London's Record Shops
Published on 4. June 2021
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-7509-9604-4 (ISBN)
Description
A Notting Hill Carnival city. A rock city. A rave city. A reggae city. A city of deep soul and funky jazz. A city where, from the Rolling Stones to Stormzy, cutting-edge music has constantly been created ... London rules the game.
London's Record Shops celebrates the greatest vendors of recorded music in the world's foremost record-shop-city. From Brixton dub shacks and Hackney vinyl boutiques to Camden's rockabilly ravers and Soho's feted jazz and dance shops, through Rough Trade and Honest Jon's to Sound of the Universe - these brilliant (sometimes eccentric, always engaging) emporiums are documented with striking photographs and incisive interviews. Anyone who loves music and/or London will find this book engaging and informative.
London's Record Shops celebrates the greatest vendors of recorded music in the world's foremost record-shop-city. From Brixton dub shacks and Hackney vinyl boutiques to Camden's rockabilly ravers and Soho's feted jazz and dance shops, through Rough Trade and Honest Jon's to Sound of the Universe - these brilliant (sometimes eccentric, always engaging) emporiums are documented with striking photographs and incisive interviews. Anyone who loves music and/or London will find this book engaging and informative.
Reviews / Votes
'Full of facts, fantastic photos and heaps of social history of the areas and stores depicted in the book.' * <i>Southwark News</i> * 'London's record shops - especially those on our patch - have a special place in music lovers' hearts.' * <i>Camden New Journal</i> * 'The lovely thing about the book is that the shop isn't the focus. Instead it's a love letter to the culture of these small shops to good music, and the passion, knowledge and enthusiasm of the characters that exist within their orbit.' * <i>Songlines</i> * 'The attractive hardback offers a profile of no less than 36 of the London's finest vinyl emporiums.' * <i>KCW London</i> * 'Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour photos of shop exteriors and interiors.' * <i>Jazzwize</i> *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
130 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 199 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
742 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-9604-4 (9780750996044)
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Garth Cartwright | Quintina Valero
London's Record Shops
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06/2026
The History Press Ltd
€18.49
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Garth Cartwright is a freelance journalist and author of 5 books, including the 2018 title Going for a Song: a Chronicle of the UK Record Shop. His writing has appeared in all the leading UK broadsheets and many magazines and websites. He is a regular guest on BBC London and Radio 6 Music. He is an authority on all kinds of music, London history and record shops. He lives in Peckham.
Quintina is an award-winning photojournalist whose photos have appeared in The Observer, Sunday Times and others.
Quintina is an award-winning photojournalist whose photos have appeared in The Observer, Sunday Times and others.