Record stores in York
York, England has 17 record stores on the map. That's 17 record shops mapped around York. 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 York (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Crash and Doghouse, plus HMV. If a record shop's missing from York's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The York record lineup
17 mapped within about 40 km:
Crash
Record store
Crash — Record store, found on 35 The Headrow in Leeds. Also worth knowing about Crash: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00.
35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Doghouse
Record store
Doghouse is Record store on 93 Kirkgate, Leeds. Doghouse also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
93 Kirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DJ
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Phone: +44 113 244 1396
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 10A Coney Street, York. HMV also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
10A Coney Street, York, YO1 9NA
Vinyl Eddie
Record store
Vinyl Eddie — Record store.
Rebound
Record store
Rebound — Record store, found on 5 Gillygate in York.
5 Gillygate, York, YO31 7EA
FortyFive Cafe
Record store
FortyFive Cafe — Record store, found on 29 Micklegate in York. Also worth knowing about FortyFive Cafe: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
29 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JH
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Jumbo Records
Record store
Jumbo Records — Record store on 1-3 Merrion Centre Merrion Street. Also worth knowing about Jumbo Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-17:30; Fr, 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.
1-3 Merrion Centre Merrion Street
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-17:30; Fr, Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 113 245 5570
P&C Music
Record store
P&C Music is Record store.
Earworm Records
Record store
Earworm Records — Record store, found on 1 Powells Yard in York. Also worth knowing about Earworm Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
1 Powells Yard, York, YO1 7LS
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Too Damn Loud
Record store
Too Damn Loud — Record store.
Leeds
Relics
Record store
Relics — Record store, found on 53 New Briggate in Leeds.
53 New Briggate, Leeds, LS2 8JD
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
K-pop Korner
Record storeRun by K-pop Korner
Run by K-pop Korner, K-pop Korner is Record store, found on Merrion Way in Leeds. Also worth knowing about K-pop Korner: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00.
Merrion Way, Leeds, LS2 8NG
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Noises For Heroes
Record store
Noises For Heroes is Record store.
The Vinyl Whistle
Record store
The Vinyl Whistle is Record store on 12 Otley Road, Leeds. The Vinyl Whistle also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Otley Road, Leeds, LS6 2AD
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 113 426 0588
Music Lab
Record store
Music Lab — Record store, found on 388 Harrogate Road in Leeds.
388 Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 6PY
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Tomahawk Trail, Castleford.
Tomahawk Trail, Castleford, WF10 4FR
What the map tells us about record stores in York
7 of the 17 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The York record crawl
Making a day of it in York? Work this order: Crash on 35 The Headrow, Doghouse on 93 Kirkgate, HMV on 10A Coney Street, Vinyl Eddie, Rebound on 5 Gillygate, FortyFive Cafe on 29 Micklegate, Jumbo Records on 1-3 Merrion Centre Merrion Street, and P&C Music. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 9 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for York
Digging in York? A few habits pay off:
- Learn to spot reissues at Crash. Reissues are cheaper and often sound great. Originals cost more for the history. Know which you're paying for.
- Buy the weird stuff at Doghouse. Private pressings, local bands, oddball compilations — the strange records are the ones that appreciate.
- Check the dead wax. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
- Learn the grading. Mint, near mint, very good — and check whether the grade is visual or play-graded. A visual VG+ can play like an EX.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around York — 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 York can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 17, 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 17 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 York: 17 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.