in the hayes spillers records at morgan arcade spillers records established in 1894 is the oldest record shop in the world . 1 it is located in cardiff wales . in addition to selling music it is the city s main location for buying tickets for alternative music concerts . spillers was founded in 1894 by henry spiller at its original location in queens arcade where the shop specialised in the sale of phonographs wax phonograph cylinders and shellac phonograph discs . in the early 1920s spiller s son edward took over the running of the business and with the aid of the popular accordionist and bandleader joe gregory sold musical instruments alongside the pre recorded music . in the late 1940s henry moved the shop around the corner to a larger premises on the hayes . since 2006 the shop s future was made uncertain when the site rent was increased by spillers landlords helical bar who stated that they are keen for the shop to survive . a local campaign to save the shop was initiated including a petition initiated by owen john thomas then the assembly member for south wales central and supported by members of the welsh assembly the manic street preachers and columbia records . 1 in 2010 spillers moved to the nearby morgan arcade initially on a temporary basis with the expectation that the move will be made permanent if successful . 2 references edit a b the owners of spillers records recognised by guinness world records as the oldest such emporium on earth say that it will close unless a buyer is found . world s oldest record shop in the death grip of a developer the times london 1 december 2006 . world s oldest record shop ready for move bbc online south east wales 25 june 2010 . external links edit official website spillers myspace guardian article on spillers v t e culture and recreation in cardiff performing arts cardiff singer of the world welsh singers competition bbc national orchestra of wales welsh national opera wales millennium centre motorpoint arena cardiff st david s hall cardiff city hall new theatre sherman cymru chapter arts centre royal welsh college of music & drama national youth orchestra of wales cardiff philharmonic orchestra nofit state circus music venues and acts music of cardiff tramshed clwb ifor bach coal exchange spillers records cardiff university students union bute park catatonia the automatic jem funeral for a friend lostprophets bullet for my valentine stereophonics manic street preachers super furry animals kids in glass houses los campesinos mclusky we re no heroes the hot puppies the oppressed budgie shakin stevens charlotte church shirley bassey gorky s zygotic mynci only men aloud under the driftwood tree young marble giants festivals and concerts cardiff big weekend cardiff film festival cardiff comedy festival cardiff design festival s n national eisteddfod urdd eisteddfod iris prize party in the park tsunami relief cardiff michael forever the tribute concert welcome to wales armed forces day millennium stadium concerts cardiff arms park concerts sparks in the park museums and galleries national museum cardiff st fagans national history museum museum of the welsh soldier chapter arts centre norwegian church arts centre the gate doctor who exhibition centre pierhead building techniquest cardiff story entertainment and dining red dragon centre mermaid quay hard rock cafe millennium plaza the glee club eastside caf quarter recreation cardiff central library libraries in cardiff leisure centres in cardiff bute park roath park victoria park roald dahl plass llandaff fields thompson s park llanishen reservoir shopping arcades st. david s queens arcade capitol centre central market castle quarter the hayes howells mermaid quay retail parks retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spillers records & oldid 701276349 categories music in cardiffmusic retailers of the united kingdom1894 establishments in walescompanies established in 1894shopping in cardiffbuildings and structures in cardiffshops in the united kingdomhidden categories glamorgan articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages cymraeg edit links this page was last modified on 23 january 2016 at 16 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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