Your three favorite record stores

The only ones I can get to with any frequency: Last Vestige in Albany, River Street Beat Shop in Troy and The Re-Collector in Schenectady.

 

yes those as well! Second Coming had 2 stores across from each other...I must have bought thousands of great albums from them...many WB and other labels Promo LPs...yes those were the days...

 

Easy Street West Seattle has a great vinyl section. Worth the long and frozen trek, miles and miles, uphill both ways...to the Parish of St Alfonso. (PS - Lynnwood to W Seattle? You have nothing to complain about - I live in Ravensdale (huh? where's dat? ).

 

I wish there was a Green Apple Books for records...

 

For what I'm looking for here in LA, the most consistent are:
Amoeba Music
Gimme Gimme Records
Atomic Records

And an honorable mention to Unknown Pleasures "Probably the best in carrier bag in Scotland". It only took minutes before I had a large stack of records on the counter, I love that place!

 

1. Amoeba - Hollywood
2. Amoeba - San Framcisco
3. Sister Ray - London

Honorable mentions:

Rough Trade West - London
1-2-3-4 Go! - Oakland, CA
Port of Sound Records - Costa Mesa, CA

 

Music Millennium; Crossroads Records - Portland
Hot Poop Records - Walla Walla
Silver Platters - Seattle

 

Last year at that place in Pike Place I found my keeper copy of The Doors Waiting For The Sun. The jacket is VG+ but the original Monarch vinyl (super early, no sub stampers) is in conservative NM condition and sounds beautiful!

 

Of what's left?

Amoeba - Sunset Blvd.
Princeton Record Exchange

the rest left around here are varying shades of meh

 

Zulu Records-Vancouver, B.C.

Record Surplus & Amoeba Music-Los Angeles

 

The Hollywood one is the best!

 

Newbury Comics Norwood Mass

In Your Ear-Warren RI

Roundagain Records-Wickendon St. RI East Providence

 

Favourite 3 Records Stores?
Need a Time Machine. Or a lear jet.
Argghhhhhhhh!!!!!

 

• Zia Records on Thunderbird in Phoenix (for ease of the search)
• Zia Records on Camelback in Phoenix (I find more collectibles there)
• Zia Records on Miil/Southern in Tempe (best overall selection)
• Zia Records on Alma School Rd in Chandler (because I've already been to the other three recently)

 

Sounds and Revolver were great, along with many other stores in the vicinity.

 

Rock & Roll Heaven - Orlando (Premium pricing but its flawless archival quality unless its in the buck room)

Mobile Records - Mobile, Alabama (Moderately organized but always find some gems there at great pricing)

Yesterday And Today Records - Jacksonville, Florida (Climate controlled double wide booth at a flea market but the quality, variety, and pricing is always top notch)

 

Keith at Mobile Records. A good guy who knows his business. A regular at record shows throughout the Southeast.

 

Record Barron-Kenmore NY
Record Theatre Amherst NY 20% off everything every Saturday morning
Record Archive-Rochester NY

 

Only ones I use:

1. Deja Vu Records in Natick, MA
2. Nevermind Shop in Upton, MA
3. the Salvation Armies, Goodwills, and Savers of the world

 

Strictly Disks in Madison WI (large selection, clean and organized)

Musical Memories in Milwaukee Wi (high quality selection)

Spin Shack in Baraboo WI (tiny little selection, but it's the only store within an hour of me and the owner is super nice)

 

i know where that is! i live near tiger mountain in issaquah, and work at the cedar river watershed.

my 3:
everyday music
easy street
silver platters

i'm really not sure if these are my FAVORITES, but i've spent the most money at these 3. honorable mention:

sonic boom
spin cycle
jive time
wall of sound

 

Local:
Joe's Record Paradise (this is the shop I grew up with..is not the same shop now, unfortunately)
SoundGarden
Joint Custody (DC)

Elsewhere:
Long in the Tooth (Philly)
Generation Records (NYC)
Amoeba (SF)

 

1. High Fidelity Records - Amityville NY
An absolutely stellar selection of used vinyl and CDs. I've never seen so much in one place. Most of it is in good shape, and if it's not then they won't charge you too much for it. Beater copies of records don't go for more than a buck here. Knowledgeable staff.

2. Infinity Records - Massapequa NY
A big selection of used vinyl that isn't as plentiful as High Fidelity, but is more well organized. Also a big selection of 50s and 60s 45s. Prices are decent, not great.

3. Mr Cheapo Records - Commack NY
Not too shabby on used vinyl, but the best prices I've seen on new vinyl anywhere.

Overpriced Garbage Hall of Shame:
Looney Tunes - West Babylon NY
Snotty and pretentious staff. Regular customers the same way. Overpriced used and new vinyl. "Random" grab bags are full of self help CDs and unplayable records. Don't try and sell me G+ Beatles records for $15 each. F copies of 70s USA Sgt Pepper albums go for about $15 - $20 each here. Not worth the time or money, especially not with High Fidelity being located 5 minutes away.

It's worth saying that I have found far better deals at garage sales than at any of these record stores.

 

Haven't done much shopping lately, but of the ones I know still exist, these are my favorites:
1. Radio Kaos, Stevens Point, WI
2. Cheapo Records, Minneapolis (but their great Uptown location on Lake St. has moved since I was last there)
3. Record Connection, Ephrata, PA (I haven't been there in more than 20 years, but it's still there and it appears to still be good)

 

After Princeton Record Exchange I have a hard time coming up with any other that are in the area that are anywhere near decent.