Mystery Vinyl Record Shop In Sheffield

[Yass16 3]

Hello folks,

 

About 3 years ago, possibly 4 I was planning a trip to Sheffield to do some record shopping and specifically planned to visit a shop slightly outside of the town centre.

I never did manage to visit the place but from what I remember it was only open on Saturdays and Sundays and it may have been part of a book shop.

It looked like a brilliant place to buy collectable records and I can recall it having excellent reviews on google.

 

I've tried googling for it again but I can't find anything. It keeps coming up with the same record shops in Sheffield that it definitely isn't, namely all of the ones mentioned in here:

https://longlivevinyl.net/2019/04/23/the-trip-sheffields-best-record-shops/

 

Have I imagined that this place exists? Maybe it closed down? Perhaps it changed name or moved address like Tonearm did?

I cannot for the life of me remember the name or which part of Sheffield it was in. Driving me a bit mad.

 

It was 2 shortish bus journeys out of the town centre if I remember correctly. Not massively far out.

For somewhere to just vanish from internet searches just feels a bit strange. Usually it would still be marked but with a 'permanently closed' underneath if that were the case.

 

Any ideas anyone??

Cheers

 

 

 

[HeHasRisen 3,377]

It wasnt Rare and Racy on Division Street was it? That wouldnt need 2 bus journeys though.

[SFBeca 194]

Was it Kelham Island Books & Music? That was formally called Books on the Park on Eccesall Road & I'm pretty sure was only open on weekends? 

 

 

[Thirsty Relic 209]

There is Spinning Discs in Heeley, but that's only one bus away from the centre, and not a bookshop. 

I have vague memories of another 2nd hand record store I used to use (can't remember the name - if it had one) run by a guy called Mark who hada great knowledge of music but very poor eyesight.  That was even closer though, operating out of a large room up a flight of stairs next door to the Howard Hotel - around 100 yards from the Interchange.  It sold some music-related books as well as plenty of vinyl.

[Yass16 3]

Thanks for the suggestions, but it's neither of those two.

I remember going to Rare n Racy a while back heard it had closed not too long ago which is a real shame.

 

It's not Kelham Island books & music, and I would probably rule out Kelham Island as an area in general.

I can remember it being its own shop in a row on a high street rather than as part of an arcade or within a mill development.

 

....wait maybe I'm wrong and it was only open on weekdays and not weekends. Or just Sundays and Mondays?? Something strange like that. 

I wish I could remember more about the area and which bus I was going to get but I really can't.

 

 

15 minutes ago, Thirsty Relic said:

There is Spinning Discs in Heeley, but that's only one bus away from the centre, and not a bookshop. 

I have vague memories of another 2nd hand record store I used to use (can't remember the name - if it had one) run by a guy called Mark who hada great knowledge of music but very poor eyesight.  That was even closer though, operating out of a large room up a flight of stairs next door to the Howard Hotel - around 100 yards from the Interchange.  It sold some music-related books as well as plenty of vinyl.

It's not Spinning Discs although this looks a decent place which I will definitely have to check out.

 

 

[SFBeca 194]

34 minutes ago, Yass16 said:

It's not Kelham Island books & music, and I would probably rule out Kelham Island as an area in general.

I can remember it being its own shop in a row on a high street rather than as part of an arcade or within a mill development.

This was previously called Books on the Park on Eccy Road - would it be that general area?

 

Image of what it looked like on this article: https://www.rmcmedia.co.uk/vibe/movers-and-makers/article/Books-on-the-Park-to-open-in-Kelham-Island 

[Yass16 3]

It's not Books on the park. I really cannot remember the area, it's so frustrating. 

Tonearm vinyl look to have gone online now but also with something happening in the antiques emporium. They had a space in Kelham Island that I once visited but does anyone know where they were based before Kelham?  

[Yass16 3]

Still not 100% sure but it looks like I might have been thinking of Tonearm Vinyl when they were based on South Road, Walkley.

A bit of googling tells me that they kept moving around up there, 401, 293 and 381 South Road were all once home to Tonearm.

 

Opening hours were once:

Thursdays & Fridays 5.30pm - 7pm

Saturdays 12pm - 5pm

 

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x487978962ade0863%3A0x7c5fb7d0bde6ed16!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMqKInmjNFlBlb1uhQ6aaV583IhBv9uxXlUSqIQ%3Dw320-h320-k-no!5stonearm vinyl sheffield old address - Google Search!15sCgIgARICEAE&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPag2Y-BzQZyT6wg_nxmQfxQOexnE5CkseVbVgF&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNy_i-97H3AhXQYMAKHYibBaoQoip6BAhWEAM

 

... so I think that might be the one.

 

[Thirsty Relic 209]

22 minutes ago, Yass16 said:

Still not 100% sure but it looks like I might have been thinking of Tonearm Vinyl when they were based on South Road, Walkley.

A bit of googling tells me that they kept moving around up there, 401, 293 and 381 South Road were all once home to Tonearm.

 

... so I think that might be the one.

 

Looks like you've found it!  Good news story of the day!  Well done!

[alexander874 17]

Record Collector at Fulwood Rd Broomhill.

[Yass16 3]

15 minutes ago, Thirsty Relic said:

Looks like you've found it!  Good news story of the day!  Well done!

Yeah I even mentioned it in the original post - 🙄

So it turns out I'm trying to remember somewhere that I ended up actually going to anyway once they were at their Kelham address.

 

Moral of the story - I need to stick with the times and visit Sheffield more often!

 

[HeHasRisen 3,377]

49 minutes ago, Yass16 said:

Still not 100% sure but it looks like I might have been thinking of Tonearm Vinyl when they were based on South Road, Walkley.

A bit of googling tells me that they kept moving around up there, 401, 293 and 381 South Road were all once home to Tonearm.

 

Opening hours were once:

Thursdays & Fridays 5.30pm - 7pm

Saturdays 12pm - 5pm

 

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x487978962ade0863%3A0x7c5fb7d0bde6ed16!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMqKInmjNFlBlb1uhQ6aaV583IhBv9uxXlUSqIQ%3Dw320-h320-k-no!5stonearm vinyl sheffield old address - Google Search!15sCgIgARICEAE&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPag2Y-BzQZyT6wg_nxmQfxQOexnE5CkseVbVgF&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNy_i-97H3AhXQYMAKHYibBaoQoip6BAhWEAM

 

... so I think that might be the one.

 

Certainly wouldnt require a bus journey of two buses from the City Centre, though, so that bit of your memory is wrong.