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Staff Picks

Rozi Plain Prize
- CD £10.99
- LP - clear vinyl £23.99
- LP - Clear Vinyl, Signed £23.99
Rozi Plain Prize
- CD £10.99
- LP - clear vinyl £23.99
- LP - Clear Vinyl, Signed £23.99
Our Album Of The Month for January is the delicious, warm-hug-of-a-record Prize by Rozi Plain, who has graciously signed some copies of the LP and a h [...]
Label
Memphis Industries
Released
13 Jan 2023
Monorail Album of the Month
Young Fathers Heavy Heavy
- Deluxe LP - Black £34.99
- Deluxe LP - White £34.99
- LP - indies red vinyl £23.99
- CD £10.99
Young Fathers Heavy Heavy
- Deluxe LP - Black £34.99
- Deluxe LP - White £34.99
- LP - indies red vinyl £23.99
- CD £10.99
Mercury Prize winning Edinburgh trio Young Fathers are back following 2018’s standout Cocoa Sugar. Made up of Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham ‘G’ Hasting [...]
Label
Ninja Tune
Released
3 Feb 2023
Lola's Pick
Kode9 Escapology
- LP £19.99
Kode9 Escapology
- LP £19.99
‘Escapology’ - Kode9's first album since 2015's ‘Nothing’ – is the first audio document of a wider project, Astro-Darien, ongoing since last year.
Label
Trancestar North / Hyperdub
Released
3 Feb 2023
Staff Pick
Adela Mede Szabadsag
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
Adela Mede Szabadsag
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
A deeply moving, tri-lingual work of folk song and electronics, Szabadsag heralds a bright new talent working in Adela Mede.
Label
Night School
Released
3 Feb 2023
Staff Pick
BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'
- CD with Signed Print £13.99
- LP with Signed Print £24.99
BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'
- CD with Signed Print £13.99
- LP with Signed Print £24.99
BMX Bandit's first Soundtrack recording touches so many genres, the epic lush soundtracks of Morricone, French New Wave and classic BMX Bandit.
Label
Tapete
Released
13 Jan 2023
Monorail Exclusive
Robert Forster The Candle And The Flame
- CD £11.99
- LP - clear vinyl £25.99
Robert Forster The Candle And The Flame
- CD £11.99
- LP - clear vinyl £25.99
Always so welcome to hear new music from Robert Forster and this one's a beauty. Masterfully hazy storytelling and easy going melodic chug. Winner.
Label
Tapete
Released
3 Feb 2023
Staff Pick
HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending
- 2LP - Clear with Bonus 7" £27.99
HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending
- 2LP - Clear with Bonus 7" £27.99
Hifi Sean and David McAlmont's collab takes in a genre-mashing approach, combining some lush Housey production and McAlmont's gorgeous falsetto.
Label
Last Night From Glasgow
Released
3 Feb 2023
Monorail Exclusive
Christos Chrondropoulos Relics
- LP - clear vinyl £27.99
Christos Chrondropoulos Relics
- LP - clear vinyl £27.99
Greek genius Christos Chondropoulos’ stunning debut for The Death of Rave finally lands on vinyl
Label
Death Of Rave
Released
6 Feb 2023
Russell's Pick
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Pre-orders

Lichen Slow Rest Lurks
- CD £12.99
- LP - Orange Vinyl £23.99
Lichen Slow Rest Lurks
- CD £12.99
- LP - Orange Vinyl £23.99
Monorail exclusive: Both formats of Rest Lurks come with Restless Versions bonus CD
Label
Rock Action
Released
10 Mar 2023
Dr. Dre The Chronic

