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For those who savor the hunt as much as the feast, 101 Music is the perfect music store. Nearly every square nanometer of the shop's two locations are replete with vinyl records spanning...
For those who savor the hunt as much as the feast, 101 Music is the perfect music store. Nearly every square nanometer of the shop's two locations are replete with vinyl records spanning...
Emphasizing the marvelous in the mundane, Abodeon presents a collection of well-designed home furniture and accessories spanning continents and decades. Most items come with a short description...
New York City rents don't really allow for those everything-under-the-sun record shops with hundred of thousands of records stacked every which way--and thank God for that. Instead there are...
New York City rents don't really allow for those everything-under-the-sun record shops with hundred of thousands of records stacked every which way--and thank God for that. Instead there are...
For anyone who doubts for a second the ability of independent music stores to survive against the corporate megastore witness Amoeba. The huge, vibrant record store stocks thousands of new and...
For anyone who doubts for a second the ability of independent music stores to survive against the corporate megastore witness Amoeba. The huge, vibrant record store stocks thousands of new and...
For anyone who doubts for a second the ability of independent music stores to survive against the corporate megastore witness Amoeba. The huge, vibrant record store stocks thousands of new and...
For the untrained, shopping for antiques can be a stressful experience, from digging through piles and squeezing through aisles to recognizing real from reproduction and getting the right price....
Bop Street Records sort of sneaks up on you--walking the tree-lined streets of a neighborhood known for furniture and clothing stores, you see a relatively non-descript warehouse. Peer inside the...
Good Records pretty well sums its up. There seem two be to approaches to vinyl shops: the records, records everywhere approach that requires patient digging or the filtered, hand-picked approach....
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A small, independent vinyl record store in the heart of the Pike Place Market, Seattle. One the the best selections of quality LPs and 45s in the city and reasonably priced. Friendly and...
We wouldn't necessarily know a rare import record from a poke in the eye, but we know enough to recognize Jive Time as the fine record shop that it is. Maybe it's the abundance of record...
We wouldn't necessarily know a rare import record from a poke in the eye, but we know enough to recognize Jive Time as the fine record shop that it is. Maybe it's the abundance of record...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house...
Something tells us that long after CDs take their place on the shelves of history, vinyl records will be alive and well. Recycled Records has been selling used vinyl since 1977 and today serves as...
Rotate this. That's an order. In a politically correct world where critisizing anything is anathema, Rotate This is CD/vinyl shopping with an opinion, an opinion apparent as much in the stock...
Sonic Boom is the kind of independent record store you would hope to see in Seattle. The cozy (relative to mega-stores) spaces house a little bit of everything. You'll find some pop, but...
In the shadow of historic Wrigley Fields, The Bookwooks offers other forms of history. Foremost are tens of thousands of books of the used and often rare variety with a focus on, what else,...
101 Music
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For those who savor the hunt as much as the feast, 101 Music is the perfect music store. Nearly every square nanometer of the shop's two locations are replete with vinyl records spanning multiple genres. It's up to you to separate the trash from the treasure, but if you do strike gold you'll walk out the shop with it for a reasonable price. What space the vinyl doesn't...
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Address:
513 Green Street
San Francisco CA 94133
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-392-6368
101 Music
For those who savor the hunt as much as the feast, 101 Music is the perfect music store. Nearly every square nanometer of the shop's two locations are replete with vinyl records spanning multiple genres. It's up to you to separate the trash from the treasure, but if you do strike gold you'll walk out the shop with it for a reasonable price. What space the vinyl doesn't...
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Address:
1415 Grant Street
San Francisco CA 94133
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-392-6369
Abodeon
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Emphasizing the marvelous in the mundane, Abodeon presents a collection of well-designed home furniture and accessories spanning continents and decades. Most items come with a short description stating what you're looking at and why it's special. Like the classic '50s ice cream scoop, famous for its simplicity, or the vintage German glass bowl made of a special type of glass...
