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Discover Camden Town’s remaining vinyl record shops

Where you can still go digging...

After five years of turning the tables from their understatedly cool shop on Kentish Town Rd  – complete with coffee bar and patio garden, no less – it is sad news that Camden has to say goodbye to Let It Roll Records. Their big closing down sale begins this Friday (3rd February) where you can snap up plenty of bargains, with 40% off all purchases as you bid farewell to another much-loved-but-struggling traditional record shop.

But all is not lost, since Camden Town is still an epicentre for crate digging today, even after years of closures of once fabled stores. So, for those of you with a distinctly circular itch that requires scratching with a special kind of needle (attached to a turntable) here’s where you can still satiate your vinyl-based music needs.

Out on the Floor Records

  • WHERE 10 Inverness Street, NW1 7HJ
  • VIBE Tucked away from the chaos of Camden High Street, this is a colourful establishment boasting a range of genres reflecting the area’s eclectic musical history.
  • BEST FOR All sorts (although owner Jake has a passion for reggae so you’ll find lots of new and old Jamaican vinyl here). The Sale section is worth digging through too, with all records £6 and under.
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Disc Disciples

  • WHERE Market Hall, Camden Lock Place, NW1 8AF
  • VIBE Dig through Danny’s carefully labelled crates where you’ll find plenty of old school records including soul, funk, disco and acid jazz, alongside folk, punk and rock.
  • BEST FOR Soul, funk, disco
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Rock n Roll Rescue

  • WHERE 96 Parkway, NW1 7AN
  • VIBE This music charity shop is filled with instruments, merch, clothes, records and more. Get digging!
  • BEST FOR Those with a spirit of musical adventure. Who knows what you'll find today?
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Massive International

  • WHERE 43 Camden Lock Place, NW1 8AF
  • VIBE This reggae retreat has been around since the 80s selling dub, ska, reggae, jungle, dancehall, hip hop, rocksteady and more, all manned by the charismatic Tony Massive. Find hats and homemade t-shirts here too.
  • BEST FOR Reggae
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Sounds That Swing

  • WHERE 88 Parkway, NW1 7AN
  • VIBE This crowded little shrine is dedicated to Rock n Roll and all its relatives. From 20s country and blues to boogie woogie, doo wop and more. Outside is a Johnny Cashpoint and as you enter, you’ll find yourself face to face with a gorilla wearing the shop’s merch. Naturally.
  • BEST FOR Rock n Roll
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All Ages Records

  • WHERE 27A Pratt Street, NW1 0BG
  • VIBE This shop is a haven for lovers of Punk and Hardcore. Find obscure records as well as CDs, fanzines, books, merch and more. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly, as are Bob and Yellow, the owner’s fluffy four-legged friends.
  • BEST FOR Punk and hardcore
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Rock n Roll Soldiers

  • WHERE D34 Horse Tunnels, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH
  • VIBE The walls of this rock n roll den are plastered in band t-shirts so you’re bound to find your musical uniform. Flick through plenty of vinyl and CDs and try them out on the shop’s turntables.
  • BEST FOR Rock n Roll, punk
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Honest Jon’s

  • WHERE Unit 115, Lower Stable Street, Coal Drops Yard, N1C 4DR
  • VIBE With its original shop having graced Portobello Road since 1974, this cosy KX offshoot is just as inspiring, and only a short walk along the canal from Camden Town. Explore subcultures from rare groove to club jazz, all curated by the renowned record label.
  • BEST FOR Jazz, soul, funk, hip hop, reggae
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Rock Revival C.I.C @ Kozmic Records Fair

  • WHERE Hawley Wharf, check link below for latest fair
  • VIBE An occasional pop-up record fair, often found in the heart of Camden Market Hawley Wharf, offering crates of vinyl and band merch, with all Rock Revival profits going to good causes in Camden and across North London.
  • BEST FOR Rare 7s and random finds
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