Favorite Record Shops (Responses)

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1	Timestamp	Name of record store	Location of store	Why you like it

2	3/25/2014 8:37:15	The Record Exchange	Salem MA	The dude there always hooks me up. I've found some of my favorite records ever there and genre-wise, they're kind of all over the place.
3	3/25/2014 9:11:11	reckless records	chicago, il	you probably already know about reckless in chi, but of all the places i've lived, its one of my favorites and i return there with every visit, specifically the location on n. milwaukee ave. the other locations leave something to be desired, imo. so many of the black metal/death metal/experimental rabbit holes i ventured down began in this store. haven't been there in a while, but they used to have great used sections with current stuff (not just stack after stack of herb albert) and its the only place where they were playing something on the stereo and i asked 'what is this?' and promptly bought whatever it was. AND its right next to myopic books! which is a rabbit hole of a different order. word! josh mason
4	3/25/2014 9:20:37	Princeton Record Exchange	Princeton, NJ	Huge new selection, even huger used section. Usually carry some hard to find weird stuff (ie Root Strata, Digitalis, Students of Decay). Not afraid to put new stuff on sale. Also, Princeton is a pretty cool little town.
5	3/25/2014 9:26:24	Record Grouch	Brooklyn, NY	Tiny, but killer selection. Geared towards your average Wire reader, but also some outer limits stuff too.
6	3/25/2014 9:34:26	Bent Crayon	Cleveland, OH	B.C.'s dedication to underground and out sound is mind blowing. Just about every damn bin is stuffed with obscuro awesomeness. Plus, they are the go-to store in America for cutting-edge techno and electronic music.
7	3/25/2014 9:39:03	Bull City Records	Durham, NC	Chaz and his employees have their shit down pat and provide excellent recommendations. Usually a good cross selection of genres, new/used, etc. etc. Definitely the best shop in Durham, one of the best in the Triangle for the last 6 years or so.
8	3/25/2014 9:42:04	Sorry State	Raleigh, NC	Aside from being a 15 minute walk from my apartment, Sorry State is the newest record shop in town with an amazing selection mainly focused on punk/hardcore/garage rock but one can often find excellent oddities such as Stockhausen, Blue Humans, Eugene Chadbourne, Loren Connors, etc. etc. etc. Also an excellent punk label and distributor putting out bands like Whatever Brains and Brain Flannel. Of course you can always visit Sorry State if you're coming down for Hopscotch this year, it's three blocks from Fayetteville St., maybe five from Kings.
9	3/25/2014 9:45:52	Boo Boo Records	San Luis Obispo, CA	I don't know many/any record stores in the States, I'm actually from Australia, but I passed through this place with a friend recently and was really impressed with some of the shit they had. A lot of their stuff was pretty run-of-the-mill, there wasn't much in the way of experimental metal (etc.) on vinyl, their CD stock was pretty OK (they did have an oddly large classical CDs section, which I thought was cool). I was particularly stoked on their cassettes, though, I was able to pick up a few neat demos from bands like Bell Witch and they even had a copy of Stephen O'Malley's recent tape on Editions Mego. Plus, San Luis Obispo is a really beautiful town, and there are a shitload of great sandwich places and coffee shops around, so its a REALLY great place to stop for a quick visit over lunch if you get the chance (thats what I did).
10	3/25/2014 9:50:41	JL Records	West Lafayette, IN	Super fucking cool inventory. Owner is close friends with Jeff Isbell (aka Izzy Stradlin for GnR) so the stories are amazing. If there is something you don't see, he can and will get it for you. Also does buybacks at a fair price. Definitely worth the stop if you find yourself in Indiana, in Purdue country. Dawn
11	3/25/2014 9:55:17	Cabin Floor Records	Greenville, SC	It's a hidden gem of the Southeast that should be famous, my go-to local record store, just 10-15 minutes from my house. Joe, the owner, knows his shit. He specializes in the weird, the obscure, tons of vintage, tons of experimental, tons of old-timey folk / rock / gospel / jazz, tons of everything awesome, you name it, including all kinds of cassette tapes, new and old, mostly experimental / small labels / self-released stuff. He also hosts shows. FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cabin-Floor-Records/126363234062075
12	3/25/2014 9:56:47	Amoeba Music	Los Angeles, CA	Again, I only went here on a holiday (I'm not from the States) and I know everyone knows about Amoeba already. All I really want to say is that if you're into weird drone/noise and experimental music (which is probably a safe bet if you're reading AGB, right?) DON'T FORGET TO GO OUT TO THE BACK ROOM AND CHECK OUT THEIR "Unusually Experimental" SECTION. Its really easy to miss if you're in a hurry but I found so much awesome stuff there, it straight up blew my mind.
