMV and The Sound Machine, plus HMV. If a record shop's missing from Oxford's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Oxford record lineup
15 mapped within about 40 km:
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
The Sound Machine
Record store
The Sound Machine — Record store, found on 24 Harris Arcade in Reading. Also worth knowing about The Sound Machine: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:45; it has a website with more detail.
24 Harris Arcade, Reading, RG1 1DN
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:45
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Bridge Street, Reading.
Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2AH
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
Oxfam Music Shop
Record store
Oxfam Music Shop is Record store. Oxfam Music Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 12:00-16:00; Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
RG1 4SA
Hours: Su 12:00-16:00; Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Total Sounds
Record store
Total Sounds is Record store. Total Sounds also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
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
Aylesbury Music
Record store
Aylesbury Music is Record store.
Pop Classics
Record store
Pop Classics is Record store on 35 Church Street. Pop Classics also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 11:00-16:00; Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; it has a website with more detail.
35 Church Street, RG4 8BA
Hours: Su 11:00-16:00; Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Certain Sound Records
Record store
Certain Sound Records — Record store on 1 Queens Walk. Also worth knowing about Certain Sound Records: the map lists its hours as Su 10:00-17:00; Tu-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Queens Walk, RG1 7QE
Hours: Su 10:00-17:00; Tu-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +44 7850 124250
Riverman Records
Record store
Riverman Records is Record store on 153 Walton Street, Oxford. Riverman Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
153 Walton Street, Oxford
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +441865553577
Truck Store
Record store
Truck Store — Record store on 101 Cowley Road. Also worth knowing about Truck Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00; PH 10:00-17:00.
101 Cowley Road
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00; PH 10:00-17:00
Play It Again Records
Used record store
Play It Again Records — Used record store, found on Arbery Arcade in Wantage.
Arbery Arcade, Wantage
Truck
Record store
Truck — Record store. Also worth knowing about Truck: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30
What the map tells us about record stores in Oxford
8 of the 15 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Oxford record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: HMV, The Sound Machine on 24 Harris Arcade, HMV on Bridge Street, Caswells & Hertitage Music on Banbury Road, Oxfam Music Shop, Total Sounds, HMV on Union Parade, and Aylesbury Music. That's 15 stops on the Oxford record crawl. 7 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Oxford
A few things worth knowing before you work through Oxford's record stores:
- Don't skip the 45s at HMV. The singles boxes get less traffic and hide great finds. B-sides are the deep cuts of record shopping.
- Go often, dig briefly at The Sound Machine. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- Sleeves matter for value. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- 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 Oxford — 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 Oxford can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 15, 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 15 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 Oxford: 15 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.