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shops in london
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:47 pm
by dead-o
hello everyone.we are planning a trip to london from finland to see some shows and our main aim after that is to buy records. what are the best shops to find dubstep?help would be much appriciated.thanks.
dead-o
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:50 pm
by joseph-j
Black Market and Uptown, at opposite ends of D'arblay Street in Soho.
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:42 am
by dead-o
thanks for the info!! there is no way to find dubstep from here.. not even the planet mu stuff.can't wait to get there!
thanks,
dead-o
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:51 pm
by rag and bone
Once you get there your in record shop heaven anyway.
Go up and down Berwick Street for Sister Ray, Soul Jazz plus Record & Tape for some second hand promos.
Also Phonica at the end of the street that Black Market is on.
One way or another you'll get what you want.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:44 am
by seckle
soul jazz. don't miss out. their dub section is DEEP.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:37 am
by joseph-j
Basically, you don't need to leave soho!
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:07 pm
by dead-o
thanks to all. joseph-j,seckle and rag and bone if you are interested i can send you my new mix cd(grime mix) to return this favour.i truly respect your help.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:11 pm
by robo-dub
Check out Smallfish in Old Street... tiny shop, big collection.. nuff breaks/electro/techno/dubstep/grime and random electronica a-plenty. And they do a nice coffee and toast downstairs...
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:17 pm
by joseph-j
Robo-Dub wrote:Check out Smallfish in Old Street... tiny shop, big collection.. nuff breaks/electro/techno/dubstep/grime and random electronica a-plenty. And they do a nice coffee and toast downstairs...
Damn, haven't been there for ages. Used to work at Moorfields hospital and spanked my wages there everyday. Ah the good ol days.... *goes all gooey eyed and stares out of window*
....didn't know they did dubstep.... but then I suppose who doesn't?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:19 pm
by alex bk-bk
last tyimei went to smallfish they were fucking shit
dead-o if yr in the lewisham area for any reason check out Independance, they always get various bits of grime early annd sometimes have totally random stuff that nobody else gets, you just need to ask
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:38 pm
by tronman
Mixing Records (formerly the legends that were Big Apple) in Croydon
20 mins straight there on a train from Victoria
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:57 pm
by joseph-j
tronman wrote:Mixing Records (formerly the legends that were Big Apple) in Croydon
20 mins straight there on a train from Victoria
One of the spiritual homes of dubstep
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:17 pm
by casino addict
Smallfish has a great stock of tunes. Shame its impossible to find anything in there. Last time I went in all of the stock was in alphabetical order by artist, lumped together in huge racks, so unless you know specifically what you're after it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
As has been said, Soho alone can sort out most vinyl needs. Do be sure to drop into Sounds of the Universe for some more offbeat stuff.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:51 pm
by blip
Agreed, Casino. Foi lá também?
Maybe I was the only one, but I didn´t know before actually going there: Sounds of the Universe IS Soul Jazz Record´s shop.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:11 pm
by [b]racket
Record shopping round Soho always reminds me of being 14 and bunking off skool to go record shopping at Blackmarket and Unity Records...then off down to Mash on Oxford St to pick up flyers.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:01 pm
by sire
Smallfish was great before they moved across the street.. but after the move it seems something happened and the vibe, and stock, has changed
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:04 pm
by joseph-j
[b]racket wrote:Record shopping round Soho always reminds me of being 14 and bunking off skool to go record shopping at Blackmarket and Unity Records...then off down to Mash on Oxford St to pick up flyers.
And some nifty threads - I like Mash.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:06 pm
by joseph-j
Sire wrote:Smallfish was great before they moved across the street.. but after the move it seems something happened and the vibe, and stock, has changed
Yeah - I think I went in twice after the move and got a really bad vibe there.
Dunno if you read Time Out, but they've started dedicating a colomn to London's rudest record shops.
I vote Rough Trade - I've actually had records
thrown at me when I asked to listen to them....
Second to that was Koobla. What a bunch of wankers.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:10 pm
by sire
Joseph-J wrote:
Dunno if you read Time Out, but they've started dedicating a colomn to London's rudest record shops.
I vote Rough Trade - I've actually had records thrown at me when I asked to listen to them....
Second to that was Koobla. What a bunch of wankers.
LOL, I've always gotten really good service in Rough Trade (Covent Gdn). Koobla was a completely different story though, but well, they didn't last that long either. Surely the service has something to do with it.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:16 pm
by [b]racket
Joseph-J wrote:[b]racket wrote:Record shopping round Soho always reminds me of being 14 and bunking off skool to go record shopping at Blackmarket and Unity Records...then off down to Mash on Oxford St to pick up flyers.
And some nifty threads - I like Mash.
True dat!
Cool shop.