Record Shopping in Soho's Famous Berwick Street (Sister Ray Records, London)

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At London's heart sits a famous record hunting street. Its name is Berwick Street. It adorns Oasis' famous album "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" where two men are pictured walking toward each other along the street on the cover. Sister Ray is among one of the key shops there, so we went to take a look at what it has to offer.
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@grayhalf1854 Месяц назад

Berwick Street used to have interesting shops but there aren't any bargains to be had anymore. Without that excitement I don't bother anymore. Not just Berwick Street of course, it's the same everywhere...

@johnosullivan2017 Месяц назад

Outrageous prices in Sister Ray, I prefer Reckless over the road. Last time I was in Sister Ray there were several American tourists digging: that's who they're pricing for. Best avoid central London I say, and go to Alan's in N Finchley, or the excellent Record Store in Amersham. Or Empire Records in St Albans. Much more sensible prices, and IMHO more accurate grading...

@trollgage Месяц назад

Great shop Alan's, got some really good stuff in there over the years, as well as The Record Shop Amersham 👍

@chimpanste Месяц назад

Great to see you guys back doing what you do best

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Thanks for all the support Steve! More to come :)

@Davram67 Месяц назад

Been in once, about 5 years ago. Didn't stay long. Saw the prices and walked out again!

@matthewcoombs3282 Месяц назад

Big issue is rents in Soho. Their overheads will be insane. Push out loads of interesting independent shops out of the area.

@jfc4798 4 дня назад

Berwick St and the streets surrounding it in the 90s/early 2000's was amazing. Literally dozens of amazing shops all offering something unique. Yes rents got out of control and thats why all the best record shops here in London are now well out of the centre of town.

@olivervus3655 Месяц назад

Nice video! Love the content!

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@chrisaustinn Месяц назад

Great videos, keep doing more pls !!!❤

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

More to come!

@user-gq6py6ph2t Месяц назад

Hey, recently new fan here. Great video! Thanks from Australia

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Welcome! thanks for the sub :)

@johnfloydman7735 Месяц назад

Great to see you back out digging..

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Thanks John! More to come!

@RockVinylChannel. Месяц назад

Good Job man!

@chimpanste Месяц назад

That Mad season.... I would have been very tempted. It may be a reissue of sorts but its a special Record store day with bonus material.

@peterlaffey6328 Месяц назад

I totally agree that the shop is extremely expensive but about a month ago I bought a US 1st press Funkadelic - Maggot Brain that was unplayed , and the fragile unipac cover was near mint . I paid £150 for it which I thought was reasonable , as a lot of vg copies go for around £400 . I'm not sure they appreciated the rarity of finding this in mint condition .

@gavaxemanspins Месяц назад

Well that first bit put me off my breakfast! 😂

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Mine too!

@bathbadgerking Месяц назад

Dave doesn't look too impressed by the shop - 'too expensive and I've got 'em all' I hear you Dave! Recently discovered your channel and I am totally anamoured. I've even got hold of a couple of Prog LPs (even though I'm much more of a funk/jazz/soul kind of a guy over my 30 years of vinyl buying).

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

There may have been some gems in there but at least we had a look! And it's great to hear another person picking up some prog just from us rambling on about it!

@ElfinMan Месяц назад

Yeah, central London prices...insane.

@michaeljolly8710 Месяц назад

Nice to see you guys spending some time in the Paul Weller section. I have that live promo you were checking out. It was made to look like a Japanese bootleg, but it is official. The credits are printed inside the sleeve pocket.

@jamessaunders5538 Месяц назад

A bit expensive in this shop but I've bought a few things such as a live Metalica double album for £35. i love to watch you two sorting through records just so nice. I imagine i'm with you. Love it.

@robertmitchell6015 Месяц назад

Why do they have photocopies of the covers instead of the actual record, is it for security reasons or to keep the sleeves and records protected?

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

They must have a lot of theft or people being reckless!

