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The glass front of Some Great Reward at the Cooperage, its pink and blue sign above the door, with orange chairs and a table outside in the sun.
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Some Great Reward

A record shop and café in the Cooperage courtyard on Pollokshaws Road, open since 2018, with new and rare vinyl and a keen ear for music from Scotland.

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Some Great Reward is the kind of record shop that makes you want to linger, a friendly little place in the Cooperage courtyard on Pollokshaws Road, on Glasgow's South Side.

It opened in 2018, moved into the Cooperage in 2022, and is run by a small team who have played in bands, worked in record shops and run club nights of their own. The racks are full of new and rare vinyl across every kind of music, and the shop is keen to turn you on to the best new music coming out of Scotland. There's coffee too, so you can take a cup with you as you browse, and the team are always up for a blether about what's playing. It's step-free and dogs are welcome, and it's a short walk from Strathbungo's cafés and restaurants. The shop is open every day except Tuesday, from noon on weekdays, 10am on Saturdays and 11am on Sundays.

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Before you go

Step-free, and dogs are welcome.

Where
Unit 2, The Cooperage, 674 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2QE.
Open
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday noon to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm; closed Tuesday.
Dogs
Welcome.
Access
Wheelchair accessible.
Phone
0141 423 9699

Opening hours

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Monday
noon–6pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
noon–6pm
Thursday
noon–6pm
Friday
noon–6pm
Saturday
10am–6pm
Sunday
11am–5pm

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Where it is

In the Cooperage courtyard on Pollokshaws Road, on Glasgow's South Side by Strathbungo.

Close byStrathbungo, Pollokshields and Govanhill.
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