Capsule Records

Welcome to Capsule Records

At Capsule Records, we strongly believe in the power of music and community. As an independent record shop, we started with the local area in mind. Since then, we have been on a mission to foster a musical community and make the joy of music accessible to all.

Our stock is a carefully curated selection of LPs that we love. From soul, jazz, disco, electronica, and hip-hop to some bits in between, there’s something for everyone. For those who like to dig deeper, we also have crates like African Funk, Japanese Jazz and Modern Classical.

To help you discover something new or find an old favourite, we’ve stuck QR codes on the front of all our LPs that direct you to a listening link with information about the artist and label. If you’re without a phone, just ask, and we can play it for you on our tailor-made PMC sound system. So, take a seat in our beautifully designed coffee area, enjoy a drink of your choice (we also stock alcohol!) and relax.

Our atmosphere in store is also aided by our weekly DJ sets, as part of our Capsule Connect initiative designed to support the local DJ community. We hope that by using our platform to promote local DJs and the venues that host them, we can bring the best of what Brighton has to offer to you.

“Capsule Records are a breath of fresh air. Hugely knowledgeable, with a terrific collection of proper music, they go to great length to curate just what is right. My go to place!” - Dunstan Rickard

New to the shop - available for click & collect or UK wide delivery

A founding member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah is Hip Hop’s masked poet — known for his cinematic storytelling, gritty slang, and razor-sharp delivery. With classic albums like Supreme Clientele and Fishscale, Ghostface carved his name into rap history as one of the most original and consistent voices in the game. The Wait is Over. Supreme Clientele 2 is FINALLY here.

Supreme Clientele 2 (Blue Steel 2LP Vinyl)

Ghostface Killah
Hip Hop

£29.00

Originally released in 1995, Dah Shinin’ remains one of the most celebrated albums of hip hop’s golden era. Includes two essential remixes — "Wrekonize" and 'Sound Bwoy Bureill" — plus the previously unreleased “Nuttin’ Move But Da Money,” officially available for the first time after years on white label.

Dah Shinin' (3LP)

Smif-N-Wessun
90s Hip Hop

£50.00

"A classic... 15 years on (has it really been that long?!) and I still play tracks from ‘Press On’. It’s that kind of album. If you’re only hearing it for the first time then I’m jealous as you’ve got it all to come.” Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music / BBC Radio 2

Press On

Lack of Afro
Funk

£28.00

70s Mutated Mistleto

Xmas Done Got Funky (Crystal Clear Vinyl)

Jimmy Jules & The Nuclear Soul System
Christmas

£28.00

Or Kantor returns with his sophomore album Snake Island, a vivid and cinematic journey through imagined landscapes and lost love, for fans of Eden Ahbez and other seekers of sound and spirit.

Snake Island

Or Kantor
Contemporary Funk

£28.00

‘Soul Psychédélique’, released on Two-Piers, takes you on a journey into the world of Psychedelic Soul & Funk, from its early beginnings in the 1960s and 1970s to the current crop of artists championing the more Psychedelic, Trippy end of the Soul sound today.

Soul Psychédélique (The Sounds of Psychedelic Soul & Funk 1967-2024) - Purple (LP1) & Orange (LP2) Vinyl

Various
Soul/Funk

£43.00

Originally released in 2005, Supernature was Goldfrapp’s era-defining masterpiece, a multi-layered sonic-pop thriller that shattered the electronic rulebook, replacing it with a radical, high-gloss vision of pop music at its most seductive and strange.

Supernature: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Goldfrapp
Contemporary

£40.00

Described by the band as “a less apologetic and more expansive sound,” it finds them experimenting more boldly with the foundations of their identity. Drawing on backgrounds that span prog rock, alternative & jazz, oreglo create music that resists definition in the best possible way.

The Whirr

Oreglo
Jazz

£21.00

When people think of Yacht Rock—those smooth, sun-drenched sounds that once drifted from Californian radio stations in the late '70s and early '80s—they rarely imagine it echoing through rehearsal rooms in Hamburg or Linz. Yet even far from the Pacific coastline, the appeal of shimmering chords, laid-back grooves, and polished production found fertile ground.

Under And Above The Clouds - Yacht Rock Grooves from Germany & Austria 1979-1991

Various Artists
70s & 80s

£29.00

Kraak & Smaak Announce New Album Velvet Seas.

Velvet Seas

Kraak & Smaak
Electronica

£32.00

This album is a compilation of hard-to-find 7" singles released in Kenya by the Audio Productions stable in the first half of the 1980s and most have never been released outside of East Africa.

Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba from East Africa

Various Artists
African Jazz/Funk/Psych

£25.00

The Bristol based record label - run by Ishmael Ensemble - collaborate with The Gallimaufry to release an end of year compilation featuring some of the up-and-coming artists regularly performing at the venue.

Something In The Water

Various Artists
Jazz

£30.00

A cult classic underground hip-hop collaboration between legendary MC Kool Keith and producer Godfather Don, defining the ’90s indie rap sound.

The Cenobites (Gatefold 2LP)

Kool Keith & Godfather Don
90s Hip Hop

£38.00

Tom Caruana Remixes from classic Masta Ace albums such as Slaughtahouse, Sitting On Chrome, The Falling Season, plus more obscure cuts. With features by Guru, Wordsworth, Phonte, Edo G, Large Professor, Torae & Stricklin.