30th Anniversary edition of one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time.
Label
UMG
Released
21 Apr 2023
Staff Pick
Frightened Rabbit Pedestrian Verse (10th Anniversary Edition)
- RSD Blue/Black Marble 2LP £39.99
- Standard Clear 2LP £34.99
- CD £11.99
Frightened Rabbit Pedestrian Verse (10th Anniversary Edition)
- RSD Blue/Black Marble 2LP £39.99
- Standard Clear 2LP £34.99
- CD £11.99
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Frightened Rabbit’s critically acclaimed Pedestrian Verse album, this special edition double vinyl release contai [...]
Label
Atlantic Records
Released
17 Mar 2023
Monorail Classics
Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine
- Black Vinyl LP £19.99
Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine
- Black Vinyl LP £19.99
Monorail exclusive LP including a signed 11" x 17" A Pall for all Seasons.
Label
K Records
Released
7 Apr 2023
Monorail Exclusive
Mogwai Come On Die Young
- 2LP - White Vinyl £27.99
Mogwai Come On Die Young
- 2LP - White Vinyl £27.99
By the time of Come On Die Young, the band had dived headfirst into a sound that defined them and created their myth in real time. CODY as it’s affect [...]
Label
Chemikal Underground
Released
10 Feb 2023
Monorail Classics
The National First Two Pages Of Frankenstein
- CD £10.99
- Red Vinyl LP £27.99
The National First Two Pages Of Frankenstein
- CD £10.99
- Red Vinyl LP £27.99
The National are back with their evocative melodies and enthralling lyrical narrative.
Label
4AD
Released
28 Apr 2023
Staff Pick
Free Love Inside
- Dinked LP £24.99
Free Love Inside
- Dinked LP £24.99
One of our favourite Glasgow groups, Free Love harness the power and energy of their live performances on their stellar new record.
Label
Lost Map
Released
24 Feb 2023
Staff Pick
Audrey Golden I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records
- Signed Hardback £25.00
Audrey Golden I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records
- Signed Hardback £25.00
Featuring contributions from Gillian Gilbert, Gina Birch, Cath Carroll, Penny Henry and over fifty more interviewees. Factory Records has become the s [...]
Label
White Rabbit
Released
4 May 2023
Caroline Polachek Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
- CD £11.99
- LP - indies tiger's eye vinyl £19.99
Caroline Polachek Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
- CD £11.99
- LP - indies tiger's eye vinyl £19.99
Desire, I Want To Turn Into You is Polachek’s first album release since her 2019 experimental pop masterpiece PANG which cemented her as an icon
Label
Perpetual Novice
Released
14 Apr 2023
Michael's Pick
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Marlene Ribeiro Toquei No Sol
- LP - yellow vinyl £23.99
Marlene Ribeiro Toquei No Sol
- LP - yellow vinyl £23.99
A travelogue that unites physical and inner space, a series of trance states rendered in vivid colour, a delirious portal into the ether. Marlene Ribe [...]
Label
Rocket Recordings
Released
10 Feb 2023
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Semay Wu Raspberry Hotel
- Cassette £7.99
Semay Wu Raspberry Hotel
- Cassette £7.99
Having lived and worked in numerous musical directions for many years, Semay Wu’s begrudgingly faithful cello still remains at her side...
Label
Akashic Records
Released
7 Feb 2023
Just In
Wormhook Workaday Strangeness: Gyrating Death Throes From a Void Axiom
- LP £17.99
Wormhook Workaday Strangeness: Gyrating Death Throes From a Void Axiom
- LP £17.99
Workaday Strangeness: Gyrating Death Throes From a Void Axiom' is the new LP from Glasgow-based music originator Wormhook.
Label
Akashic Records
Released
7 Feb 2023
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BC Camplight The Last Rotation Of Earth
- CD £10.99
- Clear Vinyl LP £23.99
- Dinked Edition - Colour Vinyl LP £25.99
BC Camplight The Last Rotation Of Earth
- CD £10.99
- Clear Vinyl LP £23.99
- Dinked Edition - Colour Vinyl LP £25.99
Is there a curse that says Brian ‘BC Camplight’ Christinzio cannot move forward without being knocked back? That the greatest material is born out of [...]
Label
Bella Union
Released
12 May 2023
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Exclusives

Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine
- Black Vinyl LP £19.99
Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine
- Black Vinyl LP £19.99
Monorail exclusive LP including a signed 11" x 17" A Pall for all Seasons.
Label
K Records
Released
7 Apr 2023
Pre-Order
Andrew Wasylyk Parallel Light
- LP - Signed £23.99
Andrew Wasylyk Parallel Light
- LP - Signed £23.99
Finally. For the release of Fugitive Light And Themes Of Consolation Wasylyk made a companion album exclusively for us. It's finally here on vinyl.
Label
Athens Of The North
Released
27 Jan 2023
Stephen's Pick
Cloth Secret Measure
- Instore Ticket Only £5.00
- CD and Instore Ticket £13.99
- Yellow LP and Instore Ticket £27.99
- CD £10.99
- Monorail Exclusive Yellow LP with signed print £24.99
Cloth Secret Measure
- Instore Ticket Only £5.00
- CD and Instore Ticket £13.99
- Yellow LP and Instore Ticket £27.99
- CD £10.99
- Monorail Exclusive Yellow LP with signed print £24.99
Since hearing Cloth’s first release back in 2019, we were immediately hooked – and so were you, selling out our exclusive pressing in almost the [...]
Label
Rock Action
Released
5 May 2023
Pre-Order
BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'
- CD with Signed Print £13.99
- LP with Signed Print £24.99
BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'
- CD with Signed Print £13.99
- LP with Signed Print £24.99
BMX Bandit's first Soundtrack recording touches so many genres, the epic lush soundtracks of Morricone, French New Wave and classic BMX Bandit.
Label
Tapete
Released
13 Jan 2023
Staff Pick
The Delgados The Great Eastern (Signed Copies)
- LP - Signed £15.99
The Delgados The Great Eastern (Signed Copies)
- LP - Signed £15.99
SIGNED COPIES A majestic vision made real, The Great Eastern showcased the group's imagination in new, cinematic ways.
Label
Chemikal Underground
Released
16 Jan 2023
Michael's Pick
Lung Leg Maid To Minx
- LP - pink vinyl with exclusive print £21.99
- LP - white vinyl £21.99
Lung Leg Maid To Minx
- LP - pink vinyl with exclusive print £21.99
- LP - white vinyl £21.99
So wonderful to see Glasgow’s Lung Leg sole album being re-released on Past Night From Glasgow. Looking back I’m surprised at how brief Lu [...]
Label
Last Night From Glasgow
Released
22 Nov 2022
Archive of the Week
HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending
- 2LP - Clear with Bonus 7" £27.99
HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending
- 2LP - Clear with Bonus 7" £27.99
Hifi Sean and David McAlmont's collab takes in a genre-mashing approach, combining some lush Housey production and McAlmont's gorgeous falsetto.
Label
Last Night From Glasgow
Released
3 Feb 2023
Staff Pick
L.T. Leif Come Back to Me, but Lightly
- LP - eco mix vinyl £21.99
L.T. Leif Come Back to Me, but Lightly
- LP - eco mix vinyl £21.99
“THE KIND OF ARTIST THAT CAN STOP A DAY IN ITS TRACKS, PULL IT APART, BEND IT THIS WAY AND THAT, AND TRANSPORT THE LISTENER SOMEWHERE ELSE ENTIRELY” – [...]
Label
Lost Map / OK Pal
Released
27 Jan 2023
Just In
Julian Never Pious Fiction
- LP - Lemon Colour Vinyl £22.99
Julian Never Pious Fiction
- LP - Lemon Colour Vinyl £22.99
Prepare to fall for your new favourite power pop jangle master, Julian Never. Monorail Exclusive SIGNED Lemon Yellow Vinyl, LTD 60.
Label
Mt. St. Mtn Records
Released
17 Feb 2023
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Books

James Yorkston The Book Of Gaels
- Signed Paperback £9.99
James Yorkston The Book Of Gaels
- Signed Paperback £9.99
Rural West Cork, Ireland. Two Kids, Joseph and Paul, and their struggling, poet father, Fraser, are battling grief and poverty. When a letter arrives [...]
Label
Old Castle Records
Released
9 Nov 2022
Stuart Braithwaite Spaceships Over Glasgow
- Indie Stores Deluxe Edition, signed + Mix CD £50.00
- STD Hardback, Signed + Mix CD £20.00
Stuart Braithwaite Spaceships Over Glasgow
- Indie Stores Deluxe Edition, signed + Mix CD £50.00
- STD Hardback, Signed + Mix CD £20.00
We're all incredibly excited about our friend of the shop, Stuart Braithwaite's fantastic debut memoir.
Label
White Rabbit
Released
5 Oct 2022
Staff Pick
David Keenan Industry Of Magic & Light
- Signed Hardback £18.99
- Signed Book + Poster Bundle £30.00
David Keenan Industry Of Magic & Light
- Signed Hardback £18.99
- Signed Book + Poster Bundle £30.00
The prequel to the award-winning This is Memorial Device, available in a Monorail Exclusive with Airdrie and Environs Music Family Tree A2 Poster.
Label
White Rabbit
Released
25 Aug 2022
Monorail Exclusive
Miki Berenyi Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
- Signed Hardback £22.00
Miki Berenyi Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success
- Signed Hardback £22.00
The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs and lows of navigating the madness of the ’9 [...]
Label
Nine Eight Books
Released
29 Sep 2022
Lola's Pick
Week-end Books I feel everything you say, I feel everything you hear
- Hardback £40.00
Week-end Books I feel everything you say, I feel everything you hear
- Hardback £40.00
A brilliant collection of writings and photographs from an eclectic mix of artists associated with the Weekend festival, Köln.
Label
StrzeleckiBooks
Released
16 Nov 2022
Staff Pick
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Monorail's Albums Of 2022

