For the vinyl enthusiasts


When traveling to different cities, I like to track down local record stores. I live in the Detriot area. There is a wonderful store dedicated to used vinyl. Car City Records in St.Clair Shores. on Harper Road Between 9 mile and 8 mile.

They have an awesome selection, If you like classic rock, jazz, alternative or classical. They have thousands of titles to look over. They also sell a very limited selection of used titles. I have had very good luck with the used records. They average between $5-$10 dollars. Very clean records for a used shop. I would guess that about 70 percent of the music I find there is very playable.

I am asking other vinyl enthusiasts to list their favorite record shops in the cities they live in or have visited.
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I made a typo when I initiated this forum. I stated that Car City Records in St.Clair Shores MI, had a very limited selection of used records, and I meant to say new. Their specialty is used, I would guess that there is well over twenty thousand in stock.

Great response to this one. I think another should be posted soon to find out about other cities, and maybe other countries.
Thanks for all the input.
Chicago: 1) Dave's Records on Clark St. 2) Reckless Records on Milwaukee Ave. 3) Second Hand Tunes on Clark St. 4) Jazz Record Mart on Wabash Ave.
More from NJ, in Montclair Absolute Vinyl 11 Midland Ave. 973-746-7775, in Kennelworth is Izzy's Records http://www.izzymusic.com they also organize record shows and are in the process of moving so check out their site for location updates. If you are further south a great stop is The Album Hunter 105 West Main St.,Maple Shade 856-667-4715. I have found great stuff at each of these stores.

On the national front:
I found a great resource for record stores throughout the US: http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/index.php?name=Web_Links&req=viewlink&cid=25

ENJOY!!!!!
In New York, Academy Williamsburg on North 6th St. in Brooklyn, for all genres. Academy 18th St. for classical, W. 18th St. between Fifth and Sixth in Manhattan.

Patrick