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Address:1731 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02138
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-617-497-0137
Hours: Mon-Wed: 10-6 Thu: 10-7 Fri-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-6
Academy Annex
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New York City rents don't really allow for those everything-under-the-sun record shops with hundred of thousands of records stacked every which way--and thank God for that. Instead there are shops like Academy Records, a more refined record shop making up in depth what it may lack in breadth. Academy's different locations specialize in different areas. In their respective areas they...
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Address:96 North 6th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-718-218-8200
Hours: Mon-Thu: 12-8 Fri-Sat: 12-10 Sun: 12-8
Academy LPs
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New York City rents don't really allow for those everything-under-the-sun record shops with hundred of thousands of records stacked every which way--and thank God for that. Instead there are shops like Academy Records, a more refined record shop making up in depth what it may lack in breadth. Academy's different locations specialize in different areas. In their respective areas they...
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Address:415 East 12th Street
New York NY 10009
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-780-9166
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-8
Amoeba Music
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For anyone who doubts for a second the ability of independent music stores to survive against the corporate megastore witness Amoeba. The huge, vibrant record store stocks thousands of new and used CDs and vinyl (including tons of imports), DVDs, posters and more, and they do it all without towing the major label line. The independent store welcomes independent music, carrying lots of small...
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Address:2455 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley CA 94704
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-510-549-1125
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30-10 Sun: 11-9
Amoeba Music
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For anyone who doubts for a second the ability of independent music stores to survive against the corporate megastore witness Amoeba. The huge, vibrant record store stocks thousands of new and used CDs and vinyl (including tons of imports), DVDs, posters and more, and they do it all without towing the major label line. The independent store welcomes independent music, carrying lots of small...
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Address:1855 Haight Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-831-1200
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30-10 Sun: 11-9
Amoeba Music
For anyone who doubts for a second the ability of independent music stores to survive against the corporate megastore witness Amoeba. The huge, vibrant record store stocks thousands of new and used CDs and vinyl (including tons of imports), DVDs, posters and more, and they do it all without towing the major label line. The independent store welcomes independent music, carrying lots of small...
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Address:6400 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90028
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-245-6400
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30-11 Sun: 11-9
Antiques at Pike Place
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For the untrained, shopping for antiques can be a stressful experience, from digging through piles and squeezing through aisles to recognizing real from reproduction and getting the right price. Antiques at Pike Place makes shopping for antiques as easy as going to the mall. The antique mall brings dozens of vendors into one place, displaying each of their wares in tall display cases, with a...
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Address:92 Stewart Street
Seattle WA 98101
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-441-9643
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5
Bop Street Records
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Bop Street Records sort of sneaks up on you--walking the tree-lined streets of a neighborhood known for furniture and clothing stores, you see a relatively non-descript warehouse. Peer inside the cavernous space and behold thousands and thousands of vinyl records. The superlatives only continue when you enter the warehouse. Note the set of stairs that lead to a basement full of hundreds of...
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Address:
5219 Ballard Avenue NW
Seattle WA 98107
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-297-2232
Hours: Mon-Thu: 12-6 Fri-Sat: 12-12 Sun: 1-6
Good Records
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Good Records pretty well sums its up. There seem two be to approaches to vinyl shops: the records, records everywhere approach that requires patient digging or the filtered, hand-picked approach. Good Records stocks sought after, well taken care of vinyl from a variety of genres (hip-hop, soul, reggae, punk). While some of these records could be found in some one dollar bin somewhere, when...
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Address:179 East 3rd Street
New York NY 10003
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-529-2081
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12-8 Sun: 1-8
Holy Cow Records
Reader Suggested: A small, independent vinyl record store in the heart of the Pike Place Market, Seattle. One the the best selections of quality LPs and 45s in the city and reasonably priced. Friendly and knowledgeable service. Also stocks CDs and Video/DVDs. Something for everyone.
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Address:
1501 Pike Place Suite 325
Seattle WA 98101
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-405-4200
Jive Time
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We wouldn't necessarily know a rare import record from a poke in the eye, but we know enough to recognize Jive Time as the fine record shop that it is. Maybe it's the abundance of record geeks, thumbing through the collections with purpose. Or the overflowing 99-cent bin, that keeps us smiling with its eclectic mix of music we'd forgotten about. Or the esoteric conversations to...
