One of two proper record shops in Harborough, and the more established one, Pendulum is a great…read morelittle shop full of character, with knowledgeable, helpful and friendly staff. They may not be able to compete with the big web retailers, or even the local supermarkets etc, on price, but it is worth paying that bit more for the levels of service offered. They will happily order in titles they don't currently hold in stock, and turnaround is usually within the week. One of the remaining independant stores that makes Harborough the fascinating market town that it is, I hope they are around for a long time to come.

excellent `music instruments` shop…read more NOT A RECORD STORE!!

Hmv in Stratford is easy to find and as usual as with all their stores they sell music,games, dvds…read moreand other bits and bobs. This store is very very narrow which is for the size of other stores a bit dissappointing. But never the less it still holds up quite well. Being narrow means if two people want to pas each other you quite literally have to turn sideways to pass its that small. Once past that problem its clear the store requires more room. The tills are set back to aid with room on the left of the store on the way in. Recent releases of cd etc are at the fron of the store. And as you go further back you find more music, dvds and the game section. Right at the back of the store you will find an area which sells headphones and speakers from makes such as Bose, Sony and philips. I pod accessories are also available too. The store gets 4 out of 5 as the staff being helpful and the amazing amount of stock they cram in makes up for the store being stupidly small.

Danger - do not go there if you are already running out of shelf space…read more CDs and DVDs are cheap enough (£3-5) that you _will_ crack and stock up, and still not pay a fortune. This is the place to go for alternative music, and those indie films you only ever see at the Picturehouse. It's also the right place to get those classic tracks you only ever heard on the radio.

Fopp! Fopp! Just the name sounds interesting and weird. This store isn't as weird as the name…read morethough, it is actually a relatively normal record store on Sydney Street in the city centre. Fopp was set up 25 years ago and although it sells the same sorts of things that every record store does, it holds an element of originality and has a retro vibe to it. It was at risk of going under recently but HMV lent a helping hand and saved Fopp from disappearing off the face of the earth, which I am quite pleased about. It's selling point is really just the retro atmosphere and slightly funky logo but it really is the same as HMV. I just love the idea of anything remotely nostalgic.

A small indie record shop covering dance/electronic/hip-hop an' all that. It's dominated by vinyl-…read moreI'm afraid I use CDs, so I'd looked through the shop's entire CD stock in 5 minutes flat, though I did find some good promo stuff which I was happy to pay £1.99 for. Neatly arranged, friendly staff, vinyl listening posts, everything you'd want from your local specialist.

A huge range of vinyl for everyone, diverse range of music genres have spent many an afternoon…read moreearching for house classics and soulful tunes

downstairs has `best` stock in boxes. plus large selection…read moreof cd`s not expensive do have `rareities` upstairs is average stock. 50p each. well i saw `krokus` [hardware] LP excellent nick a number of others . so you could get a bagful . I HAVE BEEN BUYING/SELLING FROM RECORD SHOPS ACCROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE 1982. Collector from 1975. I believe that the Shop does Not exist anymore., and Nick has been retailing as an Online source these days.

Pied Piper Records closed in 2010, although Nick Hamlyn continues to trade on the internet using…read morethat name. Nick loved running the shop for the 24 years it was open and hopes that it is missed. Sadly, the age of the music shop would appear to be over certainly Pied Piper Records was losing huge amounts of money during its last years.

This store is similar to its Meadowhall counter part, it offers a large selection of cds and dvds…read moreand games. It is spread over two floors which increases it capacity. But still not as good of range as the larger store, which is to be expected. This store has a better book section then the Meadowhall one and often at reasonable prices too. They also sell gig tickets for a few Sheffield venues which makes this shop the better of the two. The booking fee isn't too bad either. They have posters up behind the tills of who is coming to Sheffield. Sometimes there are in store gigs too these are not often but its worth going and seeing and up and coming bands play for free.

Quite a large HMV store, infact i believe it to be the largest one in sheffield, the store sells…read moreall the latests hit albums and singles as well as thoose from the seventies eighties and nineties. The store used to sell alot of vinyl but in a recent rearrangement the store has done away with this, but any that you do want can still be ordered for no additional cost. The store also boasts a bluetooth station where you can purchase song tracks and transfere them to your phone, a clever idea but im not sure if it will catch on. the store also sells alot of dvds and entertainment related books (biographies etc) staff are friendly and helpfull for the most part but there is the odd temporary member of staff that can be less then polite at times. all in all its the place to go for your music needs (if you haven't checked for a bargin pre-owned version at CEX across the road)

An excellent bookshop in the centre of Cambridge, with a huge range of both academic and more…read moremainstream texts. I was after a copy of Pevsner, (eclectic tastes, I'm afraid) and they had the full range in stock. Great stuff. Very knowledgeable and helpful staff. A long queue formed on my visit, but they got in 2 extra staff to tackle it after less than a minute. Recommended.

They don't take refunds on statute books (a book which has the law of something on it, in my case…read morethe Companys Act, 2006 and related laws). Something they didn't tell me when I first purchased the product. Something that wasn't reflected in the receipt. Something that wasn't on a sign on the counter. All they could offer was "sorry". What is the reason for this, I asked? Because statute books can be photocopied and returned. But that is the same for ALL books in theory. Actually it is even less likely for statute books, because YOU CAN PRINT IT FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET. I imagine they must have other nonsensical policies out there just waiting to bite you. Out of principle, I won't be buying anything from this place ever. Amazon here I come.