Carshalton · Est. 2025

The magic's
in the racks

Hey Folks! We are an independent Record shop on Beynon Parade in Carshalton named after Dwight Twilley’s Power-Pop classic ‘Looking For The Magic’.

Visit the shop Sell us your records

The black painted shopfront of Looking For The Magic Records, with its hand-painted sign above the window. — 11 The Parade, Beynon Road

Inside the shop: racks of records down the middle, sleeves and framed prints covering the wall, and a guitar hanging up. — 11 The Parade, Beynon Road

We specialise in pre-loved vinyl, CDs, cassettes, books, comics, Cult & Classic DVDs, classic Tees & merch and all kinds of Pop-Culture memorabilia…

We stock the best in all genres from Soul, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Prog, Pop, Heavy Metal, Classical, Indie, Hip Hop, Electronica, Blues, Folk, Country & Americana, Global-Roots, Soundtracks and everything inbetween!

Punk
Soul
Classic rock
Indie
Reggae
Heavy Metal
Jazz
Books
Grunge
Country & Americana
Blues
Psych
Hip Hop
Soundtracks
Hardcore
Pop
Singer-songwriter
Comics
Electronica
RnB
Folk
Prog
Global-Roots
Classical

Tracks of the week

Our kinda magic!

Here’s just a few of the amazing records we’ve been spinning on the LFTM deck this week!

Cued up Looking For The Magic – Dwight Twilley Band

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In the racks

Records worth the trip!

We pride ourselves on our curated and deep racks full of classics and lesser spotted gems from all genres.

We are constantly buying, trading, sourcing, cleaning (using our Degritter Ultrasonic machine!) and pricing amazing records with new stock hitting the racks every single day!

There is literally something for everyone, every occasion and all price ranges! Come on over and spend some time digging!

A Pink Floyd record laid out over the shop's vinyl racks and handwritten dividers.

Inside

A treasure trove!

One room full of magic…

Records floor to ceiling, shelves full of books, magazines, CDs, Cassettes, memorabilia, sleeves, posters and prints decorate the walls, a guitar or two.

Come in, take your time and find something special!