Empire Records St Albans

Empire Records St Albans Retailer of vinyl records and CDs, both new and used, in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Today you'll find us at the St Albans Record Fair in Loreto College as well as in sunny Heritage Close, so make sure you...
26/09/2026

Today you'll find us at the St Albans Record Fair in Loreto College as well as in sunny Heritage Close, so make sure you visit us at both locations!

(Record Fair entrance on Hatfield Road)

Another vast collection of great music adorns our shelves on this glorious πŸ₯³ Including brand new albums from Leon Brid...
25/09/2026

Another vast collection of great music adorns our shelves on this glorious πŸ₯³ Including brand new albums from Leon Bridges, Nothing But Thieves, Martin Simpson, Robin Trower, Stornoway, Julia Jacklin, M83, Hermanos Gutierrez, Protomartyr, plus the final outing for Soft Cell, and a wonderful blues collaboration between Morgan Freeman and the Chineke! Orchestra. There's a nice selection of live material out this week too, featuring the classic Alice In Chains MTV Unplugged concert, plus further gigs from Can, Orbital, and Linkin Park. We also have Aurora's companion to her classic debut All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend, the soundtrack to Toy Story 5 (featuring an exclusive Taylor Swift track!), a one-year anniversary edition of Olivia Dean's Art Of Loving, and plenty of ace reissues from Baxter Dury, Kneecap, King Crimson, Hard-Fi, The Prodigy, Alison Moyet, Motorhead, Korn, Puscifer, and a quadruple jazz offering from Kenny Burrell, Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter, and Grant Green. Find them all in store now! (Also available at www.empirestalbans.com)

We've restocked the mighty π•­π–šπ–—π–‰π–Šπ–“π–˜π–”π–’π–Š's EP, Hell Is Dark, and you can get a hand written thank you note when you pick up...
22/09/2026

We've restocked the mighty π•­π–šπ–—π–‰π–Šπ–“π–˜π–”π–’π–Š's EP, Hell Is Dark, and you can get a hand written thank you note when you pick up a copy in store!

National Album Day 2026 is coming up soon, this year celebrating iconic albums & artistsThe full list of exclusive vinyl...
21/09/2026

National Album Day 2026 is coming up soon, this year celebrating iconic albums & artists

The full list of exclusive vinyl titles just dropped, including limited edition albums from Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Pulp and many more! Check them out here: www.nationalalbumday.co.uk.

We'll be beginning to place our orders at the end of the week, so please get in touch to pre-order your favourites now.

Who are your favourite icons? Let us know what you're hoping to pick up on October 17th!

Absolutely masses of new music available in store this weekend! 😍 New albums from Beck, Echo & The Bunnymen, Beabadoobee...
19/09/2026

Absolutely masses of new music available in store this weekend! 😍 New albums from Beck, Echo & The Bunnymen, Beabadoobee, Chaka Khan, Seasick Steve, Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts, Durand Jones & The Indications, Chelsea Wolfe, Agnes Obel, Kristin Hersh, Ozric Tentacles, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Anthrax, J Cole, and a whole lot more, plus David Bowie's 1965 Shel Talmy recordings, a new compilation celebrating 20 years of Five Finger Death Punch, The Orb's acclaimed remix series revived, early Skids demos collected for the first time, some previously unreleased Studio One dub plates, and reissues from DJ Shadow, Hole, The Lemonheads, Yoko Ono, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, Stiff Little Fingers, Raekwon, Xzibit, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, and more! Pop in and check 'em out 😎 (also available at www.empirestalbans.com)

National Album Day 2026 is coming! πŸ₯³Full list of exclusive vinyl titles just dropped, check them out here: www.nationala...
18/09/2026

National Album Day 2026 is coming! πŸ₯³

Full list of exclusive vinyl titles just dropped, check them out here: www.nationalalbumday.co.uk. Available to pre-order now.

Who are your favourite icons? Let us know what you're hoping to pick up on October 17th!

Happy ! New albums on our shelves today include gems from Ezra Collective, Bloc Party, Green Lung, Bonobo, Ibibio Sound...
11/09/2026

Happy ! New albums on our shelves today include gems from Ezra Collective, Bloc Party, Green Lung, Bonobo, Ibibio Sound Machine, The Proclaimers, The Tubs, The Linda Lindas, plus a Bowie/Tin Machine live CD, and the follow-up to the landmark Nigeria 70 compilation from Strut Records - Nigeria 80. There's a great selection of reissues too, featuring multiple albums from Graham Coxon, Motorhead, and Pixies, plus further classics from Saint Etienne, St Germain, Funkadelic, and Native James. Catch them all in store right now! (Also available at www.empirestalbans.com)

Address

21 Heritage Close
Saint Albans
AL34EB

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 5:30pm
Thursday 11am - 5:30pm
Friday 11am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+441727860890

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