Allkinds

All Kinds is a real blast from the past and I absolutely loved everything about the place from the musky smell to the retro produce.
There aren’t many places left in Liverpool or indeed even in the country which still stock and sell cassettes and vinyl’s but it is nice to see that there are some places with real passion which are not letting this fantastic trade die. The selection inside was astounding with music from various different eras and even such classics as BBC sound effects albums last seen on an episode of Father Ted I believe.
The owner of the shop could not have been more friendly as he indulged me naïve requests and questions regarding old music as I was desperate to find out as much information as I could.
Even though this place could do with a bit of a refurbishment there is no cause for complaint from me. It is like stepping into a simpler world and for a few minutes you can browse the store and forget the mayhem outside and if you have a cassette of vinyl player you might bag yourself a bargain.

Not nearly as you might hope it’s going to be, Allkinds seems to have set itself up as a sort of odds-​n-​sods, charity shop type store for electrical and audio goods.
Of course the only — and I will go as far as to say major — drawback to this type of store is that it is rare that electrical goods will be the type of thing you will want to pick up from a charity/​second hand store. It’s not snobbery or a need to keep with the constantly rapid changes to electrical goods that causes this but simply that these goods don’t really last that long.
It may be that they’re not built to last — as everyone now knows from the need to upgrade your mobile every year or 2! — but often it is usually the software or hardware that you need to use with these items.
Of course you can see Allkinds as some sort of Be Kind Rewind thrift store for the analogue junkies who wish to preserve the beauty of tapedecks and 8 tracks in valiant attempt to stave off the digital onslaught. There is a growing number of people seeking out analogue gems in order to play their old mixtapes and being a vinyl fan I totally agree but be warned I am yet to find anything in such a store that will work well or not need a little work. However that is often the beauty of hunting down these items.