There used to be a great record store called Pink Moon records based in Newington Gallery on Newington Street - this would be around the mid-late 80s. You had to walk up a couple of flights of stairs to get to it. I think the guy who ran it was called Andy - i don't have any bags from there any longer - but i do remember that they used to offer a fantastic record finding service. They also set up a label and released local bands.
Pink Moon Records began in 1986 and has been an online store since 1999. Now dealing in second hand items at sensible prices. All stock is carefully graded and guaranteed. In recent years Pink Moon has released 2 albums on CD as well as a 7" vinyl only release by Birkenhead band Rattlebus. I regularly update my pages at Facebook. The music retail one being