Since 1996 Revival Records has been deeply involved in the vinyl revival. We like to think we played a small part in keeping the love for physical media going, never giving up on the formats we grew up with.
We bought and sold records, cleaning up and rehousing charity shop and car boot finds, and offered digitisation and CD creation for rare LPs that hadn’t yet made it to streaming platforms. We were trusted to convert and restore entire collections, including one of the country’s most prominent Jazz collections, as well as private booth recordings, self-recorded promos, one off band demos and 78rpm shellac records.
Today we are just as passionate. Conversion and digitisation is still something we can offer but our focus is on music journalism and record sales.
Our Magazine
The new printed and digital magazine from Revival Records is jam-packed with reviews of music old and new, in-depth features and interesting articles. Physical media doesn’t just mean music, and we wanted to continue our raison d’être by committing to print.
We are rolling out to record shops in the very near future, including Badlands and The Independent Record Shop Ltd in Cheltenham and Sound Records in Stroud, with hopefully more to come. Printed and digital copies will also be available via this website and other online book shops.
Our first love has always been vinyl, and we will have features on the joy of collecting and ‘record shop of the month’ type pieces, and will always link reviews and articles back to the importance of buying and owning the music we write about.
See the shop for more details and how to purchase. We’re not quite there yet, but the first issue launch is not far away!
Our Shop
We will always have a record shop, but it isn’t like most other record shops. We want to bring the forgotten, the lost and the abandoned records to new audiences. Finding rare or interesting albums in car boot sales, charity shops or private collections.
The shop is very much a labour of love, so we don’t expect to make huge profits from what we sell – we add a little on, of course, to keep the lights on and the writing going.
Expect to find Cassettes, CDs, 8-Track, Mini Discs – any and all physical music! We’ll also occasionally sell hardware like turntables, amplifiers, speakers, Walkmans etc. with the same ethos – find them, fix them up, restore, and pass them on.
Revival Fluid
Over the years (decades!) we have formulated a tried and tested cleaning fluid for use in vinyl cleaning machines, be they manual or automated sonic cleaners. We are now offering this direct to customers.
We use this fluid daily to clean any and all records bought and sold and are constantly amazed at the results a good clean can give a tired record. Available on eBay and other marketplaces, right here on the website will be where you can purchase at the best price guaranteed.