Music CDs and DVDs in London For Gay Men

There are plenty of music stores in London, so what differentiates normal music stores from gay music shops in London. Gay music shops are shops that have friendly and knowledgeable staff, means no homophobic people to turn and say awkwardly "May I help you?'. Another thing that you might look for is knowledgeable staff that can give you tips and suggestions based on your taste.
Not all music stores in London can promise you this but many of them actually go out of their way to please you and help you in all ways they can.
Gay music shops in London
Browsing through rows and rows of music stores in London can be cheerfully exciting but also painfully exhausting. Some of the music stores in London that offer every possible compilation you want in the best deals ever are listed here:
Rough Trade
Ask anyone in Covent Garden, where Rough Trade is and you are lead to an independent shop tucked away in Neals Yard. It is one of the best independent music stores in London and if there is something you don't find at HMV, you are going to be lucky here. Rough Trade has offset a cult status with different kind of music lovers from gays to hippies and from punk rockers to soul music lovers frequenting them.
Revival Records
Rare singles album, US indie, labels like Matador, guitar based rock - you will find the rarest of compilations here. This shop in SoHo is something that most gay Londoners cannot resist. Their separate shop for soul and dance is a gay man's dream come true. If in London, looking for music shops, you just cannot miss this shop!
Sister Ray
Whether you are looking for cheap music CDs and DVDs or second hand stuff, you are going to get everything here. Their racks are neatly piled with alphabetically organized albums. From metal to trance, from new releases to single albums, your investigation though tiring will never let you down. This shop is located at Berwick Street, haven for film and music lovers.
Mister CD
This place is jam packed on weekends and most of their chart albums cost you not more than a tenner. Don't forget to check their basement, where you can get CDs for as low as a £1. Tourists, who are mostly men, frequent this place. Perhaps, this is the reason that you can catch some footie here, an unusual thing for a music store!
Some other music shops in London are Selectadisc and Music and Video Exchange. The latter has branches in Soho, Camden and Notting Hill. The ambience of this store is friendly. However, you need to beware as they have a wacky pricing policy and you just might spend more than you would a week later.
Some other music shops in London are Soul Brother (soul and reggae), Honest Jon's (reggae, hip hop soul and r' n 'b), Minus Zero (alternative and quirky), Resurrection Records (black metal industrial and goth) and BM Soho (dance music).
Benefits of online CD and DVD store
If you don't have time on your hand or you can't muster enough energy to check out overwhelming number of CDs and DVDs in local music stores, you can get everything you want online and save your time and energy as a plus.