13	3/25/2014 9:57:02	Jerry's Records	Pittsburgh, PA	Jerry's in the PGH neighborhood of Squirrel Hill is a digger's paradise. DO NOT go if you've less than 2 hours to spend wandering the (often narrow) aisles. Most everything is modestly priced and in useable condition. Jerry and his staff have DEEP knowledge about what's on-hand and have been known to bury some gems in the stacks from time to time. Jerry's is a must-visit if you're in the Steel City.
14	3/25/2014 10:20:59	Apop	St. Louis	lots of black metal and underground shit and lots of art and sex books too
15	3/25/2014 10:50:03	Long in the Tooth	Philadelphia, PA	I've only been visiting this store for the past 6 months, but have found myself there at least once a week since the start of the new year. Nick, the owner, is incredibly knowledgeable and always willing to talk about a particular genre, subgenre, or artist. The store's split between a solid selection of new titles of all types and an ever-growing section of used. The used section is genre-divided as you'd expect. The new stuff is thrown together to enhance the spirit of the hunt. Used prices are fair for a shop in a major city. New prices are roughly $1 or $2 more than what you'd pay online, which is great.
16	3/25/2014 10:55:34	Toss up!	Various	How can you pick one??? Ok there are a handful of record stores I adore. When I am going straight up classic rock, Weirdly enough, RRR in Lowell. I know Ron's more well known for his noise, and I have found a lot of great post-punk there, but I love his classic rock selection. Plus Rob is awesome. Record exchange in Salem for quick fixes. Dudes there are auper nice! Armageddon in Harvard Square for proto and post punk (if twisted village was still there, THAT was my all around favorite). Clerks are OK but generally i go here for selection not experience. In your Ear Cambridge for Psych. The least pretentious of the Cambridge stores. Mystery train in Gloucester is a good one for bringing lots of people with different tastes. Something for everyone and super nice employees. The Record Store (which is weirdly enough a comic book store) on route 9 in Howell, NJ . They only have a few rows of records, but what they get when they get it, holy shit. I always pop in there the day after Christmas. One year found the entire early discography of Wreckless Eric, original pressings. Another half the Fugs albums. Yet another brought tons of Suicide. Pricey but pristine as WORTH IT. And finally, the largest record store on my list, Jerry's in Pittsburgh has been a long time favorite and I will be glad to go on a regular basis again! Dudes who work there rule. All around good, and often surprising, selection.
17	3/25/2014 11:17:53	Other Music	New York, NY	They most often have both things I'm looking for and things I didn't know that I would want. I buy all of my obscure vinyl presents for others here because they'll always have something to discover that's cooler than what I could imagine.
18	3/25/2014 11:36:01	Mount Analog	Los Angeles, CA	Easily my favorite record shop on Earth. Super friendly owners and an unbeatable selection. Plus they curate awesome shows around LA too! - Sean McG
19	3/25/2014 11:36:51	Stormy Records	Dearborn, MI	Owned by Windy & Carl -- two of the nice people in the universe. They always make great recommendations and a killer used section along with new. They just need to tour more :-) - Sean McG
20	3/25/2014 11:38:30	Hardwax	Berlin, Germany	Walking down a dark alleyway to find the doorway to this shop was an adventure. This is an unbelievable place and a landmark / ground zero for dub techno and similar genres. I could've easily spent all my money there. Still, I had to lug home a huge box of 12" basic channel stuff. - Sean McG
21	3/25/2014 11:52:34	the ghost of eastsides	45 W Southern Ave Tempe, AZ 85282	reincarnation of eastside records (also in tempe, the original shop was open for decades). at this point it's the only weirdo record store in the phoenix area. mike, the owner, knows his stuff and is always telling hilarious anecdotes about seeing/meeting underground shows and bands (sun ra, the sun city girls, etc). lots of rare jazz, psych, noise, weird stuff, etc... he also rents out space to several other record vendors including stinkweeds (the phoenix areas most popular indie record store) so there's lots of different kinds of records to dig through. the whole store including all the separate vendors is actually called the double nickels record collective.
