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Monorail Music

An independent record shop in King's Court off King Street, open since December 2002 and sharing its home with Mono, with new releases, reissues, events and talks.

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Glasgow is a great music city, and Monorail Music is the record shop its music lovers head for.

It opened in December 2002 in King's Court, just off King Street in the Merchant City, after a three-year search for the right place, and it shares its home with Mono, the café bar and music venue next door. The racks are full of new releases and reissues on vinyl and cassette, with music from every corner of the world, plus films, books and the shop's own exclusive editions. It has always been close to the city's own bands and labels, from Teenage Fanclub, Belle and Sebastian and Mogwai to Chemikal Underground and Optimo, and it hosts listening parties and author talks through the year. The name comes from George Bennie's futuristic monorail, tested near Milngavie in 1930, and the shop sits under an old railway siding. It's open every day, from 11am to 7pm and from noon on Sundays, so you can browse and then stay on for lunch.

Round the cornerMonoA vegan café, bar and music venue in King's Court since 2002, sharing its roof with the record shop Monorail Music.1 min by roadSee itA vegan burger and fries held on a plate against a striped wall.
Before you go

Listening parties and talks through the year; tickets on the shop's own site.

Where
Kings Court, 97 King Street, Glasgow G1 5RB, beside Mono.
Open
Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm, Sunday noon to 7pm.
Children
Welcome, by Google's record.
Access
A step-free entrance, by Google's record.
Phone
0141 552 9458

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
11am–7pm
Tuesday
11am–7pm
Wednesday
11am–7pm
Thursday
11am–7pm
Friday
11am–7pm
Saturday
11am–7pm
Sunday
noon–7pm

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Where it is

In King's Court, off King Street in the Merchant City, beside Mono.

Close byKing Street, the Trongate and the Merchant City.
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Directions
A vegan burger and fries held on a plate against a striped wall.RestaurantsMonoA step away
The dark run of windows under the Sneaker Laundry and Sneakers ER signs.ShoppingSneakers ERA step away
A shopfront reads "Buck's Bar" beneath an awning marked "Trongate", parasols and outdoor seating standing on the pavement.RestaurantsBuck's Bar TrongateA step away
The Stornoway at Scran + Roadie: black pudding and poached eggs on sourdough with hollandaise and a bacon crumb.CafeScran + Roadie0.2 miles
Through the House on High Street, its glass front under an old painted sign for Complete House Furnishers.CafeThrough the House0.2 miles
The Dhabba's long dining room with plants and booths.RestaurantsThe Dhabba0.3 miles
A sandstone shopfront reads "Cafe Gandolfi" and "Bar Gandolfi", green-framed windows and a lit doorway numbered 64 along the street.RestaurantsCafe Gandolfi0.3 miles
The Wilson Street Pantry's tall windows in a red sandstone building.CafeThe Wilson Street Pantry0.3 miles
A long straight Merchant City street of sandstone buildings under a pale pink sky.AttractionsMerchant City0.3 miles

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