Treat this list as an invitation to explore the world of online record shops we’re confident that there are plenty more out there of this calibre – please post your own favourites in the comment section below.Įxpect: Obscure island disco, soul and psych, soca-not-soca, rapso, weird reggae, modern soul, new age, electronic, and loads of leftfield beautiesīrandon Hocura and Gary Abugan have become established resurrectors of forgotten masterpieces with their Invisible City Editions imprint. We’ve tried to cover a broad range of genres and also enterprises operating across the world – with Europe, North America and Japan all covered. Some shops pass you the spade while in other cases, a selector has done the dusty work for you. What follows is a cross-section of online record shops from boutiques for connoisseurs to bargain bins for beat biters. That means the likes of Sounds of The Universe and Dusty Groove don’t make the cut, despite enviable stocks of second hand. We’ve also counted out physical record shops with an online presence so as to shine the spotlight exclusively on online-only vendors. Don’t get us wrong, we love a new release like the next guy but we’re focusing here on digging culture and second hand records.
Online emporiums stocking new vinyl, the Boomkats, Normans and Junos of this world, don’t qualify either. For that reason, online marketplaces are out. What we’re interested in here is some level of curation, matching the physical experience of a record shop. Before we proceed, here’s a few rules to ensure we’re on the same page.ĭiscogs, as a near-comprehensive database and marketplace, is a fantastic source for used (and new) vinyl but, like the internet, it’s a vast beast. The effect is democratising – anyone can be a record dealer and everyone has access to every record ever.Īll that choice can be overwhelming – where do you even begin? With that question in mind, we’ve scoured the web for the best online shops for second hand vinyl. Of course, we’d jump at the opportunity to go digging in a dusty Indian bazaar but it also suits us that we can explore and purchase the complete history of Bollywood with the click of a mouse. But as record collecting has become an increasingly niche pursuit, the net has linked like-minded people across the world and encouraged a generation of young music lovers to engage with the format.īack in the day if you wanted to buy Indian records, your best bet was probably to make the trip to Delhi. Undoubtedly there are negative externalities – take eBay flippers on Record Store Day – and perhaps we’re less likely to engage in physical encounters and real-life adventures. A selection of the best URLs for picking up gems.Īs we uncovered in our very first podcast, the internet has forever changed the way we discover, share and trade records.
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