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Record Stores

Empire Exchange

1992

The Story

The store called Just For Today was born in 1992 inside Manchester's Corn Exchange and changed locations several times over the years until settling in the basement of Newton Street in 1998, already under the name Empire Exchange. Inside, it's pure organized chaos, with rare records, old zines, and vintage issues of NME magazine. It remains active, considered a legendary institution in the heart of Manchester.

1 Newton St, Manchester M1 1HW

Manchester, United Kingdom

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