The Musical Box Record Shop

Calling all Swifties for this last minute Record Store Day addition! Landing next month as part of the Record Store Day drop is this super limited 7” single of Taylor Swifts “Elizabeth Taylor” as a one off release pressed in violet glitter vinyl. No represses. No second chances. When they’re gone, they’re gone! Available to pick up from the shop Saturday 18th April from 9:00am as part of the Record Store Day drop list. First come first serve on the day!

@DEmbo1878 We love hearing little stories like these how amazing she still has it! Thanks for sharing! ❤️

@TheMusicalBoxRS Picked up a lady yesterday,said she was from tuebrook, I mentioned your shop and she said she bought Hank Williams ,Setting the woods on fire from there when she was 12,her first ever record! She's still got it!!

Now and then! 2001-2026 We guessed around 25 years ago late 2001. Same counter, same shelves, same cabinet! On the wall you can see a Pink Floyd Echoes compilation poster which had just been released as well as Robbie Williams Sing When You're Winning. Think it's about time to replace them speakers though!

@Davlin781871 It does indeed!

@TheMusicalBoxRS Does it still play ?

The new addition to our upstairs shop floor, the blingy-est grammar phone we’ve ever seen which couldn’t look anymore fitting for the room! As modelled by Loki! Just a reminder we are dog friendly, so please feel free to bring your four legged friend along with you for a dig 🐶

@homeofscouse @NeilAda06141364 Thanks matey!

@TheMusicalBoxRS @NeilAda06141364 Boss this; proper Scouse heritage! Amazing 👏

We’ve got a new cabinet! When The Musical Box first opened in 1947, alongside 78rpm records the shop also stocked fancy goods & toys, including the likes of Hornby, Meccano, Corgi, Dinky & Bayko which Dorothy phased out in the 60’s with the introduction of Rock & Roll. During our recent renovation, we rediscovered all the shops old surplus toy stock that had been hidden away in boxes for decades and thought it would be nice to have more of the shops history out on display!

The Record Store Day banner is up! In case you missed it, Sat 18th April we will be taking part in Record Store Day with hundreds of limited edition records up for grabs! The full drop list for the day can be viewed on the official @RSDUK website. We have begun taking wish lists for the drop, so we have a rough idea what to order please feel free to comment or message us your wish list (if we haven’t replied to you already.) As always we are not allowed to reserve any stock and will strictly be a first come first serve basis on the day. We will open from 9am, see you April 18th!

@WillowJimmy1878 Added to the wish list! 👍

@TheMusicalBoxRS Nolan Porter/Stone Foundation Deacon Blue vinyl Weller single

Save the date! It’s that time of year again! The 2026 Record Store Day drop list has just been announced and it’s the best one we’ve seen in our 5 years of taking part! This year there are hundreds of artists with super exclusive releases up for grabs on Saturday 18th April to support independent record shops. Head over to the official @RSDUK website to check out the full drop list! Every year we take wish lists for the drop so we have a rough idea what to order. As always it’s a first come first serve basis on the day and we strictly cannot reserve any stock to give everyone a chance of getting their hands on the goodies. If there are releases you are interested in, please comment or message us them and we’ll reply back to you confirming we’ve received your wish list. Please don’t message/comment your wish list twice as it will mess up the quantities. We will be open 9am and would recommend getting there early to avoid disappointment. See you on the day!

@DEmbo1878 Added to the wish list! 👍

Early order please @TheMusicalBoxRS for #RSD2026 👍 x.com/paulwellerHQ/s…

@DEmbo1878 @stea178 Added to the wish list! 👍

@stea178 @TheMusicalBoxRS I've got these so far....I was expecting a volume 2 B sides of the Coral but doesn't look like 😭

Another to the list...it's only February I might need a trolley!! @TheMusicalBoxRS x.com/SupergrassHQ/s…

@DEmbo1878 Added to the wish list! 👍

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@NeoGeoNinja Added to the wish list! 👍

@TheMusicalBoxRS Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres

@mike29225713 Added to the wish list! 👍

@TheMusicalBoxRS Lightning seeds b sides Zutons Valerie

Diane and her brother Phillip outside the shop 1953 📷 Frankie Laine's "I Believe" can be seen in the window had just hit number one. The scouse merchant sailors would return to Liverpool from New York and bring back the 78rpm hit records that were big in America at the time for Dorothy & Diane to listen to. The heads up on American releases from sailors allowed Dorothy & Diane to know what to order each month when receiving the advanced release lists. ⛴️

@mike29225713 Cheers Mike!

@TheMusicalBoxRS Super shop

After a busy Christmas period that absolutely rinsed our crates, we’ve been buying collections all January and brought in a huge haul of quality second hand vinyl! We have hundreds of records due to hit the crates this week from Rock, Metal, Pop & Dance. Just need to organise & price it all first!

With thanks to a recent comment on one of our posts, more of the shops history has been unearthed which we were unaware of! We have recently discovered that Beatles manager Brian Epstein used to frequent the shop along with former Beatles manager Joe Flannery to buy records which they did not have in stock at NEMS. We were always aware of Joe Flannery coming in as he’d often speak to my Great Nan Dorothy to promote his brother’s band Lee Curtis & The All Stars. We always assumed Brian Epstein would have visited at some point to check out other record shops in Liverpool but never had the provenance. With special thanks to Helen, without whom we would never have known!

Disclaimer: Although John Lennon & Pete Best frequented the shop in the early 60’s, there are no photographs as The Beatles hadn’t kicked off yet. This was just a bit of fun made with AI. Unfortunately this is the closest we’ll ever get to a real picture!

With 2026 approaching we would like to thank you all so much for your support of the shop throughout 2025. We’ve been so overwhelmed by the love we’ve received this year and we honestly couldn’t do this with out you all! 2025 felt especially meaningful as the shop received a blue plaque, honouring the legacy of my Great Nan Dorothy, who helped lay the foundations for everything we have today. We hope you all have a wonderful new year & we’ll see you in 2026 with some exciting news to announce soon! With special thanks to: Strawberry Fields Sean Lennon & Yoko Ono Liverpool City Council Record Collector Magazine Record Store Day BBC Merseyside The Guide Liverpool Olympia Liverpool Echo Fab Four Taxi Tours Liverpool Visitor Centre Liver Tours Liverpool DB Tours Liverpool World Liverpool Beatles Museum Antiques Road Show Gigs & Tours MOJO Magazine HITS Radio North West Tonight ITV News Radio 5 Alan Smith Kev Mcmanus Ian Byrne Wayne Colquhoun Rick Wakeman & Management Holly Johnson Colin Hanton Colin Hall Tony Snell Claire Minter Billy Maher Billy Butler The Farm Jackie Spencer Angela Leighton Jones