Oxfam Music

Todo un descubrimiento esta tienda. Yo no tenía ni idea de que existían tiendas de Oxfam dedicadas a la música. Además no es nada cutre, tiene unos discos buenísimos y a estupendos precios. Si dentro de unos años se pone de moda volver a tener cd’s como ha pasado con los vinilos ahora, la verdad que nada mejor que venirte a esta charity a pillarte todos los discazos!!! Yo estaba en busca y captura de algún vinilo de banda sonora de peli, que me gusta bastante pero no encontré nada sinceramente emocionante.
Lo que más me gustó son los paquetes sorpresas. Unas 12 libras un paquete de 10 discos aprox, claro está no tienes ni idea de lo que puedes encontrarte dentro. Ahí está lo divertido, porque puede tocarte cosas malas pero maravillosas para poner en una fiesta o encontrar un chollo en discos que para ti son una joya y valen mucho más.

Right, there may be a few too many Luther Vandross and Genesis albums in here for my likling, however, I have found many a gem in Oxfam Music over the years.
Oxfam music is a charity shop that specialises in selling second-​hand vinyl and CDs and what I like about this shop is that they grade the records in terms of quality. This means there should be no nasty surprises when you get home, thus avoiding scratched record or ripped sleave anger syndromme.
The trick in my opinion, if you want to grab some good music, is to check out the lateset arrivals before all the good stuff quickly goes. It’s also worth checking out the front window and wall displays for some hard to find rare records. Otherwise, if your after some cheesey 70s, 80s or 90s pop this is the place for you.
I probably have paid a little over the odds for a few records in here, but, as the profits go to a good cause I have absolutley no problem with that.
Oxfam music will gladly take any of your old, unlistened to records and CDs off your hands, so if they are just sitting around the house gathering dust, why not drop them in! Hopefully they will find a new home where they will get some lovin’.

Been shopping in here since it opened as I don’t believe in owning a music collection that is solely mastered on a hard drive. However, I had a bad experience with the pretentious, affected, nouveau riche Chap (and his daughter), who were staffing the place on the afternoon of Monday 14^th April 2014. He seemingly felt my CD purchases were valued too cheaply & hesitated over the sale.
When I returned on Saturday 19^th, to purchase other items I deliberated about previously, the prices had jumped 50%, from what they had been on Monday. Essentially meaning that I went way over budget. I was ready to put my Monday visit down to experience, until I got home on Saturday afternoon and upon peeling back the first pricing sticker, discovered the original 50% cheaper price sticker (at Mondays original price), underneath.
I will think twice about going back again now as I don’t expect the corporate retail mentality of mainstream, for profit conglomerates, to be adopted by a generic busy body volunteer with a less than courteous and professional demeanour.

I bought two almost mint condition vinyl’s from Oxfam Music last week
A Mamas and Papas Greatest Hits, and a Jefferson Starship. Both of which were in great condition.
There is a huge selection available including records; cassettes; cd’s and dvd’s, and with enough raking through, something good will always pop up.
Items are reasonably priced and staff are very friendly. Having a record player in store allowing customers to test before buying is perfect and i was really impressed by that!
Will return soon, maybe tomorrow haha!

Can be a bit hit or miss depending on what’s been donated that month but have found mucho good stuff in here over the years. Also as an added bonus… always guilt free shopping as it is for charity!

Was in here today for the first time. Was well set out but with most Oxfam music stores some of the Vinyl especially can be a bit pricey. On the otherhand like myself most of the 7″ is priced between 99p or £1.99 and they also have a reasonable selection of 3 for £1 inside as well. Staff are well clued up on what they have and are quite helpful if you are looking for something. I would recommend this store to other vinyl people such as myself!

Having once been little more than an over-​sized bargain bin, Oxfam Music has spent the past few years transforming into a genuinely thriving resource for Glasgow’s music fans.
With a varied selection of records and CDs, ranging from contemporary to oldies and good to mince, knowledgable staff ooze contentment working in this place and are happy to help you find whatever it is you may be looking for.
Unlike other second hand record shops, this place is relatively ordered and tidy, making it a pleasant place to browse in, while the background music is consistently excellent.

If you just can’t find that rare Barry Manilow 12 inch, or urgently need that sought after Michael Bolton test press, then this is the shop for you.
In all seriousness, despite having a lot of typical charity store classics like the above, Oxfam music does have it’s share of goods you might actually want, including stuff like rareish Beatles albums in a glass case with a hefty price tag, or more modern CDs, DVDs or games at a bargain price.

The Oxfam music store on Byres Road can be a bit hit and miss. I’ve found some good bargains but you’ll need to hunt for them and be in at the right time.
There’s always a good, fun atmosphere and it’s nice to buy records knowing that you’re doing a little bit to help at the same time.
If you can see beyond the covers of the embarassing oldies and are willing to spend some time flicking through a lot of rubbish, you might come across a good record or two.

Good for a browse — they have hundreds of seemingly odd vinyl, however, on closer inspection, you begin to notice a few ‘diamonds in the rough’.
DVDs can also be found a-​plenty, not to mention «old school» Casettes and VHS (Backstreet Boys, Vol. 1 = 99p — you don’t hear me complaining!).
Lewis I. mentioned the ‘Mystery Vinyl’ deals — great as it seems — however, like him, I now at least 4 Madonna records and a few, er, Muppets vinyls — anyone want to do a swap (‘mah na mah na’ gets a bit old after a few listens)?

I walk past the Oxfam clothes shop on Byres Road every day to and from work, and I am often so impressed with the various window displays that I’m tempted to miss my train.
The Oxfam clothes branch on Byres Road is slightly different to your average charity shop. You pay slightly more for the pleasure of shopping there, however the clothes on sale have been through a more rigorous selection process and so you are more likely to come away with good quality, bang-​on-​trend items rather than that granny jumper you hoped would look a bit retro but really, just makes you look like your granny. With shoes, bags, shawls and jewellery in addition to clothes, the shop has a good selection of accessories to rival a vintage store.
The shop also has a collection of fair-​trade, hand-​made items; colourful beaded necklaces from Thailand, ornate wooden boxes from India and beautiful candle holders from Indonesia, all making perfect gifts. On the run-​up to Christmas, there is a good selection of tasteful, reasonably priced cards and wrapping paper.
I am generally a big fan of charity-​shop shopping; your money is put to good use, it’s more environmentally friendly and it’s easy to pick up a bargain. The Oxfam clothes shop makes it even more worth while.

if your into music and i mean really into your music! this could be your stop! its easy to find on the main drag of byres road! busy location so the turn over tends to be fast! and its cheap! you can find music here that would not norm be accessible to the public! but you have to dig deep and spend time doing so! but you will have fun doing it!

Oxfam had a great idea when segmenting its shops. This one ended up as an Oxfam Music, great place to find some very cheap second hand records and LPs. Check out the singles as they receive a lot of promo stuff from PR companies, and you can find nice bands in there.