RISE

Excellent music store, has plenty of alternative music plus the chart style music too (you would be surprised at the cds I have found there!). Also do reasonably priced DVDs and some books.

RISE is a small independent record shop in the Beechwood Arcade. It’s small, and they have nowhere near the capacity of HMV, but it compares very well. Staff know a lot about the music that they sell, and there are frequent live music events. They carry a diverse range of music, more diverse than HMV, with lots of CDs in all genres - they’ll order stuff in for you too. They even carry vinyl and some cassettes. They operate a rounded pricing policy, meaning there are no 99p-ending prices, but this, combined with their size, means that music is sometimes slightly cheaper elsewhere. Still, the expertise and friendliness of the staff makes up for this. Recommended.