Coda Records

Coda Records: live and limited edition vinyl sold online from the UK

Coda Records is a British online record shop that presents itself as "The Home of Live Vinyl Online". Its catalogue is built around live recordings and limited pressings rather than a general second-hand stock, and the store also carries its own line of branded merchandise. Orders are shipped from the United Kingdom, and the site advertises free UK shipping on vinyl orders over £99.

How the vinyl catalogue is organised

The shop divides its stock into several browsable groups, which give a clear picture of what it sells:

• Full Vinyl Range, the general catalogue of records
• Vinyl Bundle Offers, multi-LP sets sold together
• Colour Vinyl
• Vinyl Picture Discs
• Record Store Day Editions

Beyond these sections, the storefront highlights rotating selections such as Latest Arrivals, This Week's Best Sellers, Vinyl Bundles and Splatter & Marble Vinyl, so the featured titles change over time.

Live recordings and limited pressings

The product names show a strong emphasis on concert recordings, often tied to a specific city and year. Examples listed at the time of writing include Bob Dylan's Live in New York City, 1999 as a four-LP bundle, Depeche Mode's Live in Switzerland, 1984 on blue vinyl, Van Morrison's Live at Pacific High Studios, 1971 as a four-LP clear vinyl bundle and Devo's Live at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 1978. Best-seller listings featured Dire Straits' Brothers in Sydney: Live 1986 on splatter vinyl, Jimi Hendrix's Live in Sweden, 1969 on pink vinyl, Pearl Jam's Alive in the Rearview: Live in Atlanta, 1994 and Pink Floyd's Fat Old Sun: Live in London, 1971 on orange vinyl.

Coloured and special-effect pressings recur throughout: splatter and marble editions, 180g coloured vinyl and picture discs. Among the splatter and marble titles shown were The Cure's BBC Sessions on 180g red cloudy vinyl, Depeche Mode's Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1983 on 180g lagoon vinyl, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Whiskey in the Rain: Live in Cardiff, 1975 and ABBA's Viva Las Vegas: Live at the Aladdin Hotel, 1979.

Artists represented in the catalogue

The artist index is long and leans heavily on classic rock, new wave and alternative names. It runs from ABBA, AC/DC, Alice Cooper and Asia through Bad Company, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, David Bowie and Budgie, and continues with Camel, Caravan, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Coldplay, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Cure. Further entries include The Damned, Miles Davis, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Deftones, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, The Doors and Bob Dylan, alongside Eagles, ELO, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Genesis, Grateful Dead, Guns N' Roses, Jethro Tull, Joy Division, King Crimson, Kiss, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Metallica, Motörhead, New Order, Nirvana, Oasis, Pink Floyd, The Police, Prince, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Rush, Sex Pistols, Slade, Slayer, Bruce Springsteen, Status Quo, Rod Stewart, The Stone Roses, Supertramp, T. Rex, Talking Heads, Thin Lizzy, U2, Van Halen, The Who, Yes, Neil Young and Frank Zappa, among many others.

Bundles and pricing shown in the catalogue

Multi-LP bundles form a distinct part of the offer. The bundle section listed David Bowie's Tokyo 1990, Genesis' Live in New York City, 1973, Pink Floyd's Live in Los Angeles, 1972 and Bob Dylan's Live in New York City, 1999, each a four-LP set priced at £69.99. Single and double albums in the featured sections were listed at £24.99, £29.99 and £44.99 depending on format and edition.

Merchandise under the Coda name

Alongside records, the shop sells its own Coda Merch line of T-shirts, including designs such as 'Highway to Hell' Lyric, 'Lost Souls' Celestial Fish Lyric, 'Vinyl Man' Men's Superhero and 'I Sold My Soul for Rock 'n' Roll', listed at £19.99 and £24.99.

Customer feedback and store information

The site displayed a rating drawn from 2,336 reviews at the time of writing, with individual comments referring to packaging, delivery speed and communication. The store also offers a 10% discount on a first order for subscribers to its email updates, and its policy pages cover shipping, refunds and returns.