Summit Records

My first experience of Summit records happened completely by random. I was out with a friend and we decided to go for a stroll.
Although they seem to specialise in reggae music which isn’t my cup of tea, I could really feel the enthusiasm and passion for music from the shop assistants.
They really appeared to love being there and sharing their knowledge with potential buyers.
I didn’t buy anything on this occassion but if your into this kind of music then you should definitely go down and give it a try.

Summit has been around for decades although it has had to retreat into the dark corner of the Indoor Market to survive the decline of the record store that has happened over the last few years.
It is a strictly reggae/​dub/​roots record store (I guess it’s a stall now) and is probably the only place you can go in the city for any specialties in this genre. The owner knows his stuff and will gladly fill you in on any details you are unsure about.
as I say, in one form or another Summit has been around in Birmingham for as long as I can remember and that alone is testament that you will get what you want if Reggae is your thing. If they don’t stock it I’m sure they can point you in the right direction.

For reasons that elude me entirely, this little gem of a record shop is tucked away in a corner of what seems to be the food section of Birmingham’s Indoor Market — you have to walk past stalls selling bags of frozen food and piles of chicken feet to find it. The focus here is quite clearly reggae and it’s various off shoots, like dub and rocksteady. The sign promises cds, dvds and vinyl — the vinyl selection was looking a bit thin on the ground when I last went in but there’s a healthy selection of cds and an intriguing selection of DVDs, some of Jamaican reggae concerts and others of movies with names like «Obdeah Wedding». (I’d love to be able to tell you what «Obdeah Wedding» is about, but all I could fathom from the cover is it’s got something to do with a haunted wedding ceremony).
The shop also sells tickets to reggae events up and down the country. If you’re a reggae enthusiast, you should definitely make a visit as the proprietors really know their stuff and shops of this nature are what help keep the reggae scene going.