Favorite record shops in the world

1. Amoeba Records - 1855 Haight St, (415) 831-1200 San Francisco. Probably the best record shop in the world, and the largest independent record store in the US.
2. Beatin' Rhythm - 42 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LA. UK's premier store for soul, rock'n'roll, pop reissues, Funk, doo-wop, girl group, rare soul, NORTHERN SOUL, surf, psych, rhythm'n'blues. Better than that, the staff are amazingly knowledgeable, helpful and never patronising ... which is not always the case in record shops as you probably know.
3. Piccadilly Records - 53 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JR
4. Rough Trade - 16 Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9Dp Slam City Skates Basement)
5. Missing Link Records - Basement 405 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 3000. Australian indie institution - have their own record label too.
6. Spin - 8 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, NE1 1EN. Not sure if Spin qualifies as a record shop but it is still excellent for less mainstream CDs
7. Monorail Records - 12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow. Left-field stockist with Steven Pastel connections, good coffee too.