@robertmitchell6015 Месяц назад

I bought Mad Season re issue a couple of weeks ago, great album

@readventurekids Месяц назад

The most expensive record I bought was in Sister Ray. It was a 12" single I had wanted since 1993. I found the record in the shelf, then went to a pub nearby to consider my options. After a couple of pints in Chinatown I decided I'd take the plunge and stomped with intent, back to Sister Ray to make my purchase. With money spent and record in hand, I left the shop and headed on my way. During the walk I got a notification on my from a record label to say that they were reissuing the very record I'd just bought... I went straight back to the pub to drown my sorrows.

@slowpawstevet3676 Месяц назад

great stores around there i used to visit many times in the 90s when i worked in London.

@jfc4798 4 дня назад

not any more sadly.

@stephenmarsden5379 Месяц назад

Back in the 80s and 90s, when I was collecting rare Prog, Uriah Heap swirls were £10 albums; you couldn't give them away.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Take me back!

@bigfatolly1482 7 дней назад

Reckless in the late 80s was unreal. You woukdnt believe what you coukd puck up in there,like night and day compared with today

@pauly2929 Месяц назад

Hope you went round the corner to Sounds of the universe.. ?

@chrisharper6088 Месяц назад

I miss Mr CD and the great Cheapy Cheap Records, sure that was the name, a haven of cheap vinyl, both once situated on Berwick Street

@rich.muzzaman Месяц назад

I have to honestly say I'm not a fan of Sister Ray and the way they use photocopies of the album art in the racks. Totally ruins the crate digging experience. Plus prices are way too high....

@njwtube Месяц назад

Yeah that's mad never seen that

@matthewcoombs3282 Месяц назад

Folks were stealing the covers.

@robisherwood527 Месяц назад

Nice bit of Alvvays.

@jezza2546 Месяц назад

What’s the song

@robisherwood527 Месяц назад

@@jezza2546 Well it was almost a full album to be fair.

@aytab Месяц назад

Thought I'd just pop on and request you make a video showing your grandads collection Llike you did with Barry...

@Flagan-CH День назад

I was in this shop a few weeks ago and I really didn't enjoy the exprience of flicking through photocopies - totally kills the excitement of finding "the one" - I'm really not going to go to the counter and ask to see each item i'm interested in so I just walked out the door - I imagine sales are dropping with this policy

@johnneedhamnz Месяц назад

That Comus First Utterance is a great album.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

I have never seen an original, I will be interested in it if I do!

@jasonfrench327 Месяц назад

Popped in here before and also found naff all 😆

@vinylfarm4816 Месяц назад

Waterloo is highly recommended, it's a Belgian (My country) progrock album. Must-listen !

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Thanks for the recommendation!

@iamwoteveriwanttobe Месяц назад

Out of interest, if you don't see that Mad Season reissue often, it begs the question why didn't you buy it cheaper elsewhere (the reason used for putting it back) already?

@misterzero8667 Месяц назад

Trying to get it for a price that doesn't exist , let things go to save a fiver , save a penny to lose a tenner

@bdi8541 Месяц назад

Did poppa Dave get the new Paul weller album yet 66 ? I got a limited edition on red vinyl it’s decent but not as good as Stanley road in my opinion…..edit. Comment was made before the Paul weller section.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

I don't think he has yet..

@bdi8541 Месяц назад

@@thevinylhunters I’m sure as a completionist he’ll get it.

@stevenimeson902 Месяц назад

Sister ray , I wonder if they got the name from the velvet underground song

@latitudepost Месяц назад

Great video! Alas, Sister Ray is not the place to look for original records at a good price. You'll have much better luck at Reckless across the road. That's a good one for digging.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

In fact we did go in there after shooting and I bought Soundgarden's Superunknown album, EU original on Blue vinyl. £70.

@mikewest1542 Месяц назад

Alan’s Records and the Little record shop are by far the best record shops in London, I find Sister Ray and Reckless far too expensive and I once tried to get a £100 record in Sister Ray and they still didn’t give me a reduction !

