The Old Vinyl Factory Record Store

On the site of the 18 acre emi record plant where groundbreaking records by the beatles and pink floyd were pressed a one of a kind neighbourhood is taking shape.

The old vinyl factory record store.

The old vinyl factory is a complex of buildings formerly owned by the british music company emi in hayes within the london borough of hillingdon. The vinyl renaissance the factory is acquired by u i and renamed the old vinyl factory in honour of its enviable heritage beginning a new chapter for hayes. The old vinyl factory is a special place with an incredible architectural cultural and industrial history. Each of the six storeys with flexible floorplates of up to 15 000 sq ft offer floor to ceiling heights of over 3 5 metres.

Bringing new life to where vinyl was born. Crl relaunches as an incubator for startups. While used by emi the site was responsible for the production of many well known vinyl records by popular musicians of the 20th century as well as radios and other broadcasting equipmen. The old vinyl factory.

The record store s vast open plan factory floors have been reinvented by award winning architects allford hall monaghan morris ahmm. The vinyl factory is the world s foremost vinyl enterprise. There s nowhere else quite like this. It encompasses a record label pressing plant and online magazine and collaborates with artists and musicians to create stunning audio visual shows.

Vinyl record store selling new and used vinyl cassettes audio and music inspired gifts. It spreads out over nearly 17 acres in hayes west london and was built originally as the headquarters of emi and his master s voice in 1907. Architects studio egret west reimagine the factory buildings for the digital age while retaining the site s incredible heritage. Playing a significant role in this evolution since it opened in 1982 is waterloo records a record shop and vinyl hub that has itself expanded from a 1 200 sq ft space to the spacious 6 400 sq ft the main store enjoys today.

The site was originally purchased by the gramophone and typewriter company and the buildings were designed by wallis gilbert and partners in the early 20th century.