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Glasgow to the Ayrshire Coast: The Founding Store Trail
Make Glasgow your home base: dig the West End, then take day trips from the same hotel to Record Market in Paisley and Saltcoats Record Centre, our first international Founding Store. A weekend run.
Route: Glasgow → Paisley → Saltcoats · 7 record stores across 3 stops
Home base trip: stay in Glasgow and treat the other stops as day trips, a weekend run from one hotel.
Stop by stop
Home base: Finnieston to the West End
Strip Joint Records
Record shop and bar combo in Finnieston with a small but well-chosen new-release corner.
Tip: Great spot before a gig at the Hydro or SEC — about a 10-minute walk away.
956A Argyle St, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8LU, UK
Hours
Monday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Tuesday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Wednesday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Thursday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Friday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Saturday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Sunday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM Music From Big Blue
Independent label and record shop in the Hidden Lane, with second-hand stock from Trossachs Records on the premises.
Tip: Tucked in the Hidden Lane off Argyle Street, so allow a few minutes to find the entrance.
1103 The Hidden Ln, Argyle St, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8ND, UK
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Mixed Up Records
Down a cobbled lane by Byres Road, selling a mix of second-hand and new releases and reissues, with a busy online side.
Tip: Closed Sundays; combine with Play It Again* and Second Line Records nearby.
16-22 Otago Ln, Glasgow G12 8PB, UK
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday Closed Play It Again* Records
Small second-hand shop off Byres Road, liked for its jazz and an owner who knows his stock.
Tip: Opens afternoons and evenings only (listed 2:30 PM weekdays), and visitors report irregular hours, so check before you go.
47 Ruthven Ln, Glasgow G12 9BG, UK
Hours
Monday 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM Friday 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sunday 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM Second Line Records
Handsomely fitted West End shop focused on audiophile-grade pressings, with jazz, blues, funk, world and hip-hop in the racks.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Sunday only.
133 Hyndland Rd, Glasgow G12 9JA, UK
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Day trip: Paisley
Record Market
Small Paisley shop with a mainly UK-leaning range of new, reissued and pre-loved vinyl at fair prices.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 to 4.
3 Broomlands St, Paisley PA1 2LS, UK
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday Closed
Day trip: Saltcoats
Saltcoats Record Centre
★ Founding Store of The Vinyl Vine · our first international Founding Store
Ayrshire coast shop selling vinyl, CDs and cassettes, with plenty of rock plus band merchandise and memorabilia. A Founding Store of The Vinyl Vine, and our first outside the United States.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Reviewers call the owners very friendly and the boxes easy to dig, and one calls it the best record shop in Scotland.
7 Countess St, Saltcoats KA21 5HP, UK
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Sunday Closed
Hours and details come from public listings and may have changed. Small shops often keep short or irregular hours, so check or call before a long trip. See something wrong? Use Still open? in the app and we will look into it.