Record Shops in Southend, Essex*

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• Bubble Gum records 17 Market place Southend is a great basement shop suppling the best in underground indie rock punk hip hop garage hardcore d&b reggae
• the record museum, quite a good garage/psych selection. big up carmel also
• Gumbi's in York Road Indoor Market, Southend. Sell a wide range of records as well as clothes, hoodies, dvd's, cd's. Excellent.
• Record shop in Southend 17 market place by the sunrooms selling all sorts of records, cds and dvds. its called root beats and is the best place to go for all music tastes as well as local talent hip hop, soul, rock, dance etc.
• bassment records, vinyl rhythym, metro records
• Virgin, HMV, Golden Disk
• golden disk near whsmiths.
• well i used to go to virgin but then the sad grungers started hanging outside.
• Vinyl Rhythms - best record shop going, reminds me of the one from
• HMV, Virgin is now a megastore! Golden disc for really cheap R Kelly CD's - a few record shops if you like that dance shite Carmel Records
• DAVE THE COKE ADDICT HAD NUFFF TUNES BUT FACKED UP BY SEEING SOME WHIT CHICK. DRED SORT YOUR GAME OUT AND UNDERSTAND THAT TRUE LOVE IS NOT MONEYPENNIES ON A SATURDAY. BAD RECORDS DAVE BUT LAY OFF THE COKE BRO
• fives on the leigh~on~sea broadway
• Golden Disc is okay for rifling through second hand CDs.
• virgin in a brilliant shop shame you have to step over goths and grungers dossing on the floor outside
• Virgin, Gumbee's, Golden Disk, HMV, MVC, anywhere that you can get good music, for cheap!
• hmv, if it aint in the shop jst ask for it at the desk, if they aint got it theyll try to get it or tell you where to get it from.
• fives on leigh broadway is good for punk , rock n metal
• Apart form the commercially clad "HMV" for the masses, the only record shop worth its wait is Vinyl Rhythmn. There was Metro Records in Alexander Street, but alias it's gone. So who's up for setting a new shop up then?
• kazaa lite?And wot the fuck is wrong with HMV?
• my boyfriend shops in Vinyl Rhythm,they've been there ages stocking everything in the dance music scene,always friendly and having a laugh when ive been in there,dont make u feel uncomfortable unlike others shops ive been in...totaly recomended!!!
• Bonafide records-for hip hop etc
• hmv, mvc, virgin
• hey if u want something thats a little older to be in virgin, look in golden disc, its second hand, i even picked up an incubus album for a pound in there. real good if your short on cash. its down the same road as hmv.
• The best record shop in the South-East has to be Fives in Leigh. It's got a fantastic selection of CD's and its pretty good value. Phil Jupitus can be seen in there most weekends and he always likes a chat with music fans!
• Fives in Leigh, have a word with Pete or Tab. Both fantastic people
• Golden disk, HMV , Virgin
• Fives on The broadway, Leigh. Best record shop in Christendom.
• FIVES in leigh and rayleigh is a brilliant, indie record store.
• Vinyl Rhythem just off the HMV road, look out 4 fit rudes who dont wear black and sit, they have FUN. Oh and bonafide records, Princess street.
• hhmm Southend has a few record shops that people go to, one is vinyl something or other, its opposite HMV, not hard to find really.
• Gumbys !!
• Golden disks is a great place to get chart albums cheap also they do a gr8 selection of proper r&b not this crappy commercial stuff. xx Loobie
• Gumbi's, down that road next to the bus depot, opposide fish and chip shop called kingfisher. grunger music.....rap etc as well.
• The place i go for my music? HMV in Southend or Golden Disk.... otherwise www.cd-wow.com is wicked on the wallet!
• Basement Records was the place. The hours me any my mates spent in there... Sadly, now closed. Sid did us proud and really helped push forward the Drum 'n' Bass movement in Southend.
• unique- underneath metro records, rocking for classic reggae, hip hop, rare groove, northern soul- ak for blood (rasta) haggel with him tho or you might be paying silly money.
• Gumbi's
• Gumbies despite the silly name stocks a wider selection than Virgin or HMV, who tend to have nothing that i want. My sister was able to pick up a limited edition record here worth £20 for a mere snip at £3! This was in the 80s though, maybe the assistants aren't as dumb, their certainly not keen on haggling though. Fives in Leigh Broadway is also good for cheap CDs. Golden disc a good place to flog your Disney Classics for tuppence.
• Dont know the nmes of theese shops but theres one down a side road opposite Warror Square, he can get just about any record you want and specialises in old rock and roll, theres another one off the high strret, it the turning inbetween boots and the post office at the top end of the town, there is another one upa side street but cant be bothered to type directions!
