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Beatdownrecords

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beatdownrecords.org

Beatdown Records is a brick-and-mortar vinyl record store based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, offering a wide selection of physical records spanning genres from house and techno to classic rock, metal, hip-hop, jazz, and more. The store also sells merchandise and accessories related to music, and regularly features special promotions including limited editions and exclusive releases.

Music & Merch
Bespoke
UA / UAH
PayPal
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Products

9,180

Collections

32

Pages

5

Blog Posts

0

CommerceRank Score

Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors

B

70/100

performance12/25 (Needs work)
catalog25/25 (Large catalog)
tech Stack10/20 (Partial)
theme15/15 (Top 5 theme)
content8/15 (Good)

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PageSpeed Performance Analysis

Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026

Overall Ranking

#7687 / 16375

Faster than 53% of stores

Music & Merch Ranking

#171 / 305

Top 56% in category

Category Avg Performance

61

-2 below avg

Category Avg LCP

1.7s

Faster than avg

59

Performance

73

Accessibility

92

SEO

Core Web Vitals

LCPgood

1.1s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLSgood

0.000

Cumulative Layout Shift

INPunavailable

Interaction to Next Paint

Additional Metrics

FCPgood

0.8s

First Contentful Paint

TTFBunavailable

Time to First Byte

SIpoor

9.5s

Speed Index

Store Audit

Actionable insights compared to 436 Music & Merch stores

#14 in Music & Merch

Top 3% of stores

732% above average

9,180 products vs 1,103 avg

Slower than 56% of Music & Merch stores

PageSpeed score: 59/100

Category Benchmarks

Compared to 436 stores in Music & Merch

Products9,180 / avg 1,103

732% above average

avg

Collections32 / avg 66

52% below average

avg

Pages5 / avg 14

64% below average

avg

Blog Posts0 / avg 53

100% below average

avg

Theme & Design

Theme Name

Bespoke

Type

Theme Store

Theme Store ID

380

Tech Stack

Platform

shopify

Payment / Finance

PayPal

Business Profile

Store maturity and operational indicators

Growth Trajectory

Stable

Tracking History

NaN+ year

Since Invalid Date

Market Position

Top 10% largest catalog

Top 3% by catalog size

Content Investment

low

Basic content (5 pages)

Tech Stack Maturity

Developing stack

No review platform (10% of category uses one)

Business Sophistication

Developing

InternationalModern Theme

Store Timeline & History

Feb 2026

9,180 products32 collections5 pages0 blogs

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About Beatdownrecords

Beatdownrecords is a music & merch ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in UA. The store currently offers 9,180 products organized across 32 collections, making it larger than average for the music & merch category.

Theme and Design

Beatdownrecords uses the Bespoke theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 2% of music & merch stores.

Performance Analysis

Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Beatdownrecords achieves a performance score of 59/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 73/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.

Tech Stack

Beyond the core Shopify platform, Beatdownrecords has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.

Competitive Positioning

Within the Music & Merch category, Beatdownrecords ranks #14 out of 436 stores we track. This places them in the top 3% of music & merch stores by product catalog size.

Last scanned

Feb 19, 2026

Beatdownrecords | Music & Merch Store Analysis | CommerceRank