@garethfitzpatrick3932 Месяц назад

Add Rise Above Records in highgate to that list 😁

@stevepluck6652 Месяц назад

Take a look at Morning Glory, and Berwick St will look familiar.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Indeed!

@ralphalder14 Месяц назад

I assume you also went to Reckless Records on the other side of the road?

@scottclayton10 Месяц назад

Should come up to Newcastle. There's 4 really decent record shops that have extensive second hand vinyl. If you need a guide ........

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Please give us some recommendations!

@scottclayton10 Месяц назад

@@thevinylhunters Do you have an e-mail to reply to?

@RockVinylChannel. Месяц назад

Dear Vinyl Hunters, I have one question for you. You go to so many record stores and film there how you dig for records. I like it very much. But are you allowed to film there? I've filmed before, and it bothered the owner. Now I would like to know, are your favorite record stores generous owners? All the best and best regards

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

We do ask permission! Our favourite record stores are the ones that stock the kind of music we like for below average price, ones that will always do us a deal, ones that recommend good things and ones that keep stock fresh. Ones that we know if we walk in we could find a bargain and could find a grail.

@RockVinylChannel. Месяц назад

@@thevinylhunters Perfect! It's great that some owners allow this. Very nice.

@neilherring Месяц назад

Berwick Street is certainly not the place for you two, unless they've an original Vertigo swirl for £2 that you can haggle on.

@njwtube Месяц назад

😂

@neilherring Месяц назад

If they got something for free, I’m sure they would try and get something else thrown in.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

You know us too well 😂

@redl1ght1 Месяц назад

Even Charity shops now price everything accordingly with Discogs😢

Месяц назад

The price of records in there are way over the top, is the owner called Dick Turpin?

@trollgage Месяц назад

I bought the Andrew Hill LP on the wall this week. All the record shops in Soho have been overpriced for decades, there are better alternatives as you guys know. I still don't get the photocopy sleeve thing they do there, 98% of the time you don't even want the record, you feel like you're wasting everyone's time. I do go in Sister Rays, Reckless and Sounds of The Universe every month or so, just to have a look.

@Masons_Music Месяц назад

How did you get used to talking on camera in public near other people? I feel like that’s my biggest fear in recording in my local shop.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

It takes practice and it definitely helps that we are a duo and not a single person alone but just practice! Other people in public don't care anywhere near as much as your anxiety feels that they do, so just go for it! People in public will forget about you after a few minutes and you should forget about them too! :)

@johnmabey3245 Месяц назад

Hi Jake, John from Chelmsford record fair here, I have a rather substantial collection, you're welcome to do a segment on me :)

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Hi John! would you mind filling out this form to apply please: www.unravelmedia.co.uk/vinylhuntersfeature

@johnmabey3245 Месяц назад

@@thevinylhunters Done 😃😃

@ilikethat_record Месяц назад

Can’t fault the reissue stock in there but for OG collectors SR is not great at all, the photocopies of sleeves is the absolute worst and the prices are crazy, I saw some Alternative TV singles for like £400!!

@andreondine9256 Месяц назад

Berwick Street is not what it used to be. The prices are outrageous. I used to visit a lot, in the 99s, then I’d go to Notting Hill and visit Intoxica, Minus Zero and Stand Out and Rough Trade. Those were different times indeed.

@RockVinylChannel. Месяц назад

Incredible Records 👍👍

@nickreynolds3702 Месяц назад

Takes the mick sister ray prices reckless opposite are a bit better value wise found a swirl gentle giant debut for 65 quid

@matthewcoombs3282 Месяц назад

Soho record shopping is not great. Really only two decent shops left. Phonia for Dance music and Sounds of the Universe good for Soul, Reaggae etc. Is Daddy Cool still in Berwick Street? Sister Ray used to be the place for the industrial and esoteric stuff and Selectadisc the main store on the street seemed to have everything! High rents and web trading killed it off.

