Though not the original shop that traded for 80 years just down the road, the largest of HMV’s three Oxford Street locations is an attraction in it’s own right; at 50000 sq feet, it is the largest music shop in Europe.

Any music lover will relish getting lost within its multitude of rows of CDs, vinyl, games, DVDs and books, and the temptation to snap up the entire Fall back catalogue in one fell swoop can sometimes prove too much.

As well as satisfied your recorded musical needs, the store occasionally transforms itself into a gig venue for tea-time showcases from big bands promoting their new records, with Jamie T, Dirty Pretty Things and the Holloways all rocking up recently.