Album of the week

Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis

Compiled by Afrocat who journeyed to Ghana & Ethiopia to find these very special tracks. Expect the unearthing of international disco, deep funk, blaxploitation, dancefloor jazz and afro-futuristic sounds.
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The Weekly Drop

Every week behind the scenes, we're busy ordering and listening to lots of new music to bring you a carefully curated selection of new additions to the shop. The Weekly Drop is our way of bringing our new additions to the shop, to you.
Audio Sets
"I want to start listening on vinyl but don't know where to start with the player". How many times have we had that conversation in the shop?! So here we are, aiming to simplify that process for you. Each box set contains everything you need to start listening to your favourite records; turntable, stylus, amplifier, speakers and cables.
The Listening Room
We are excited to open the doors to our new listening room downstairs in collaboration with our friends at Audio Note. Designed with creativity, flexibility, and community at its heart, this is a welcoming space to explore, enjoy, and share great sound together.

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.  

As well as vinyl, we also retail a carefully selected range of audio sets in our purpose built listening room.  With a set to suit a variety of home set-ups and budgets, each box set contains everything you need to start listening to your favourite records; turntable, stylus, amplifier, speakers and cables. 

“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

"Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis" is compiled by Afrocat, in her 25th year as a DJ/Selector, Music & Culture Curator, Radio Show Presenter on the Blaxploitation Lounge…& an Adventurer!
Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis
Various Artists
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£28.00
Synthesizer, Grand Piano and traditional Folk Instruments are blended with Field recordings to create an intriguing album of Authentic Greek Modal Folk-Jazz and soundscapes.
Impressions of Samos
Greg Foat & Sokratis Votskos with the Giogos Pappa
Contemporary Jazz
£29.00
One of the most influential UK instrumental acts today, Mammal Hands are at the forefront of a new wave of boundary-defying UK artists. Their music blends jazz, contemporary classical, electronica folk, and minimalism into something instantly recognisable: atmospheric, rhythmically charged and emotionally immersive.
Circadia (Transparent vinyl)
Mammal Hands
Contemporary Jazz
£25.00
Wewantsounds is delighted to continue its Yoshiko Sai reissue program with the release of "Mikkou", the Japanese singer-songwriter's 2nd album released in 1976 on Black Records.
Mikkou
Yoshiko Sai
Japanese Jazz/Funk
£35.00
The Cabildos remain one of the most enigmatic names to emerge from the 1970s library music scene. Little is known about the group, except that their name was inspired by Johnny Cabildo, an Italian keyboardist and composer who had relocated to Florida. Their recorded legacy is strikingly concise: just three albums—Yuxtaposición (1972, released under the name Cabildo's Three), Cross Fire (1974), and the later Where Is the Cat? (1979).
Cross Fire
Cabildo
Library Music
£30.00
New 2026 Edition of 600% Dynamite, part of Soul Jazz Records classic compilation series of Jamaican music, featuring killer reggae in all styles - ska, soul, rocksteady, dancehall, funk and dub.
600% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in Jamaica
Various Artists
Reggae
£32.00
Muzikawi reissue the self-titled solo instrumental album of Ethio-jazz composer, Dawit Yifru, which offers an exceptional occasion to rediscover one of the most important eras in Ethiopia’s music history.
Dawit Yifru
Dawit Yifru
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£28.00
3D Country is the third[a] studio album by American indie rock band Geese, released on June 23, 2023, through Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam.
3d Country
Geese
Contemporary
£25.00
In a world full of musical mediocrity, ANTIBALAS emerges like a funky, horn-infused phoenix, ready to shake your booty and expand your mind. This Brooklyn-based powerhouse brings the heat and the rhythm on their latest album, aptly titled "Antibalas."
Antibalas
Antibalas
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£25.00
corto.alto is a music project formed in Glasgow by multi-instrumentalist Liam Shortall.
Bad With Names
corto.alto
Contemporary Jazz
£20.00
Introducing the Instrumental album for Thee Sacred Souls’ critically acclaimed, self-titled debut, featuring instrumental versions of their hit singles, “Can I Call You Rose?”, “Weak For Your Love” and “Future Lover”.
The Instrumentals
Thee Sacred Souls
Contemporary Funk
£25.00
"American Dream" is the fourth studio album by LCD Soundsystem, released on September 1, 2017.
American Dream
LCD Soundsystem
Contemporary
£30.00
With 'Naturally', Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings delivered an album in 2005 that is full of raw energy and authentic soul.
Naturally
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Contemporary Soul
£33.00
The distinctive rolling grooves, growling basslines and blasting horns of Snakehips Etcetera combined to present Nucleus's most energetic record.
Snakehips Etcetera
Nucleus
Jazz/Funk
£27.00
Mac Miller's second album ‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off’ from 2013 with the singles ‘S.D.S.’, ‘Watching Movies’ and ‘Goosebumpz’, which entered the Billboard 200 charts at #3 and also cracked the Top 50 in Germany.
Watching Movies with the Sound
Mac Miller
Hip Hop
£34.00

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