This is a great independant record store, just like how I remember music shops to be from my youth…read more The staff are knowledgeable and friendly, if they dont have what your looking for they can usually order it for you. They actually sell vinyl! Something you dont see very much of these days! A lot of promos and rarieties to choose from which is great if your looking for something unique for a gift for someone. All music genres are catered from too - you'll find everything fron dylan to spice girls! Music magazines and memorabilia is also available. Great little shop.

This is a decent record store, but it falls in the category of solid rather than spectacular. The…read morepositives are that the staff are incredibly knowledgable and everything in there is in brilliant condition, as they have this huge record cleaner in the back, which you can use on your own records for a quid if you buy something crackle-heavy from elsewhere. Prices are also fair, though for some classics they do overcharge. For example they wanted £35 once for a piper at the gates of dawn Floyd fame label pressing, which is worth £15 maximum, but on balance pricing is good. There is also a good range of new vinyl, both new issues and reissues of old material, all at reasonable prices. The negatives however are that the shop is frustratingly small. There are only about 7 boxes of LP's out, but annoyingly, behind the counter there are tonnes of boxes, of cleaned, ready to buy vinyl which you can't browse through. Why he doesn't open the shop up is beyond me, if he did this would immediately become a 4 star shop. The other weakness is linked to this, as the variety of stock is limited. You're looking mainly at rock/pop/soul. The odd gem does come up, and once he had loads of funk stuff, but in the main its limited. Again if he opened the store up and let you sift through the stuff in the back this problem would be rectified. Ultimately its worth a visit if you're local, but don't travel down specifically for it. For example, this store wouldn't last 10 minutes in Manchester because the competition has more and a wider variety of stock. They really need to open it up, it's so frustrating looking at all that vinyl which you can't browse, which is the main issue with this store.

Although I don't like Blackpool this book looks really swell and I can't wait to read it. This book…read moreis for sale due to the new promotion of the Spider-Man Brand new day film that's now currently in cinemas as Spider-Man and the punisher are a duo in the film. They have an extremely large selection of graphic novels which is hard to find considering the comic book industry is slowly decaying. I am happy with my purchase and this is pretty awesome shop!

great music store that i always seem to visit each time i go to Blackpool…read more CDs. Books, DVDs, you can guess this type of store, but they have never not had something that i have been looking for...that either means that i don't have unique taste, or that they have a large selection...it might be a little bit of both actually....

this is good shop for guitars drumsetc. tiny shop but jam packed with musical goodies ie straps…read morestrings electric acoustic amps and loads more

The best vinyl record buyers in Blackpool. I have sold to Chris on a number of occasions now,…read morealways impressed by his professional approach and vinyl record knowledge. Also the prices quotes are far more far than the other dealers that I've tried in the area. I will be back in touch when I'm ready to sell some more of my vinyl. Thanks a million.

Very impressed with the service. I spoke to Chris regarding my late fathers record collection. He…read morewas very knowledgeable and gave me a general idea of value, he travelled quite some distance and true to his word he gave me the price we discussed. Contact this company with confidence.

A bit old fashioned compared to the trend for large outlets. This is a small store with a family…read morerun feel, lots of weird and wonderful stock. Like most music shops they can get back copies of stuff and are happy to help. Support your local stores.

This argos is situated right in the middle of the town centre. It is quite small and does get quite…read morebusy but regardless of this it is a great little store. They have recently added a self service for when you use your credit/debit cards to help keep the ques down. I love argos for buying birthday and Christmas presents because you can always get everything under one roof! They also do get now pay 12 months later now as well on a lot of their bigger products which is great when money is a bit tight around the festive season! When on the very rare occasion you buy something that is faulty the staff are very helpful and will either offer you an exchange and even your money back. Not many firms do that now! This store also does gift vouchers which I think is a brilliant way of getting out of present hunting! They do lots of great offers as well! Sometimes you can go in expecting to pay £19.99 for an item but when you go to the cash desk you find out it's only £14.99. Overall a fabulous store with great staff and lots of fantastic offers!

i always go to hmv . it has a wide selection of cds , dvds etc. when something new is released , it…read moreis usually on a reduced price but normally hmv prices are more than other stores

reidy's is a great little shop in blackburns everyday market. It is one of the only two music shops…read morein blackburn. They have a great range of musical indtruments in here ranging from penny whistles, to grand pianos! They don't mind you trying out the instruments as well. I quite often buy sheet music from here for the guitar ad paino and they always stock sheet music from the charts. If you want something in particular that they don't have they order it for you and you never have to wait to long for it. All of the staff in here are very nice and you can tell they a ll have a passion for music. You can also buy dvd's and cd's in here. it reall y is a fantastic little shop.

Faultless. I've bought from them on several occasions but recently bought what, for me, is a VERY…read moreexpensive guitar. Ordering and delivery were fast and trouble-free. I had a minor query which I sent via email on Sunday and got a full response by 9.17 on Monday morning. Absolutely superb service - and very friendly with it. Highly recommended without reservation.

This is one of only a few bookshops in the town. It is situated in the secondary shopping centre of…read morethe town and offers a reasonable amount of choice. It would be no good for specialist choices and tends to mainly cater for the passer by who nips in and may want the latest celebrity cook book. The shop is quite big and the books are seperated into different catergories as you might expect. The prices are quite good because as already mentioned this place sells cheapish books of the celebrity kind along with sports books, a few biographies etc. It cannot rival somewhere like waterstones for the wide range of choice that that shop offers but since there isnt one in the town then this is probably the best book shop in the town.

I love shopping in the works, and by the looks of things so does every other Tom, Dick and Harry in…read moreSt Helens because there is always a queue! The Works is they type of book shop where you can always pick up a good bargain or two. Dont expect to find the latest releases in the bestsellers list as most of their stock is last seasons; which is why its so cheap! They sell a good range of calendars which I love and diaries too. The Works also sell a huge range of arts and crafts materials which are fantastically priced! Huge tubs of gesso from £4.99, acrylic paints for only £1.99, artists canvases, paint brushes and lots more! They also sell a good range of card making materials with blank cards and stickers. Additionally they also stock some good art books which are normally top price in proper book shops; cant you tell I cant resist a bargain!! Great shop! Staff always rushed off their feet, mad busy but worth putting up with the queue for the bargains.