When Selectadisc closed down, Sister Ray upped sticks from the pokey paradise by the market and moved in. Great mix of CDs, vinyl and t-shirts & immortalised on the cover of Oasis' What's the Story...
The spiritual successor to the original shop which Geoff Travis opened around the corner at 202 Kensington Park Rd in 1976
Previously at Ingestre Place, SOTU's provenance stretches back to a Camden Market stall. Arguably the jewel in Soho's crown, they boast their own label, Soul Jazz Records, and the patronage of Prince.
The last London remnant of the indie chain who flew too close to the sun. New owners HMV deserve credit for retaining much of the store's soul & bargains aplenty can still be found across its 3 floors
I hope the lucky people of Stoke Newington know what a treasure they have on their doorstep. Rifling the racks you get the feeling you're just a flick away from a great find. Vinyl fetishists rejoice!
Sadly closed following the London riots, but lives on as a mail order and online business
A stalwart of Greenwich Market for some 20 years, Casbah Records found a new home round the corner at The Beehive in 2009. Expect the same friendly service and great selection of soul, surf and psych.
