Specialists in soundtracks
The Record Album
Welcome to The Record Album, Brighton’s oldest record shop. Just 30 yards up from Brighton Station. We buy and sell vinyl records of all genres, from film soundtracks and theatrical scores to jazz, blues and rock ‘n’ roll. We reopen after Christmas on Friday December 30 (12 pm to 5pm) and our 2023 winter opening hours are Wednesday (12pm to 5pm) and Thursday, Friday, Saturday (10am to 6pm). You can order online or by telephone at any time. If you have a collection to sell we can arrange an appointment. Simply email us or leave us a message on 01273 323853.
Soundtracks for today
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The Turning (Kate's Diary)
VariousA1 – American LandfillA2 – Take It To The GraveA3 – Getting Better (Otherwise)B1 –
£20.00 Buy -
The Tamarind Seed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album)
John Barry1 – The Tamarind Seed Main Title2 – Judith Remembers3 – A Drive On The Island4 –
£35.00 Buy -
We Are Who We Are (Original Series Soundtrack)
Devonte HynesA1 – The Long Ride IIA2 – Let Yourself Go IA3 – The Last DayA4 –
£30.00 Buy -
Profondo Rosso (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film)
GoblinA1 – Profondo RossoA2 – Death DiesA3 – Mad PuppetB1 – Wild SessionB2 – Deep ShadowsB3 – School
£50.00 Buy -
Fatal Attraction (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Maurice JarreA1 – Fatal AttractionA2 – Following DanA3 – MadnessB1 – Where Is Ellen?B2 – BethB3 – Confrontation
£10.00 Buy -
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi TrioA1 – O Tannenbaum A2 – What Child Is This A3 – My Little Drum
£30.00 Buy -
Night Of The Comet (Original Soundtrack)
VariousA1 – UnbelievableA2 – Learn To Love AgainA3 – Strong HeartA4 – Let My Fingers Do
£90.00 Buy -
Chariots Of Fire
VangelisA1 – TitlesA2 – Five CirclesA3 – Abraham’s ThemeA4 – Eric’s ThemeA5 – 100 MetresA6 – JerusalemB –
£20.00 Buy
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About Us
The Record Album
In 2018 The Record Album celebrated 70 years of serving the record-buying public of Brighton and beyond. The shop, which opened in 1948, sells all kinds of music from pop to classical but it specialises in soundtracks, cinema and theatre. It was described in Garth Cartwright’s chronicle of the UK record shop, Going For a Song, as “as Europe’s foremost soundtrack shop”.
Once curated by the legendary George Ginn, who retired in 2018 at 88, the shop has passed to new owners, Keith Blackmore and David Chappell, who are determined to keep up its traditions for lovingly cared for records of all varieties.
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Perched above Brighton Station, The Record Album is at once an anachronism and ultramodern...a treasure chest for the odd, the obscure, the marginal and, obviously, the movies. Inside The Record Album, I feel as if I'm in an exotic locale, some fantastic place. A sensation the best record shops have always inspired.
Garth Cartwright
author 'Going for a Song, a Chronicle of the UK Record Shop' (2017)
You’ll find vinyl heaven just off the M23
Mojo
Anyone who loves Brighton, movies and record stores will find nirvana here.
The Independent
This store has long been a favourite of connoisseurs and collectors
Music Week
Un paradis pour les collectionneurs maniaques!
Les Inrockuptibles
Voted by experts among the top UK record stores
The Guardian
It is no wonder that The Record Album possesses such an enviable reputation as the UK's destination of choice for movie soundtracks on vinyl.
Long Live Vinyl
2018
This is a record-breaking shop in its own right, having opened in 1948. The shop has a well-deserved reputation for specialising in film scores and soundtracks.
Graham Sharpe
Author 'Vinyl Countdown' 2019
The sign in the window sums the shop up well: The Record Shop for Connoisseurs.
Graham Jones
Author 'The Vinyl Revival and The Shops That Made It Happen' 2018
My opening port of call in Brighton is normally The Record Album shop, a wunderkammer of vinyl just uphill from the station.
Travis Elborough
The Guardian 2022