Phoenix Sounds
phoenix-sounds.co.uk
Phoenix Sounds is a physical and online record store based in Newton Abbot, Devon, specializing in vinyl records across all genres including blues, electronic, folk, hip hop, indie, jazz, metal, pop, reggae, rock, and soundtracks. The shop offers both new and second-hand vinyl alongside music-related merchandise and accessories, with a focus on curated selections under £25.
Products
1,115
Collections
21
Pages
19
Blog Posts
9
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
79/100
Top Recommendations
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Music & Merch Ranking
#3 / 305
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
61
+15 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
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Cumulative Layout Shift
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Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
—
First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
3.1s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 436 Music & Merch stores
#8 in Music & Merch
Top 2% of stores
1% above average
1,115 products vs 1,103 avg
Faster than 99% of Music & Merch stores
PageSpeed score: 76/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 436 stores in Music & Merch
1% above average
avg
68% below average
avg
36% above average
avg
83% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Phoenix Sounds
Phoenix Sounds is a music & merch ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 1,115 products organized across 21 collections, making it larger than average for the music & merch category.
Theme and Design
Phoenix Sounds uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Phoenix Sounds achieves a performance score of 76/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 95/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Phoenix Sounds has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Music & Merch category, Phoenix Sounds ranks #8 out of 436 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of music & merch stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