22	3/25/2014 12:26:24	Electric Fetus	Minneapolis and Duluth, MN
23	3/25/2014 12:29:17	Permanent Records	Brooklyn, NY	There are a lot of shops called Permanent Records. I'm talking about the one in Brooklyn
24	3/25/2014 12:31:15	TD's CDs & LPs	Bloomington, IN	Killer basement shop in Grand old Manor.
25	3/25/2014 12:40:51	Love Garden Sounds	Lawrence, Kansas	Tons of good shit, but you risk your life getting cats to move off their favorite records while browsing.
26	3/25/2014 12:41:46	Charlie's Jazz Rhythm and Blues Records	Oklahoma City, OK	Lots of dope jazz records, owner is super cool.
27	3/25/2014 12:42:25	Museum of Unfine Art	Eugene, OR	Weird records. Weird everything, really. Owner is cool.
28	3/25/2014 14:25:08	Vacation Vinyl	Los Angeles, CA, USA
29	3/25/2014 17:01:07	The Record Exchange	Boise, Idaho	Pretty massive and deep vinyl selection. Good, knowledgeable staff.
30	3/25/2014 17:36:25	Vintage Vinyl	Fords, New Jersey	It's close to where I used to work, huge metal selection, great in store performances
31	3/25/2014 17:37:33	Princeton Record Exchange	Princeton New Jersey	Constantly moving inventory of used stuff so there's always something new
32	3/25/2014 21:06:56	Plan 9	Richmond, VA	They have a great selection- I've found some great electronic records there before- plus the shop is located in a cool spot of Richmond, Cary Town.
33	3/25/2014 21:54:35	Mount Analog	LA (Highland Park)	Lots of tapes & vinyl plus books, shirts, record players, etc. Always something new to discover here.
34	3/25/2014 21:55:55	Jacknife Records & Tapes	LA (Atwater Village)	Small shop. Tons of tapes. Refurbished gear. Carries local labels as well.
35	3/25/2014 21:57:10	Origami	LA (Echo Park)	Nice shop. Only been there a couple times. All vinyl from what I remember.
36	3/25/2014 21:58:47	Vacation Vinyl	LA (Silverlake)	Great little shop. Lots of tapes & vinyl. Carries local labels. Great recommendations. Next door to rad comic shop.
37	3/25/2014 22:09:16	NeedleDrop Records	Rochester, NY	New-ish store that opened up a couple years ago specializing in metal/punk/noise/experimental shit, mainly vinyl but the tape selection is solid too, and they carry tons of great local stuff. Right in the middle of one of the best areas in town, lots of great food and bars within walking distance. They also host an amazing record fair twice a year!
38	3/26/2014 2:05:36	Aquarius	San Francisco, CA	Really weird records, great experimental and local sections, great in-store performances, great friday night email list
39	3/26/2014 2:06:16	Explorist International	San Francisco, CA	little shop with great selection of jazz, world and psychedelic
40	3/26/2014 8:46:05	Other Music	NY, NY	I don't think Other Music really needs an intro, does it? I mean, their used section is better than most shops' new section. Killer electronic and out-there sections.
41	3/26/2014 10:02:08	White Noise	Hong Kong	This is a great shop. For sentimental reasons, it's a favorite. I walked in after looking around on the internet for record shops in Hong Kong. I don't think I recognized even one album in their relatively small stock. I picked something random based on the cover design and asked the clerk if it's any good. His eyes got really big - yeah, this is incredible. It was Can's Tago Mago.
42	3/26/2014 10:41:50	Philadelphia Record Exchange	Philadelphia, PA	Tons of used. Not so much new. Harmonica Dan works there. No one in the world feels music more than this guy.
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44	3/26/2014 11:43:37	In Your Ear	Warren, RI	I grew up going to the In Your Ear in Providence. When it closed I would hit up the one in Warren.
45	3/26/2014 11:56:01	Sound Cat	Pittsburgh, PA	Once Paul's CDs, I find myself here once a year when I visit family in Pittsburgh and always end up spending much more than I anticipated. And while the direction has shifted since it's changed owners/name, I am still able to find good stuff from a very friendly staff.