Alvvays Blue Rev
- CD £11.99
- LP - Crystal Vinyl £23.99
- LP - turquoise vinyl £23.99
Alvvays Blue Rev
- CD £11.99
- LP - Crystal Vinyl £23.99
- LP - turquoise vinyl £23.99
Finally! A new album from Alvvays. Our October Album of The Month.
Label
Transgressive
Released
7 Oct 2022
Lola's Pick
Amateur Hour Krökta Tankar Och Brända Vanor
- 2LP - Black Vinyl £31.99
Amateur Hour Krökta Tankar Och Brända Vanor
- 2LP - Black Vinyl £31.99
Welcome to the clandestine, spiritually nourishing cult of Amateur Hour. Their third album, their magnum opus, a true dark star of a group.
Label
Appetite
Released
30 Aug 2022
Michael's Pick
Andrew Wasylyk Hearing The Water Before Seeing The Falls
- Clear vinyl LP + booklet £22.99
- CD £12.99
Andrew Wasylyk Hearing The Water Before Seeing The Falls
- Clear vinyl LP + booklet £22.99
- CD £12.99
A magnificent, majestic new record from AW - wrap it around you in all seasons.
Label
Clay Pipe Music
Released
25 Nov 2022
Monorail Exclusive
Daddy's Boy Great News!
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
Daddy's Boy Great News!
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
Absolutely incendiary Crass via Shellac punk storm.
Label
Drunken Sailor
Released
21 Oct 2022
Michael's Pick
Duncan Marquiss Wires Turned Sideways In Time
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
- LP + Signed Print £22.99
- CD with Art Print £12.99
Duncan Marquiss Wires Turned Sideways In Time
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
- LP + Signed Print £22.99
- CD with Art Print £12.99
An ocean of calm waiting to fall into, it's music you know will catch you.
Label
Basin Rock
Released
19 Dec 2022
Monorail Exclusive
Jill Lorean This Rock
- LP with Signed Risograph Print £22.99
Jill Lorean This Rock
- LP with Signed Risograph Print £22.99
Jill Lorean, veteran of several Glasgow groups flies free on her debut solo album and makes the best music of her career to date. With Signed Riso.
Label
Monohands
Released
19 Dec 2022
Staff Pick
Molly Nilsson Extreme
- CD £10.99
- Dinked LP £24.99
Molly Nilsson Extreme
- CD £10.99
- Dinked LP £24.99
“The letter X marks the spot, crosses over, literally with a cross. It’s the former, the ex-. The ex-lover known simply as “an ex”. Ex- is the latin p [...]
Label
Night School / Dark Skies Association
Released
27 May 2022
Staff Pick
Rina Sawayama Hold the Girl
- LP - indies exclusive red splatter vinyl £19.99
Rina Sawayama Hold the Girl
- LP - indies exclusive red splatter vinyl £19.99
Rina Sawayama’s highly anticipated new record “Hold The Girl” sees Rina once again juxtapose intimate storytelling with arena-sized songs...
Label
Dirty Hit
Released
2 Sep 2022
Michael's Pick
Sault Air
- 2LP - Black Vinyl £27.99
- CD £11.99
Sault Air
- 2LP - Black Vinyl £27.99
- CD £11.99
Producer Inflo and his merry band add lush orchestration to their heady mix of funk and soul.
Label
Forever Living Originals
Released
26 Aug 2022
Michael's Pick
Savage Mansion Golden Mountain, Here I Come
- Black Vinyl LP £23.99
Savage Mansion Golden Mountain, Here I Come
- Black Vinyl LP £23.99
Glasgow's foremost purveyors of perfect sound forever on their third album for Lost Map
Label
Lost Map
Released
25 Feb 2022
Monorail Exclusive
The Web Of Lies Nude With Demon
- LP - black vinyl £16.99
The Web Of Lies Nude With Demon
- LP - black vinyl £16.99
Music isn't a competition, but Web Of Lies' debut is THE guitar album to beat in 2022.
Label
Wrong Speed Records
Released
15 Jun 2022
Staff Pick
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Sale