@seansmith8190 Месяц назад

You should try Rollin Records in West Wickham Kent

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Thanks for the recommendation!

@seansmith8190 Месяц назад

@@thevinylhunters it's not far from the train station they have bargains outside of the shop inside loads of originals think they are open Friday Saturday and Sunday best to phone them for opening times and loads of white albums for Dave

@zestyut1344 Месяц назад

Rollin records is so interesting. The racks outside are sooo cheap, but the collectors items inside are sooo overpriced

@seansmith8190 Месяц назад

@@zestyut1344 I've always had great deals there Kim always knocks a few quid off most of my money has been spent there personally I wouldn't go elsewhere love that place.

@junglejim99 11 дней назад

@@seansmith8190They open Thursday Friday & Saturday only

@RockVinylChannel. Месяц назад

A very nice Record Store 😍😍

@d0nk7 Месяц назад

Do not dare call Comus - First Utterance weird... But its psychedelic folk, one of the bands with 30-40+ break

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

Weird meaning obscure! It's high on my wants list I did not mean for it to sound like I was knocking it!

@d0nk7 Месяц назад

@@thevinylhunters 🤣 Yea I was joking! I just picked it up for my birthday, got a clear vinyl version but it's an amazing album

@elbib2446 Месяц назад

used to be the place,not what it was

@RockVinylChannel. Месяц назад

Afterwards I'm live on my channel and show Iron Maiden records, do you want to come?

@craigsandry6737 Месяц назад

Bloody picture discs 🙄 50 quid is close to $100 Aussie 🇦🇺 for me . Wow !

@gedders1604 Месяц назад

Guys, Nazz Nomad (VC) found nothing there too - I've been several times and found nothing. Low volume of preloved all overpriced. Steer clear. Central London vinyl hunting is very hit and miss, better to go to greater London boroughs, like Finchley etc

@edwardbibbins4647 Месяц назад

Tourists prices. Listen to Dave, he talks a lot of sense...sometimes!

@vimto1977 8 дней назад

I’d recommend Fac1968 in Nottingham. Bargains to be found. Only been open a few months. The owner owned another shop in the 90’s

@robbiebarbour7933 Месяц назад

Your camera work is usually steadier than this !!!!!!!!!!

@turquoisecapricorn 11 дней назад

Next time show me that Throbbing Gristle, Bauhaus etc that you passed. I adore New Wave Music. A weak video I find this. Next time better. greetz Jason

@misterzero8667 Месяц назад

No bargains anymore everbody knows how much things cost ,just a waste of time flipping through the racks looking for this mythical cheap record

@4879daniel Месяц назад

I found it a waste of time even for common ones. What used to be £7/8 is now more like £20.

@strikedn Месяц назад

Overpriced and catering for tourists now. Avoid.

@bananagumboot87 Месяц назад

All overpriced, the staff are especially stuck up at Reckless from my experience.

@redl1ght1 Месяц назад

Theres zero bargains to be had thanks to the rise of Discogs.

@Wezzuk1 Месяц назад

Camera Obscura

@oldskool1979 Месяц назад

Not many want reissues anymore... everyone going after originals.

@thevinylhunters Месяц назад

I feel that if people want immaculate sound they'll go for a reissue, otherwise if you're a collector you may veer toward originals.

@njwtube Месяц назад

This is such a great point. A lot of times I've opted for reissue because they are (at least) half the price and sound better. I'm buying to listen not to invest @@thevinylhunters

@njwtube Месяц назад

Don't get me wrong I've got no time for these represses from digital waveforms but if it's done properly from the analogy source I'm game

@matthewcoombs3282 Месяц назад

what is the point of buying a CD mastered to vinyl, if mastered from the analog masters then worth it, if not you are better with the original pressings.

@njwtube Месяц назад

@@matthewcoombs3282 see above comment lol