Austin · Minneapolis · Brooklyn · Phoenix
Austin, TX
A North Austin brick-and-mortar with new and used LPs, 45s, cassettes, CDs, books and an eclectic pull from blues and soul to jazz, country, rock and the outer edges.
Hours: Tue-Sat 11am-8pm; Sun-Mon noon-6pm.
A downtown Austin stop for vinyl, blues releases, Antone’s goods and gift-friendly crate additions when the night still has a little static in it.
Hours: Open noon-late daily.
Austin’s longtime home for vinyl, CDs and local music, now at North Lamar with the kind of broad bins that reward a slow browse.
Hours: Open daily 10am-9pm.
A shop near the University of Texas with deep blues roots, local flavor and the right kind of lived-in record-store energy.
Hours: Open daily 11am-7pm.
A North Loop shop opened in 2008, especially strong on soul, jazz, hip-hop, 45s, international sounds, rock, punk, psych and stereo gear.
Minneapolis, MN
A Minneapolis institution for new and used music, used vinyl buying, local culture and the kind of store credit that turns one stack into the next.
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-6pm; closed Mon.
Brooklyn, NY
A Bushwick shop with thousands of new and used records, from collector wall pieces down to the bins you dig because the day told you to.
Hours: Open daily noon-8pm.
Phoenix, AZ
A Phoenix shop built for serious vinyl buyers, with a strong online store, pressing-minded new arrivals and plenty for the wantlist.
Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-7pm MST; closed Sun.