Bendingsound
bendingsound.co.uk
Bending Sound is a specialist vinyl record store offering a curated selection of new and preowned records, Rega turntables, speakers, and record care products. The store hosts events, participates in Record Store Day, and serves as a community hub for vinyl enthusiasts and audiophiles.
Products
4,098
-26Collections
14
Pages
20
Blog Posts
15
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
64/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 61 points below Music & Merch category average (61)
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 21 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Music & Merch Ranking
#3 / 305
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
61
Score unavailable
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.3s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
109ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 436 Music & Merch stores
#8 in Music & Merch
Top 2% of stores
272% above average
4,098 products vs 1,103 avg
-26 products
Over the past month
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 436 stores in Music & Merch
272% above average
avg
79% below average
avg
43% above average
avg
72% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Declining (-1%)
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
Feb 2026
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About Bendingsound
Bendingsound is a music & merch ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 4,098 products organized across 14 collections, making it larger than average for the music & merch category.
Theme and Design
Bendingsound uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Bendingsound has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal, Klarna, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Music & Merch category, Bendingsound ranks #8 out of 436 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of music & merch stores by product catalog size. Over the past month, the store has reduced its catalog by 26 products.
Last scanned
Feb 23, 2026