Blod Pilgrimssanger
- LP - black vinyl £9.99
Blod Pilgrimssanger
- LP - black vinyl £9.99
Hand-screenprinted, varying differing colours. Comes with A4 page hymn sheet. They say the devil has all the best tunes, but maybe his opposite number [...]
Label
Discreet Music
Released
24 Jun 2022
Michael's Pick
Cold Beat War Garden
- LP - black vinyl £16.99
Cold Beat War Garden
- LP - black vinyl £16.99
During a year of separation and isolation, Cold Beat created a record about connection, loss, and hope called War Garden. The term “War Garden [...]
Label
Like LTD
Released
8 Apr 2022
Stephen's Pick
Deacon Blue Raintown (35th anniversary)
- LP £15.99
Deacon Blue Raintown (35th anniversary)
- LP £15.99
RECORD STORE DAY 2022
Label
Sony CMG
Released
18 Jun 2022
Ruth Polaroid/Roman/Photo
- Black Vinyl LP £9.99
Ruth Polaroid/Roman/Photo
- Black Vinyl LP £9.99
Polaroid/Roman/Photo is a synth wave masterpiece. So good to see it back in print.
Label
Born Bad Records
Released
13 May 2022
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Staff Picks

Rozi Plain Prize

Rozi Plain Prize

Young Fathers Heavy Heavy

Young Fathers Heavy Heavy

Kode9 Escapology

Kode9 Escapology

Adela Mede Szabadsag

Adela Mede Szabadsag

BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'

BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'

Robert Forster The Candle And The Flame

Robert Forster The Candle And The Flame

HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending

HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending

Christos Chrondropoulos Relics

Christos Chrondropoulos Relics

Pre-orders

Lichen Slow Rest Lurks

Lichen Slow Rest Lurks

Dr. Dre The Chronic

Dr. Dre The Chronic

Frightened Rabbit Pedestrian Verse (10th Anniversary Edition)

Frightened Rabbit Pedestrian Verse (10th Anniversary Edition)

Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine

Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine

Mogwai Come On Die Young

Mogwai Come On Die Young

The National First Two Pages Of Frankenstein

The National First Two Pages Of Frankenstein

Free Love Inside

Free Love Inside

Audrey Golden I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records

Audrey Golden I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records

Caroline Polachek Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Caroline Polachek Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Just In

Marlene Ribeiro Toquei No Sol

Marlene Ribeiro Toquei No Sol

Semay Wu Raspberry Hotel

Semay Wu Raspberry Hotel

Wormhook Workaday Strangeness: Gyrating Death Throes From a Void Axiom

Wormhook Workaday Strangeness: Gyrating Death Throes From a Void Axiom

BC Camplight The Last Rotation Of Earth

BC Camplight The Last Rotation Of Earth

Exclusives

Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine

Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine

Andrew Wasylyk Parallel Light

Andrew Wasylyk Parallel Light

Cloth Secret Measure

Cloth Secret Measure

BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'

BMX Bandits Music From The Film 'Dreaded Light'

The Delgados The Great Eastern (Signed Copies)

The Delgados The Great Eastern (Signed Copies)

Lung Leg Maid To Minx

Lung Leg Maid To Minx

HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending

HIFI Sean & David McAlmont Happy Ending

L.T. Leif Come Back to Me, but Lightly

L.T. Leif Come Back to Me, but Lightly

Julian Never Pious Fiction

Julian Never Pious Fiction

Books

James Yorkston The Book Of Gaels

James Yorkston The Book Of Gaels

Stuart Braithwaite Spaceships Over Glasgow

Stuart Braithwaite Spaceships Over Glasgow

David Keenan Industry Of Magic & Light

David Keenan Industry Of Magic & Light

Miki Berenyi Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success

Miki Berenyi Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success

Week-end Books I feel everything you say, I feel everything you hear

Week-end Books I feel everything you say, I feel everything you hear

Monorail's Albums Of 2022

Alvvays Blue Rev

Alvvays Blue Rev

Amateur Hour Krökta Tankar Och Brända Vanor