46	3/26/2014 13:58:50	Anthem Records	Portland, OR, US	Weird records, tons of electronic/drone/metal/noise. Clerk is very knowledgeable and has local scene connections and knows about great shows. It's right down the street.
47	3/26/2014 16:45:30	Exile records	Portland, OR	Tiny place with lots of experimental stuff. Portland is awesome too, come up and I'll show you around!
48	3/26/2014 19:39:20	Wall of Sound	Seattle, WA	lots of obscure & rare stuff and run by at least one of the Climax Golden Twins
49	3/26/2014 21:41:57	Siren Records	Doylestown, PA	Fun, big store with tons of great used. Great staff. I can never make them but they host music shows too (or did--it's been a while for me!).
50	3/26/2014 23:36:21	Weirdo Records	Cambridge, MA	Tiny store on Mass Ave with tons of weird records (obviously), in fact almost EXCLUSIVELY weird records...also cool tapes, some books, weird art editions, and lots of crazy import CDs and LPs. They have local bands' stuff too. I've seen basically every weird music thing you can think of there (minidiscs?) and almost always get something (a weird old 45 for $1, or a $3 cassette...who can argue with that). And the owner is super cool and knowledgeable...she makes music (you can buy her cassettes and stuff there, though she doesn't advertise that it's hers so you have to either already know or ask), plays insane stuff in the store, and sometimes the store is closed early because she's at a show. Simply the best. (she has a great website too: http://www.weirdorecords.com )
51	3/27/2014 10:02:40	Waterloo Records	Austin, TX	tons of great shit-- from the weird to the more mainstream. in-store shows with free beer. lots of musicians as clerks who know what they're talking about.
52	3/27/2014 10:51:24	CD Alley	Chapel Hill, NC, USA	Been going there forever, and I'm still stuck in the CD format for some reason--since I have about 8 million of them. They also carry vinyl and cassettes. The owner and employees are classy folks all around. Also of note in the Raleigh-Durham-CH area: All Day Records in Chapel HIll, Bull City Records in Durham, and Schoolkids in Raleigh (the last remaining of the VERY old school records stores round here). I'm really lucky to live in a place that supports this many brick-and-mortar shops. I'd be lost without 'em.
53	3/27/2014 11:15:05	Bath House Records	Warsaw, IN	Located in the basement of a downtown antique store, exclusively used stuff in a town where no one cares about records (meaning, they're rarely picked-over). I've found some real gems in there for reasonable - inexplicably cheap prices.
54	3/27/2014 11:16:17	Elizabeth's Records	Columbus, OH	Great selection of reasonably priced used LPs. Owner is very friendly and really knows his stuff. Great place for digging - lots of nooks and crannies.
55	3/27/2014 11:17:21	Landlocked Music	Bloomington, IN	The Amoeba of Bloomington? Great shop, affordable prices, good helpful staff.
56	3/27/2014 11:18:11	TDs Cds and LPs	Bloomington, IN	Located in the rear of Soma Coffee Shop. Nice little hole-in-the-wall shop specializes in left of center stuff, typically.
57	3/27/2014 14:33:32	Mystery Train	Gloucester, MA
58	3/27/2014 14:35:17	Jelly	Worcester, MA
59	3/29/2014 1:48:32	Echt Optimal	Munich, Germany	They have really weird records and the clerks know their shit.
60	3/29/2014 13:40:58	Generation Records	New York, NY	Large space, rare band shirts, great old finds, underground new finds
61	3/30/2014 15:26:53	Grimeys	Nashville, TN	king buzzo just played an acoustic solo set there. i found a kyle bobby dunn on vinyl. they give you beers on saturdays.
62	3/31/2014 17:49:25	Acme Records	Milwaukee, WI	Probably somewhere around 2/3rd used 1/3 new. Almost entirely vinyl with a very small selection of CDs. Some 78s. The great thing about this store is how heavily curated by the owner it is (and he has excellent taste). There is a LOT less of the same old crap you see at EVERY used store in America and a whole lot you'll want to pick up. From rock to jazz to experimental/drone to country to folk. Did Milwaukee a great service by opening a few years ago.
63	4/1/2014 13:15:12	Rumpsti Pumsti	Berlin, Germany	Best selection of everything avantgarde, experimental, sound-poetry, musique concrète and so forth I've encountered in a shop to date.
