But for many in Sheffield, there was a golden age of record shops, when the city had plenty of places selling vinyl and CD, where you could nip out and buy the latest single or LP from your favourite groups or singers.
We have put together a gallery showing some of the most loved record shops over the ages, covering the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and even the early 2000s.
They were just the place to buy the latest from the favourites, be that the Bay City Rollers, Blondie, or whoever else!
Some of them have long closed - but one of them is still going strong in this era of digital downloads and streaming.
We have dug out pictures of as many of the city’s iconic shops as we could. But many out there will also have fond memories of some of the city’s other great record shops, such as Roulette Records, Fon Records, and Warp Records, all in the city centre.
13. Calm and Classical
Inside Calm and Classical record shop, at 144 West Street, Sheffield, in 1995 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
14. Record Collector
Dating back to the 1970s, Record Collector is still running, and is perhaps Sheffield's best known record shop. It was always the place to go for independent records that were not available in the more mainstream stores, and it's great range of second hand discs. . Picture Scott Merrylees, Johnston Press Photo: Scott Merrylees