NORMAL OPENING TIMES
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
& Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and all
bank holidays. Full details on a daily
basis included on our front of house
door.
Outside of these opening hours
personal appointments for buying or
selling always available.
Plus we try and help our customers find anything record/music based
that they would be interested in purchasing.
Do you have a list of records you want?
Let us know what you want or collect and if we have it in stock or come
across anything, we'll let you know.
Get in touch with us and let us know if there is anything in particular you'd
like to get your hands on. Also, if you have collections you no longer need pop
in or call…TOP PRICES WILL BE PAID.
Wants & Wanted
A mixture of cheap and cheerful records and new releases from selected artists.
Records are sourced in the UK from Old Spitalfields Market, Notting Hill and other shops. The
owner's specialist interest in 78's, Punk and Reggae keeps the conversation lively and up tempo.
We regularly buy & sell vinyl at auctions of all styles from the Lake District to the South Coast - we
hold a large amount of vinyl as stock, but tend to turn this over every 3 months - we are specially
known for weekly supplies of updated 2 second hand vinyl which has queues when we ever open!
Albums are sold from 25p but customers are warned these are sold by the end of every weekend
they come into the shop, this is a deliberate policy to change stock
7 inch 45’s come in all the time from personal collections - we are known for best prices being paid
- end of every quarter as they are sent off to our ‘partnered’ record shop in Barcelona, which adds
to our international experience
We stock ‘new releases’ but only ones we like. Recently this included a lovely signed edition of
Graham Coxon’s new vinyl & comic-book for soundtrack for Superstate film. This came directly
from USA by personal order - at last research we were the only record shop in the UK to have such
copies!
Well situated on a roundabout, which is the main entrance to Cheltenham from the M5 (Junction)
opposite the Norwood Arms pub. It is a pleasant environment for the whole family experience in
one of the country's most special of spa towns.
If you are making or planning to make a long journey, PLEASE CALL before. We don't want anyone
to have a wasted journey and whilst twitter is great for updates and short notice alerts, a call
would ensure all is OK.
Our record shop was established in 2008 from out of an MBA course at
Gloucestershire University and based in Cheltenham Spa.
We offer Specialist vinyl, both new and 2nd hand, for sale and exchange. The
Record shop is modelled on the classic Portabello Road - Notting Hill vinyl
collectors dream retail outlet.
Welcome to
The Independent Record Shop Ltd
“There is plenty to keep you busy on Bath Road, whether that is shopping in one of the
numerous independent shops like the brilliant The Record Shop, the perfect spot for all
your vinyl music needs.”
Gloucestershire Live, 17th June 2021
“Some great buys today from the best record shop in Gloucestershire!!!”
Alistair E on Twitter, 27th August 2021
Personalised appointments are intended to provide convenient times
for key customers from all over the UK & Europe
Appointments are available during the week and evenings and if this is something
you are interested in then please get in touch with Martyn to make your booking.
Personalised Pre-Appointments
Pay and display parking is available directly opposite at the
Norwood pub. After shopping with us stop and have a drink or
bite to eat and if you do your parking charge will be refunded.
Read more about The Independent Record Shop in this article
published on Gloucestershire Live in January 2022.
Read more HERE
“It’s you helping me through the cost of living crisis -
sensible priced vinyl, allows the beers”
Marcus L on Twitter, 13th August 2022
The Independent Record Shop are again organising record sales events
at our record shop & elsewhere in UK, including record fairs & auctions.
Announcement: The next #Vinylevent for 2023 takes place on Saturday 1st
July 2023 from 12:00 noon at our record shop in #Cheltenham, they will be
‘repeated’ on the first Saturday of every month. Stock including loads of
50p albums stored up for this occasion.
Keeping records at competitive prices.
#Vinylevent
“Spent a great half an hour in the company of the wonderful Martin at The
Independent Record Shop, very entertaining and a great selection of quality vinyl!
I’ll be back!”
NortholtPaul on Twitter, 25th February 2023