64	4/2/2014 1:03:14	all day records	carrboro nc	great selection of weird shit and the staff knows their stuff,
65	4/2/2014 13:57:52	Astro Black Records	Louisville, KY	great selection of cool shit and the owner is nice as fuck
66	4/2/2014 13:59:28	Encore	Ann Arbor, MI	Deep Digging and weird Michigan Noise items. Good pricing. Comfortable to lose yourself in.
67	4/3/2014 12:40:05	Guestroom Records	Norman, OK	Only record shop in Norman and possibly Oklahoma City metro, used to have all their used records for 1$ back when I was building a collection. Still dope, still making Norman a cool place!
68	4/6/2014 12:37:43	Acme Reocrds	Milwaukee, WI	Ken from the Five and Dime Show (WMSE)
69	4/7/2014 1:24:21	Blackwater Records	Portland, OR	Metal metal metal punk noise metal. Lots of West coast underground shit.
70	4/7/2014 1:26:13	Little Axe Records	Portland, OR	Tons of experimental and weird world music. Associated with Mississippi Records, I think, who represses old esoteric releases. Also right by La Bonita if you're hungry.
71	4/7/2014 10:29:23	CD Alley	Chapel Hill, NC	Has the best selection of experimental music in my area. Jenks Miller (Horseback) works/worked there. Once I was in a coffee shop called Drip in Columbia, SC and struck a conversation up with the owner. Turns out he was the original owner of CD Alley and a super nice dude.
72	4/14/2014 12:20:58	Acme Records	Milwaukee, WI	Constantly great selection.
73	4/14/2014 12:22:10	Cabin Floor Records	Greenville, SC	Awesome selection, and great character.
74	4/14/2014 12:36:44	Flat BLack and Circular	East LAnsing MIchigan	Close to a few other record stores. Above chipotle. Over 30 years old.
75	4/18/2014 16:13:00	Acme Records	Milwaukee, WI	Smaller selection than say, Reckless, but so many weird folk records, which is what I like the most! A great selection in general though. Really nice, cool guy owns and runs it. Old dog lying around. Good vibes, feels and looks nice... it's a low-slung mid-century shop redone in an urban way... cool record bins designed with MDF, bare concrete floor, and cool repurposed materials like old yardsticks and other wood are used in the interior. I love Acme Records. There are some other Acme Records so here is the URL of this particular Acme: http://www.acmerecordsmke.com/
76	4/24/2014 8:00:52	Neptune Music	Seattle, WA	When I lived in Seattle and started collecting records I'd come here at least weekly and find something great. Back then the metal was reasonably priced, too! The Yelp reviews complain about the guy who runs it being standoffish but I never had anything other than lovely interactions with him -- he was always interested in what we were buying and would let us know if new stuff was in that we might like. Most of the stuff had meticulous description & grading on a sticker on the sleeve. I love Neptune.
77	4/24/2014 8:04:13	Redscroll Records	Wallingford, CT	It's Redscroll! I'm just throwing it up here to avoid the bystander effect of thinking that everyone will list Redscroll and then it winds up that no one listed Redscroll when I could have done something about it! Not on my watch! I don't know where Redscroll gets all their stuff, but boy do they have great collections that come in. They're also excellent with regard to keeping their store stuff and Discogs stuff straight so there aren't any mix-ups where I try to buy something from them on Discogs and someone has taken it already. Plus I think it's super convenient that they sell their stock online at all -- I can't always get there to browse.
78	4/29/2014 16:24:18	Goner Records	Memphis, TN	- Lots of history with the punk scene in Memphis. - In the center of town on a quiet street = you can skate there. - Runs a yearly festival thats a DIY success and pulls great unknown acts with often hilarious names. - Caters to everything from noise to blues to "obscure/library records" to psych. - zines! - next to Java Cabana. Great coffee. Terrible open-mic nights.
79	5/4/2014 10:55:28	Crossroads	Lexington, NC	Really low key and friendly. Great prices! Good blues player sits outsides and plays. Great environment!
80	12/7/2014 4:38:20	Strange Maine	Portland, Maine	Huge selection of weird local found sounds, big tape selection, Dan Knudsen, best consignment program for local artists.
81	1/8/2015 12:07:01	Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl	San Francisco, CA	rec'd by Lars
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