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Address:3506 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle WA 98103
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-632-5483
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-9 Sun: 11-7
Jive Time
We wouldn't necessarily know a rare import record from a poke in the eye, but we know enough to recognize Jive Time as the fine record shop that it is. Maybe it's the abundance of record geeks, thumbing through the collections with purpose. Or the overflowing 99-cent bin, that keeps us smiling with its eclectic mix of music we'd forgotten about. Or the esoteric conversations to...
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Address:411 East Pine Street
Seattle WA 98122
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-329-5167
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-8 Sun: 12-6
Rasputin Music
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In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:2401 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley CA 94704
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon: 10:30-10 Tue: 10-10 Wed-Thu: 10:30-10 Fri: 10:30-11 Sat: 10-11 Sun: 11-10
Rasputin Music
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:15590 Hesperian Boulevard
San Lorenzo CA 94580
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon-Thu: 10:30-10 Fri-Sat: 10:30-11 Sun: 10:30-9
Rasputin Music
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:1820 South Bascon Avenue
Campbell CA 95008
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon-Thu: 10:30-10 Fri-Sat: 10:30-11 Sun: 10:30-10
Rasputin Music
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In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:69 Powell Street
San Francisco CA 94102
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon-Thu: 11-8 Fri-Sat: 11-9 Sun: 12-7
Rasputin Music
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:5777 Mowry Avenue
Newark CA 94560
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon-Tue: 11-9 Wed-Sat: 11-10 Sun: 12-8
Rasputin Music
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:920 Admiral Callaghan Lane
Vallejo CA 94591
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon-Thu: 11-8 Fri-Sat: 11-9 Sun: 12-7
Rasputin Music
In lieu of the sanitized, homogenized look of corporate record stores, Rasputin Music prefers something a little more interesting. Posters, stickers and flyers cover the walls. Black shelves house new and used CDs of all genres, along with an ever-growing collection of DVDs. A vinyl section holds thousands of records, new and used, classic and obscure (though mostly obscure). A creepy...
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Address:1035 Contra Costa Boulevard
Pleasant Hill CA 94523
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-800-350-8700
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-10 Sun: 12-7
Recycled Records
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Something tells us that long after CDs take their place on the shelves of history, vinyl records will be alive and well. Recycled Records has been selling used vinyl since 1977 and today serves as a fascinating resource to collectors and passersby alike. The vinyl collection is focused on rock and jazz, carrying everything from rockabilly to punk. In its years of serving collectors the store...
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Address:1377 Haight Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-626-4075
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-8 Sat: 10-9 Sun: 11-7
Rotate This
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Rotate this. That's an order. In a politically correct world where critisizing anything is anathema, Rotate This is CD/vinyl shopping with an opinion, an opinion apparent as much in the stock as in the staff. What you'll find is an intriguing selection of new and used CDs and vinyl. The new albums lean heavily toward indie European and North American artists. The old vinyl is...
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Address:620 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1E4
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-416-504-8447
Hours: Mon-Thu: 11-7 Fri: 11-8 Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6
Sonic Boom
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Sonic Boom is the kind of independent record store you would hope to see in Seattle. The cozy (relative to mega-stores) spaces house a little bit of everything. You'll find some pop, but that's among a nice contingent of indie rock and electronic. Seattle indie label Subpop is well represented, as are many other indie labels and artists. The Fremont location includes a seperate...
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Address:3414 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle WA 98103
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-206-568-2666 Vinyl Store: 1-206-633-2666
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-10 Sun: 10-7
The Bookworks
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In the shadow of historic Wrigley Fields, The Bookwooks offers other forms of history. Foremost are tens of thousands of books of the used and often rare variety with a focus on, what else, sports. Also around are bins of vinyl records, used CDs and vintage photographs. If you can find what you're look for, chances are you'll get it for a good price.
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Address:3444 North Clark Street
Chicago IL 60657
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-773-871-5318
Hours: Mon-Thu: 12-10 Fri-Sat: 12-11 Sun: 12-6
