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Edinburgh 2nd hand shop Backtracks Music are Now fully reopen after lockdown. Having received both vaccines personally I believe it will be even safer to shop @BacktracksEdin. Thank you for supporting us and check our stock to find retro music, vintage games, classic dvd films, video computer equipment and accessories.

Althoughwe are a small Independent record shop we supply students, visitors and tourists with everything from euro plugs to record players. Have a look round shop on this YouTube film by media students in Edinburgh. I hope you will then visit and become another satisfied customer.
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In over 29 years in Tollcross, many customers have thanked Backtracks music for knowledgeable advice offered and finding elusive records, rare cds, games or mad requests which I have personally hunted for. Thank you if you have taken the trouble to write and have appreciated our efforts via feedback page.
Although most of our transactions were done face to with cash if you wish to buy vinyl, games etc you can pay instore with credit card, mobile phone or PayPal. Why not buy a Birthday gift at Backtracks. We can also arrange Music Games gift voucher by secure payment to spend in Edinburgh store.

This will enable your gift to be appreciated and used to buy a personal selection of vinyl, music cds, games choices etc simply choose amount 7, 15, 25, 40, 52, 100 call Tommy order gift token and pay direct After 30 years under the same ownership customers can call Tommy to organise post and payment using drop down menu.
Edinburgh films shop Backtracks Music in Tollcross, Edinburgh, offer a great service if looking for your favourite film. Call today or message me to find that hard to find deleted or classic second hand film on DVD or Video. I stock a huge selection of quality DVDs in excellent condition at low cost.
If vinyl music shopping in Edinburgh we are OPEN with Sale offers rare vinyl records, cds, tapes, DVDs books etc from 60s, 70s 80s, 90s at Backtracks Music. With 20,000 music items including classic vinyl albums built up over 31 years on sale check out our Tollcross store.

Our stock includes various Scottish artists like Alex Harvey, UB40 Runrig, Proclaimers, Eurythmics, Deacon Blue, Everly Brothers, Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty or Bob Dylan, Queen, The Kaiser Chiefs, Badly Drawn Boy, David Bowie, Queen, U2, Soundtracks, Classical albums or soundtracks at Backtracks Music.
Record collectors hunting deleted music or exchart classics can buy nostalgic music memories, listen to our record player or turntable music systems instore near city centre, here in Tollcross Edinburgh. Backtracks also offers 78s by Classical, Jazz, Scottish and popular artists Bing Crosby, Artie Shaw, various orchestras and some 50s Rock n Roll on 10" and 12" bakelite records.
Reviews (17)
Archie Turnbull
Archie Turnbull
Jan 15, 2022
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Hidden gem! Always love popping in. Great owner and great treasure to discover. You can probably find the Ark of the Covenant if you look hard enough. Don't listen to the ill informed bad reviewers. Backtracks Music & Games is an eccentric lifeboat in a sea of trite.
Cris R.
Cris R.
Oct 23, 2021
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Great place to find gems, whether in videogames (retrogaming included), music CDs or DVDs
J. Mc
J. Mc
Oct 19, 2021
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Very expensive and limited stock, looked better online. Wasn't greated with a great attitude either, I'm all for supporting small and local but this just wasn't it.
Skd Interceptor
Skd Interceptor
Oct 18, 2021
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Probably the worst shop I've been in.... Absolutely ram packed, no room to walk and it's a dumping place of old music and audio and games. Over priced and a tip is better organised. Selling junk at silly prices. Nightmare to find anything decent.... Rip off.
Una McLoughlin
Una McLoughlin
Oct 16, 2021
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Love this second hand music shop. So very few still standing. Cannot understand how anyone can write negative reviews about about any shop. Must have very little to do with your time. He works 10 hours a day , 6 days a week to make an honest decent living . If you don't like his shop DO NOT go in. Please contact me, I work with a newspaper, would love to get you pieces of s...t on STV to voice your opinion.
Raven Penguin
Raven Penguin
Sep 12, 2021
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I can't remember what year it was but I got ripped off just because I was wanting Ghost Recon Future Soldier Limited Edition brand new on PS3 and ripped off again but higher for the shipping cost so instead I refused the whole thing as I felt heavily insulted and disgusted over how much I would have had to pay for that particular Ghost Recon game brand new on PS3 and the price for the shipping and from the owner deciding to pull a very fast one on me for laughs I have not returned and I will never return to a rip off artist as I would rather give my money to CeX and Game since I can rely on them
Ian Robertson
Ian Robertson
Aug 25, 2021
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Totally disorganised with crates on crates. Nothing priced. Was lucky to find what I did.
Aaron Atkins
Aaron Atkins
Aug 10, 2021
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Tommy super nice and helpful... great rare and random selection. a stranger in the store with us was looking for a little known lord of the rings PS2 game and found it, that’s the kind of place it is. a fun place to browse, could be a fringe venue in and of itself!
Dale Goodwin
Dale Goodwin
Jul 18, 2020
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Friendly owner, big variety of retro games & music. Good prices for the most part! Managed to get Boxed Original Gameboy Star wars for £30, eBay is £5 or so less, but you're supporting a small independent shop 🙂 go here!
Benjamin Holm
Benjamin Holm
Jul 04, 2020
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Backtracks has everything. Tapes, VHS, Vinyl, big box PC games, Dreamcast and so much more. The owner is very friendly and supportive, so just ask what you’re looking for and odds are very high he will have something for you :)
Diana Mintal
Diana Mintal
Jul 04, 2020
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It is such an amazing shop with the most caring, client-centric owner, Tommy. You will find literally anything in this shop: from vinyl to old pc games - really rare ones! If you fancy browsing for treasure kinds of stuff don't skip this tour. It is really one of kind:)
Lockie Mitchell
Lockie Mitchell
Sep 12, 2018
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A lovely gentleman let us record a short video in this shop, great instruments, great service, definitely recommend.
Peter Finnegan
Peter Finnegan
Aug 28, 2018
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A chance to maybe find a hidden gem of a record you've been looking for. And especially f you give the shop owner some notice and say what your into he can look out stuff for you. But he will do his best to put you in the right direction when you visit.
Nasu An
Nasu An
Aug 27, 2018
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Amazing selection of everything you can imagine (including original Gameboys + games) Well worth the visit.
Arron Kelly
Arron Kelly
Aug 27, 2018
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Got so many things to even name, mega drives ps1’s ps2’s n64 PSP so so much! Definitely worth going in store and seeing what you can find!
Ukasz Leszkiewicz
Ukasz Leszkiewicz
Feb 16, 2018
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My experience at Backtracks was wonderful! In the last minute i had to find a Footloose soundtrack cassette tape that I couldn't find anywhere. So then Tommy wrote me back after my request saying he got one! Apart from this, Tommy was very kind and very friendly and I bought some other rare items for my collection in a really good conditions. Definitely I'll be back! Everybody cut footloose!
Rupert Wolfe Murray
Rupert Wolfe Murray
Jan 19, 2018
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I've been looking for audiobooks for ages but most second hand shops don't have any. This place does and I bought several, at a very good price.
This shop is more like a museum than a shop as it's full of old material, stacked up ingeniously. The way the owner moves around is remarkable and someone should make a video of him.
I chatted to the owner (Tommy Robertson) and he's been doing this for over 20 years. it's an old fashioned shop which is now a rarity and for that reason alone it's worth a visit.
He also has a series of great vinyl albums, films on DVD and VHS, endless CDs, old video games