Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Kentucky

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Hybrid record store and barbershop run by Zack Caudill, buying, selling and trading vinyl; also runs weekly YouTube record-auction streams.

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Open 12pm–7pm today

Bowling Green branch of the regional Great Escape comics/collectibles chain, selling records since 1987 alongside thousands of comics, toys and posters.

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Independent Bowling Green shop selling new and used records, CDs, video games, DVDs and t-shirts.

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Frankfort music shop opened April 2024, selling vinyl records alongside Alvarez/Yairi guitars, Audio Technica turntables, and cozy sit-and-stay hangout space with a coffee bar.

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Open 8am–3pm today

Downtown Greenville coffee shop that doubles as a live-music venue and record shop -- part of a planned center for culture, art and history in the town.

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Dedicated vinyl vendor operating inside The Screen Door furniture & gift shop in downtown Greenville; owners run regular themed sale nights (e.g. $1 80s-night drops) through their Facebook group.

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Henderson's only record store -- new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes and stereo equipment alongside books, movies and gifts.

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Open 12pm–8pm today

Highlands buy/sell/trade shop for used books, comics, movies, video games and vinyl records, locally famous for its early-2000s local TV commercials. Still operating on Bardstown Road with a second Owensboro, KY location.

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Open 10am–7pm today

Bardstown Road comics-and-collectibles institution better known for its comic selection but stocking vinyl across pop, hip hop, country and more. Part of the regional Great Escape chain; longtime Record Store Day participant.

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Vinyl shop working the space behind Please & Thank You coffee shop in NuLu, on the corner of Shelby and Market St.

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Open 12pm–6pm today

Record/book store, art gallery and intimate live venue owned by poet-musician Brett Ralph on Baxter Avenue. Used vinyl and books alongside rotating art shows and in-store readings and performances.

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West Kentucky institution since 1976; now primarily a car-audio/stereo-equipment store that still sells new and used vinyl LPs and CDs alongside audio-equipment repair.

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Brother-run vinyl and coffee shop on Historic Monmouth Street, with new/used/rare records, CDs, concert posters and light turntable repair.

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Open 10am–7pm today

Owensboro location of the family-owned Book & Music Exchange chain (since 1972), buying/selling/trading used books, comics, movies, video games and vinyl records.

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New book-and-record shop opened by siblings Virginia and Josh Hardesty on E. 4th Street, selling new and used books alongside new and used vinyl.

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Open 10am–5pm today

4,000 sq ft Appalachian music superstore founded 2012 by musicians for musicians -- guitars, amps and keys alongside an in-house vinyl record store.

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Record shop owned by artist Lacy Hale, relocated into and rebranded within her EpiCentre Arts gallery/studio space in downtown Whitesburg (Eastern Kentucky coalfields). New and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes.

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