The best record shops in Liverpool
Updated 13 April 2026
Updated for Record Store Day 2026
One of the best things about being the birthplace of The Beatles is there will never be a shortage of committed music lovers visiting the city. And therefore never a shortage of record shops catering to all their gatefold, rare press, mint condition needs.
But while every Liverpool record shop in our guide has a shelf or two devoted to the Fab Four, there’s a lot more to them than Mersey Beat. This city combines a strong pop heritage with an always-evolving, ever-thriving music scene – and these stores reflect that.
Here we’ve listed some of the best record shops in Liverpool city centre and further afield. This is the ready-made vinyl hunting itinerary you need.
And if you’re tracking down Record Store Day exclusives, only available in-person over the counter on Saturday 18 April, then head to 81 Renshaw, The Jacaranda, Rough Trade Liverpool and The Musical Box for special releases by everyone from the fab psychedelia of 13th Floor Elevators to a-ha.
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RopewalksMore details81 Renshaw
There’s quite a history to 81 Renshaw Street – the address and the record shop that now lives here. Upstairs was once the base for Mersey Beat, the 1960s music magazine with very close links to the Beatles. It published early writings by John Lennon (he went to the same art school as the owner) and covered the band at the very start of their career.
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WaterlooMore detailsCollect and Survive
Collect and Survive is only open on Saturdays but it’s worth planning your day around if you like music and a good rummage. As well as vinyl, dig through some very analogue kit, from sound systems that came out of the Ark to game consoles untainted by such new inventions as speedy hedgehogs or plumbing brothers.
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RopewalksMore detailsDead Air Records
One of the newest additions to Liverpool’s vinyl scene is neighbourhood record store Dead Air Records on Suffolk Street. It’s a little bit off the main drag but is well worth seeking out for its affordable secondhand vinyl and friendly vibe.
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RopewalksMore detailsDig Vinyl
Upstairs at Resurrection on Bold Street you’ll find record store Dig Vinyl. It sells secondhand and new vinyl (mainly secondhand) from across the musical spectrum including pop, metal, and hip hop. It’s all the genres you’d expect and then some.
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RopewalksMore detailsThe Jacaranda
Serious Beatles fans will know all about The Jacaranda. This bar and gig venue was opened by their first manager Allan Williams in 1958, and was used as a rehearsal space by the band when John Lennon was a student at the Liverpool College of Art.
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TuebrookMore detailsThe Musical Box
When people describe somewhere as an institution, they’re usually talking bollocks. Not so in the case of The Musical Box. It is the oldest independent record shop in the country and it has the blue plaque to prove it.
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Baltic TriangleMore detailsRed Brick Market
If you love thrifting, vintage clothes, handmade jewellery, secondhand vinyl, charming curios, retro homeware, old comics, and the like, you will love Red Brick Market. It’s a huge warehouse carved up into 200+ intriguing little shops, all independently owned, and selling all manner of beguiling and beautiful items.
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RopewalksMore detailsRough Trade Liverpool
Any self-respecting indie kid will know the Rough Trade name; a trip to the Covent Garden shop used to be a musical pilgrimage back in the pre-internet days. Now we’re in the age of Spotify and next-day-delivery, you forget how exciting record shopping once was. Rough Trade Liverpool is doing its best to bring that feeling back by mixing browsing with social events, album launches, and live music, all in the same place.
