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Back to Black 20

2026 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the 5x Grammy award winning album “Back To Black”, universally regarded as one of the greatest, most important and influential albums in pop history.
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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

Marlena Shaw's The Spice of Life is a landmark 1969 soul-jazz album that showcases her powerful, expressive vocals across a rich blend of soul, jazz, blues and socially conscious songwriting. Featuring the timeless classics "California Soul" and "Woman of the Ghetto," it remains her signature release.
The Spice Of Life (Thousand Club)
Marlena Shaw
Soul
£38.00
Mercury Prize-shortlisted, MOBO Award-winning drummer, composer and producer Moses Boyd returns with his first album in six years. Since the release of his critically acclaimed album, Dark Matter, Boyd has continued to push at the boundaries of contemporary jazz.
Songs For Sinners (Etched D Side)
Moses Boyd
Contemporary Jazz
£32.00
2026 marks the tenth anniversary of Big Crown Records. A lot can happen in 10 years, and a lot did. From very humble origins, Big Crown has become one of the most respected independent imprints in the world with an incredibly talented international roster and an incomparable catalog of timeless music. Leon Michels & Danny Akalepse opened the doors at Big Crown in 2016 with a simple ethos: put out good music they believe in regardless of genre.
BCR10 - Ten Years of Big Crown Records
Various Artists
R&B
£34.00
Learn To Swim’ takes shape around ten individually characterised tracks, from the whirring beat and gospel undertones of ‘Don’t You Give Up On Me’, to the playful, percussion-layered offering of ‘Best Kind Of Lost’, the project displays the innate musicality and natural versatility of Joshua Idehen.
Learn To Swim, A Mixtape
Joshua Idehen
Contemporary
£24.00
It’s that time of year again! Are your copies of “Now! That’s What I Ca l Christmas” and “A Motown Christmas” finaly feeling worn out? Strut has the ideal antidote this year, as we dive into the world of festive records made by African artists spanning the late 1960s to the 1980s with our new Krismasi: Christmas Sounds From Africa compilation.
Krismasi: Christmas Songs From Africa 1968-1982 (White on Red Inkplosion Vinyl)
Various Artists
Christmas
£26.00
Chicago producer and composer Will Miller’s Resavoir has established a strong following at the intersection of jazz, electronic music, and beat-driven production, with more than 9,000 vinyl records sold and 82M+ streams across the project’s first three albums.
Above the Clouds
Resavoir
Electronica
£28.00
Plush shag carpeting, jazz flutes, analogue synths, funk grooves, exotica, and sultry, Italian-style vocalising: Erotica 70 is the new album from Larry Manteca, known for their inventive, tongue-in-cheek reimaginings of classic Italian soundtrack aesthetics.
Erotica 70
Larry Mantega
Cinematic/Soundtrack
£32.00
Fontaines D.C. are moving decisively away from the guitar language of their early records into something colder, stranger and more synthetic. Across the Dopamine Chamber, the band reflects the overwhelm of artificial intelligence, environmental collapse and political violence all riding the same algorithms as memes, jokes and celebrity culture.
Dopamine Chamber (Black vinyl)
Fontaines D.C.
Indie/Rock
£24.00
This special 3LP clear vinyl collates the “Back To Black” era in a definitive package. Featuring the original studio album, 4x unreleased demos, rare B-sides and demos, alongside the notable live performance from Paradiso, Amsterdam (February 8th 2007) from the Back To Black tour, never released in full and on vinyl.
Back To Black 20 (3LP Clear Vinyl)
Amy Winehouse
Contemporary Soul
£57.00
A soulful, full-bodied selection of jazz-infused house from one of the golden eras of the genre: 1995 – 2005
Caviar Jazz - A Journey Into Jazz Inflected House
Various Artists
Electronica
£34.00
Pure Devotion is Overmono’s most ambitious project to date. Across the 11 tracks, Overmono have pushed their recording process into bold new territories, adopting experimental production techniques that involve synthesisers from the 70s and 80s, an antiquated train announcement speaker, and literally baking a crash cymbal in the oven. There’s a powerful sense of intention and physicality embedded in every choice, which extends to the emotive vocal features from revered British poet John Joseph Holt, close collaborator Kindora, and Paul Institute’s Ruthven.
Pure Devotion (Blue Marble Vinyl)
Overmono
Electronica
£27.00
We've been waiting for this! FUDGE is Michael Kiwanuka’s most free and instinctive album to date. A vibrant, deeply human record shaped by spontaneity, emotion, and creative joy. It’s loose, soulful, and alive with the kind of magic that only happens when the process leads the way.
FUDGE (2LP Mint Green Vinyl)
Michael Kiwanuka
Contemporary Soul
£37.00
Mr Bongo proudly presents a reissue of Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo's masterpiece Dreams. Blending lush, Eastern European-tinged psychedelic jazz with beautiful arrangements by Gary McFarland, its unique, delicate, charming sound has entranced record collectors for years.
Dreams
Gabor Szabo
£28.00
Capturing Clifford Jordan at the height of his powers—deep, soulful, and swinging hard. Recorded in Paris, France on March 26, 1975 with his working quartet, the album exemplifies the muscular yet lyrical hard bop sound that defined Jordan’s career in the 1970s
Night of The Mark VII
Clifford Jordan Quartet
Jazz
£42.00
“Kilofese”, translating to “do what you want to do” in Yoruba, is meant in direct opposition to government control. The cornerstone of Afrobeat, distinguishing itself from its Highlife and Funk predecessors, is the disdain for colonial rule, government corruption and oppression to the common people.
Kilofese
Adebowale and the Pioneers
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£25.00

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