Prelude Records is a classical music specialist CD shop, located in Norwich

Norwich

Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...

, England

England

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Staffed by musicians, the shop has been in business since 1985.

As well as stocking an extensive range of classical music, the shop also stocks jazz, folk, world music and spoken word.

In June 2000 the shop was recommended amongst the Top Ten Premier Retailers of Classical Music by The Gramophone

The Gramophone

Gramophone is a magazine published monthly in London by Haymarket devoted to classical music and jazz, particularly recordings. It was founded in 1923 by the Scottish author Compton Mackenzie...

 magazine, and in June 2003 it was included in The Independent

The Independent

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newspaper's Top 50 Best Independent Record Shops.