Vinylguru
vinylguru.co.uk
Vinyl Guru is a UK-based record store specializing in new and pre-owned vinyl records, including VGM and soundtrack vinyl. They also offer a comprehensive range of vinyl accessories including cleaning products, storage solutions, display items, sleeves, turntables, and styli, alongside art prints and record-related gifts.
Products
1,006
Collections
19
Pages
29
Blog Posts
35
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
81/100
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
+11 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
0.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
68ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
0.6s
First Contentful Paint
281ms
Time to First Byte
2.8s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 436 Music & Merch stores
#8 in Music & Merch
Top 2% of stores
9% below average
1,006 products vs 1,103 avg
Faster than 99% of Music & Merch stores
PageSpeed score: 72/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 436 stores in Music & Merch
9% below average
avg
71% below average
avg
107% above average
avg
34% below average
avg
Theme & Design
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
high
Strong content (35 blogs, 29 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Vinylguru
Vinylguru is a music & merch ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 1,006 products organized across 19 collections, making it comparable in size for the music & merch category.
Theme and Design
Vinylguru uses the Venture theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 3% of music & merch stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Vinylguru achieves a performance score of 72/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 86/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Vinylguru has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Music & Merch category, Vinylguru 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