• Vinyl Rythem oppersite HMV is a good port of call to any local DJ or dance music fanatic. Granted, it's a fairly small shop, but friendly and attitude free. Always have the latest stuff in for all genres, and I've managed to pick up quite a few classic tunes for my set. Prices are reasonable as well. If only more of Southend was like this...
• gumbies, if you like being totally fackin ripped off! i sold 25 original vinals on the hope of getting enuff cash to purchase 5 pills. was i wrong, oh yes! he (mr gumby)gave me 28 pence
• Well i must say the best for heavy metal seems to be hmv at the moment gumbies cant tell the diff between crap and punk and metal!
• Golden disk is ok, gumbies is Ok.. HMV is borign but ok and virgin is OK
• Better off heading up to London or charityshop got pretty cool records.
• my brother always goes to vinyl rythm to get his records it's near farringdon carpark.
• Virgin Mega Kev HMV MVC Golden discs Our Price Some crap dance shops
• Vynle Rhythem is a good garage shop with lots of records, it also has some hip-hop and other stuff. There are other shops but they all sell garage and drum-n-bass. Golden Disk is really cheap - go there it is right next door to HMV.
• The record fairs at the Arlington Rooms are always worth a look. Best I've been to
• Five's in Leigh seem to sell everything that woolworths don't! There's also Golden Disc just off the high street by HMV which sell tons of 2nd hand vinyl and CD's. You can pick up many a bargain in the Latter
• HMV is probably the best for the up to minute stuff, but check out the little shop just by it. Golden Disc, u should pick up some right nice bargains in there.
• Leigh Record Exchange Small shop in Leigh-on-Sea located on the London Road and the corner of Canvey Road. Run by the bloke wot duz the Record Fairs at the Arlington Rooms. Mixture of Vinyl and CD's. Prices reasonable but beware vinyl quality. Not bad
• Record Museum -- 96d Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea. Tel: 01702.463645. Located just off Warrior Square and Southchurch Road (near Honky Tonk music). The best damned record shop in Essex (IMHO :-) - especially if you're into Rockabilly and Rock'n'Roll. Proprietor: Derek Glenister. Not only the best but the smallest! OK - why is it so good? Well what about these for starters.. -- What Derek doesn't know about Rockabilly (and most other types of music) is frankly not worth knowing. -- His prices are very reasonable indeed! -- He always under-rates record quality, you NEVER get a sub-standard item! Always Ex or better! -- Derek's a thoroughly decent chap - pop in for a chat! -- Small but Excellent Qaulity range of CD's. -- Specializes in vinyl - and can get almost any rare/unknown Rockabilly/Rock'n'Roll item you may crave. -- Derek's a totally good bloke (oh... done that one already.. so what, it's true) True story: I was determined to get original copies of the first 2 Pink Floyd LP's in Mono. OK - rare as hens teeth and 'dealers' in London and at various Fairs wanted stupid money for them (like 250 quid for one copy in crap condition - hence word 'dealer' in inverted commas, should read 'sheisters/theives etc'. Derek has 2 MEGA-MINT copies of each and was asking only 125 quid each!! OK - couldn't afford them and was well and truly gutted :-( (He quickly flogged them to a mate). I went away for 9 months and came back for my all too infrequent visits to base-camp. Derek had only got me EX copies of these 6 months previous and kept them for me and wouldn't sell them to anybody until I had said 'no'! He wanted only 75 quid each! Beautiful items, cheap and Derek's a total hero... Beware Derek shuts shop at least 2 days mid-week. Carmell Record, London Road (near Hamlet Court Road on the left hand side as you go into southend). Run by Paul Degsby(?) and well worth a visit - if you can find it as it's surely the narrowest record shop there is! Paul specializes in Northern Soul but has an extensive range of vinyl and CD's. A definite must along with Record Museum. Always good for 60's, jazz, psychadelic and those elusive Scott Walker LP's! Prices are VERY reasonable indeed and Paul's a great bloke too.
• Virgin Megastore is convenient but expensive HMV is good and cheaper Golden Disk is even cheaper and occasionally you do pick up a bargain there! (like "Happy Nation" by Ace of Base on CD for a mere £3) life doesn't get any better!
• Gumbies buys your CD's off you for about 50p per pucker album - rip off - but still have some good stuff and I will cont. going there!!
• golden disk where you can get cheap second hand but up to date records
• Metro records: great for club on vinyl. There's also golden disc, great for anything old (got all me phil collins albums there!)
• Fives is the only store in rayleigh worth mentioning and its still pretty crap.
• Golden Disc in Queens Road do a good selection of second hand CDs and those plastic things with a hole in the middle.
• Bee Bees on Canvey is probably one of the cheapest CD shops in the area.
• There is also a good record fair held on the first Sunday of every month at the Arlington Rooms near Chalkwell Park.

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