There was magic in seeing the Top Ten Singles change their place in the charts, losing yourself for hours browsing the vinyl’s, looking for one-offs and rare finds.
Now as playlists shuffle endlessly, we miss the tangiblity of record, they were real. These pictures are the record shops you remember...
Blackpool Retro: 50 fascinating town centre pictures show how Blackpool was shaping up in the 70s and 80s
2. Favourite Record Shops
Some readers may remember Brady's Records, located at Market Place, Preston. This image, taken in 1972, comes courtesy of Paul Swarbrick and Gillian Lawson of the Preston Historical Society and Preston Digital Archive. | Preston Historical Society and Preston Digital Archive
3. Favourite Record Shops
David Davies and Jeff Whitham at Cobweb Music , Teanlowe Centre Poulton | National World
4. Favourite Record Shops
The new Music Zone shop in the Galleries. Picture Frank Orrell. Request Janet | National World