Sounds of the Universe
4.6 613 Google reviews · Independent record shop in Soho, London
- Area. Soho, London
- Phone. +44 20 7734 3430
- Website. soundsoftheuniverse.com
About Sounds of the Universe
Soul, jazz, funk and global grooves — the shop run by the Soul Jazz Records label. A crate-digger's dream. Rated 4.6/5 across 613 Google reviews, it's one of the most-loved record shops in London — and one of the London stops on the Keep Them Spinning Vinyl Radar.
Opening hours
| Monday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM |
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Coming home with a stack?
The Vinyl Record Crate is the box that gets them home and keeps them there: solid paulownia, open top, 50–60 LPs. When the collection outgrows a crate, the Vinyl Modular is the system that stacks and keeps growing with it.
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Written by Gilberto Salazar · Reviewed by Guillermo Gonzalez · Last reviewed 10 September 2026. Ratings, review counts and opening hours come from public Google Business Profile data; rankings and comparisons are calculated from our own dataset. See our editorial policy or report an error.
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