Capsule Records

Welcome to Capsule Records

At Capsule Records, we strongly believe in the power of music and community. As an independent record shop, we started with the local area in mind. Since then, we have been on a mission to foster a musical community and make the joy of music accessible to all.

Our stock is a carefully curated selection of LPs that we love. From soul, jazz, disco, electronica, and hip-hop to some bits in between, there’s something for everyone. For those who like to dig deeper, we also have crates like African Funk, Japanese Jazz and Modern Classical.

To help you discover something new or find an old favourite, we’ve stuck QR codes on the front of all our LPs that direct you to a listening link with information about the artist and label. If you’re without a phone, just ask, and we can play it for you on our tailor-made PMC sound system. So, take a seat in our beautifully designed coffee area, enjoy a drink of your choice (we also stock alcohol!) and relax.

Our atmosphere in store is also aided by our weekly DJ sets, as part of our Capsule Connect initiative designed to support the local DJ community. We hope that by using our platform to promote local DJs and the venues that host them, we can bring the best of what Brighton has to offer to you.

“Capsule Records are a breath of fresh air. Hugely knowledgeable, with a terrific collection of proper music, they go to great length to curate just what is right. My go to place!” - Dunstan Rickard

New to the shop - available for click & collect or UK wide delivery

Headed by the great Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions provided a critical link between '50s R&B and '60s soul.

The Impressions Debut Album

The Impressions
Soul

£21.00

After years out of print, this classic 2017 album is back on 2LP vinyl. Loyalty Is Royalty features appearances by Method Man, Redman, Sean Price, RZA, GZA, Prodigy, KXNG Crooked, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, and more.

Loyalty Is Royalty (Deluxe jacket with gold foil print)

Masta Killa
Hip Hop

£33.00

Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the seminal film Wild Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside Fred Braithwaite aka Fab Five Freddy, offered an iconic snapshot of the emerging New York hip hop scene in the early '80s.

Wild Style (Special Edition)

Various Artists
Hip Hop

£37.00

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic album ‘Inspiración Espiración’, Gotan Project revisit the work that redefined the international music scene by blending traditional Argentine tango with modern electronic music.

Inspiración Espiración (20th Anniversary)

Gotan Project
South American Jazz/Funk

£27.00

Tranquilizer isn’t the sound of sedation but resurfacing. Lopatin isn’t condemning our need for escape but, rather, exploring what happens after.

Tranquilizer

Oneohtrix Point Never
Electronica

£35.00

ATA Records go from strength to strength with their recent issues, Work Money Death’s People of the Fast Flowing River and The Sorcerers’ Other Worlds and Habitats. 2025 sees the release of the fourth volume of their regular soundtrack series, the Library Archives. An honest and forthright homage to the golden age of library recording, this new release is no exception – with nods to David Shire, Roger Webb, 60s/70s Hollywood, early anime and golden era video games.

The Library Archive: Vol. 4

Various Artists
Library Music

£27.00

Originally a limited release for Record Store Day 2023, Mac Miller's You EP is a jazzy set from his alter ego Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Revival. Featuring songs like "Love Affair" & "You," the standard black vinyl is housed in an deluxe uncoated wide-spine jacket.

You

Larry Lovestein (AKA Mac Miller)
Jazz/Hip Hop

£23.00

Black Jesus eXperience’s ‘Time Teling’ explores the fragility of life, the preciousness of time and the importance of hope, love, joy, and community.

Time Telling

Black Jesus eXperience
African Jazz/Funk/Psych

£29.00

System Olympia presents a bold, cinematic compilation that redefines the sound of sensuality.

System Olympia Presents Love Language

Various Artists
Electronica

£33.00

The next instalment in the classic DJ-Kicks series is a selection of rapturous house, blissed-out breaks, and transcendent rave from the high priestess of the motherbeat herself, Chicago’s Eris Drew

DJ-Kicks: Eris Drew

DJ Kicks
Electronica

£30.00

The album also heralded a dramatic maturation in the band's music, away from the synth-pop brand with which it was unjustly seared following the debut, and towards a complex, enveloping pop sophistication.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears
90s & 00s

£30.00

Two years before the legendary trumpeter mysteriously fell from the window of a Dutch hotel, he delivered this high-level live performance on a stage in Bologna, Italy, in 1985.

Live In Bologna 1985 (2LP)

Chet Baker
Jazz

£35.00

ROADS VOL.3 is the third installment of Thylacine's iconic ROADS series, recorded in the heart of the stunning landscapes of Namibia, in his caravan studio. A true sonic journey, this album immerses the listener in a unique universe, where every note tells a story of landscape, emotion, and authentic experience.

Roads Vol. 3 (Eco Mix Coloured Vinyl)

Thylacine
Electronica

£35.00

25 years on from the release of their debut album Lost Souls, Doves are proud to present So, Here We Are – a collection of the band’s best, hand-selected from their six studio albums and more. A compilation that spans a quarter of a century of meticulously fabricated songs of melancholic euphoria from the Manchester trio. Celebrating a musical career that covers more than a million albums sold, including three UK No.1- charting modern classics, a Mercury Music Prize nomination and sold out tours of the most prestigious venues, such as London’s Royal Albert Hall, Manchester Apollo as well New York’s storied Hammerstein Ballroom.