Garth Cartwright and Quintina Valero – London’s Record Shops (Book)

A Notting Hill Carnival city. A rock city. A rave city.

A reggae city. A city of deep soul and funky jazz. A city where, from the Rolling Stones to Stormzy, cutting-edge music has constantly been created London rules the game.

Londons Record Shops celebrates the greatest vendors of recorded music in the world’s foremost record-shop-city. From Brixton dub shacks and Hackney vinyl boutiques to Camdens rockabilly ravers and Soho’s feted jazz and dance shops, through Rough Trade and Honest Jon’s to Sound of the Universe these brilliant (sometimes eccentric, always engaging) emporiums are documented with striking photographs and incisive interviews. Anyone who loves music and/or London will find this book engaging and informative.