Just like many of you Vault members, the Third Man employees have been known to hunt record stores for treasures to add to their personal collections-- and they've decided to let you in on some of their favorite spots to search. Read on, crate diggers, and comment below with YOUR favorite vinyl shops!
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Ariana: Bananas Records, St. Petersburg, FL - http://www.musicfinder.com/
Brett: Attic Record Store - Pittsburgh, PA - http://atticrecordstoreinc.com
Disk Union - Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan - http://diskunion.net/
Record Friend - Amsterdam, Netherlands - http://www.recordfriendamsterdam.nl/
Jamie: Bop Shop Records - Rochester, NY - http://www.bopshop.com/
Jessie Rae: The Leech Pit - Colorado Springs, CO - http://leechpit.com/
Euclid Records - St. Louis, MO - http://www.euclidrecords.com/
The Record Exchange - St. Louis, MO - http://www.recordexchangestl.com/
Spinnaker Records - Hyannis, MA - http://www.spinnakercd.com/
Joshua: People's Records - Detroit, MI - http://peoplesdetroit.com/
Stormy Records - Dearborn, MI - http://www.stormyrecords.com/
Lo & Behold Records - Hamtramck, MI - http://lo-behold.org/
Sarah: Euclid Records, New Orleans, LA http://www.euclidnola.com/
Zach: Princeton Record Exchange - Princeton, NJ - http://www.prex.com/phone/
Brandon: Peoples Records, Detroit, MI - www.peoplesdetroit.com
Nat: Discos Mono - Mexico City - https://www.facebook.com/discosmono/
Dave: Hello Records - Detroit, MI http://www.hellorecordsdetroit.com
Domino Sound Record Shack - New Orleans, LA http://www.dominosoundrecords.com
Street Corner Music - Detroit, MI http://www.streetcornermusic.com
Katty: The Electric Fetus - Minneapolis, MN - http://www.electricfetus.com/
Easy Street Records - Seattle, WA - http://easystreetonline.com/
The Groove - Nashville, TN - http://thegroovenashville.com/
Jenna O.: Boo Boo Records - San Luis Obispo, CA - http://booboorecords.com/
Cheap Thrills Records - San Luis Obispo, CA - http://cheapthrills.biz/
Daniel: Lunchbox Records - Charlotte, NC - www.lunchboxrecords.com
Manifest Discs and Tapes - Charlotte, NC
Sleepy Poet Antique Mall - Charlotte, NC
Jessica: Criminal Records - Atlanta, GA http://criminalatl.com/
Sonic Boom - Toronto Ontario - http://sonicboommusic.com/#home
Angelina: Waterloo Records - Austin, TX - http://www.waterloorecords.com/
Ryon: Central Square Records - Seaside, FL - http://centralsquarerecords.com/
Cody: Sisters In Christ - New Orleans, LA - http://sistersinchrist.space/
Robbie: Fond Object Records - Nashville, TN - https://www.fondobjectrecords.com/
Schoolkids Records, spreading from Raleigh, to Durham, to Chapel Hill NC. Thumbs up to Stephen Judge
Streetlight Records-San Jose, CA – Been around forever. Cool People and always a find!
If you dug your way through the Record Exchange in STL then I applaud you. Go there with an open mind and open to finding random things. If you go there looking for something specific you will be overwhelmingly disappointed but if you go to dig, schedule plenty of time.
Way Back Records Des Moines, Iowa
Amoeba Music, California…you pick a store!
Wax-Trax, Denver, Colorado
Repo Records- Charlotte, NC
http://www.reporecord.com/
Indy has great spots Luna, Indy CD and Vinyl, and Karma records are the best all have great staff with Hoosier Hospitality on display
+1 for Electric Fetus in Minneapolis. Not only are the staff there knowledgeable and friendly, but “Electric Fetus” is hella fun to say.
Thurbert Yeah, what’s up with leaving Grimey’s off?
Academy at 12th St. in NYC and the Brooklyn location on Oak. Constant turnover, great prices, and if you subscribe to their Twitter we’ll see they get some amazing walk-ins almost every day. Good Records is also a top spot in NYC for rare jazz/funk/hip-hop, and their “just arrived” bin has some of the best prices around for high-quality stuff.
Flat, Black & Circular. – East Lansing, Michigan is one of my favorites. They’ve been around since the 70’s. I bought the Elvis Presley, My Happiness & That’s When Your Heartache Begins there on Record Store Day 2015. They only had two! I was so excited! I walked out laughing like a little girl.