Record stores in Reading
Vinyl hunting in Reading, Berkshire? There are 27 record shops mapped here. That's 27 record shops mapped around Reading. 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 Reading (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Perfect Pitch and Session Music, plus Ben's Collectors Records. If a record shop's missing from Reading's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Reading record lineup
27 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
Session Music
Record store
Session Music — Record store.
Ben's Collectors Records
Record store
Ben's Collectors Records is Record store on 5 Tunsgate, Guildford. Ben's Collectors Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Tunsgate, Guildford, GU1 3QT
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1483 301165
Collectors 101 Records
Record store
Collectors 101 Records — Record store, found on 101 West Street in Farnham. Also worth knowing about Collectors 101 Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
101 West Street, Farnham, GU9 7EN
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30
Phone: +44 1252 734409
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
Archive Records
Record store
Archive Records is Record store on Station Road, Addlestone. Archive Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Station Road, Addlestone, KT15 2PD
Phone: +44 1932 852158
Langley Sound & Light
Record store
Langley Sound & Light is Record store on 100-104 Meadfield Road, Slough. Langley Sound & Light also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
100-104 Meadfield Road, Slough, SL3 8HR
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Bridge Street, Reading.
Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2AH
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
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
Collectors Record Centres
Record store
Collectors Record Centres — Record store.
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
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
Russell's Records
Record store
Russell's Records — Record store.
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
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
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
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
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
Kingfisher Music
Record store
Kingfisher Music — Record store on 4a Kings Road.
4a Kings Road
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
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
TW18 4QB
Record Corner
Record store
Record Corner — Record store.
Play It Again Records
Used record store
Play It Again Records — Used record store, found on Arbery Arcade in Wantage.
Arbery Arcade, Wantage
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 64-66, Guildford. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,We,Fr,Sa 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
64-66, Guildford
Hours: Mo,Tu,We,Fr,Sa 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00; PH off
Phone: +44 843 221 0211
What the map tells us about record stores in Reading
12 of the 27 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
9 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Reading record crawl
The efficient Reading record crawl strings these together: Perfect Pitch on 72 The Broadway, Session Music, Ben's Collectors Records on 5 Tunsgate, Collectors 101 Records on 101 West Street, The Sound Machine on 24 Harris Arcade, Archive Records on Station Road, Langley Sound & Light on 100-104 Meadfield Road, and HMV on Bridge Street — 27 stops, one logical order. 19 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Reading
Digging in Reading? A few habits pay off:
- Ask about the return policy at Perfect Pitch. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
- Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve at Session Music. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.
- Ask the staff what's new. Shop staff know what's just come in and what's about to. One question can save an hour of digging.
- Check the turntable section. Many record shops sell used decks and cartridges. A serviced vintage turntable beats a cheap new one.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Reading — 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 Reading can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 27, 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 27 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 Reading: 27 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.