Minus Zero Records on Blenheim Palace Road, just off Portobello Road, down near the Ladbrooke Grove end. Small shop but knowledgeable staff and tasty rarities. The two guys who run it fell out over something (i've tried to find out what but to no avail) so they have halved the shop with their stock on either side. Particularly good on 60's garage n pop.

There a couple of others round there worth hitting too: Rough Trade, Honest Jons and Exotica etc.

While you're in the Notting Hill area the many Music and Video Exchange shops along Notting Hill Gate Road can be overpriced but there are juicy bits to be had.

Many thanks for that, think I'll try Minus Zero Records. Do you know what the nearest Tube station will be?
I ventured into Notting Hill last time and had a look round a few music shops.

is excellent - Fopp reignited. Excellent pricing, range and vibe. Turnham Green tube station.

If you can get to Shoreditch, try this: Rough Trade East

you're including Hanway Street W1 (between Oxford St and Tott Ct Rd - behind the old Zavvi megastore) - but that has a couple of good little purveyors of vinyl - whose names for the life of me I can't remember - but it's only a tiny street so you'll find them.

on Charing Cross Road is good for your jazzer needs if you should have any.

They may have a slap bass section but I'm not absolutely certain...

is the other place in hanway st. Which is friendly and well laid out. Sdaly on the whole alot of records shops are shutting even in central London. Remember Fopps still going just up from cambridge circus towards seven dials.
If the cricket is at oval hedgehog records in camberwell is only 5 mins on the bus you could go at "lunch". Make sure you hold up any vinyl to the camera so we he can hear Boycott and Aggers discussing your lastest buys.

I'd love to know about a records shop not far away from me.

In soho there are still a few on Berwick street worth your time (Sister Ray, Revival (good 2nd hand stuff), Record & Tape Exchange and the one next to it whose name escapes me), along with the excellent Sounds of the Universe on Broadwick Street. Phonica on Poland Street and Blackmarket are for dance music only.

Puregroove in Smithfields is more of a bar these days but still worth a look if you're in the area and has great lunchtime and evening instores.

Check Rough Trade's website for instores too - they have loads, especially in the Brick Lane branch. Duckworth Lewis method this evening.

at camberwell green the road that goes down to oval (on the southside of the road) about 3-6 shops along from the corner. I haven't been for 1-2 years but use to be good.
update sorry it's Rat records (what with mole jazz and meerkat cassette & 8 track emporium I was getting my mammals confused)
http://www.ratrecordsuk.net/