Record Store Day in New York City, New York
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in New York City, New York
Independent record shops open in New York City, New York right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- 54 Vintage Vinyl
Midtown record store stocked with used rock, jazz and hip hop vinyl, housed within the 11,000-sq-ft RPM Underground complex alongside a karaoke speakeasy and bars.
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- A-1 Record Shop
East Village used-vinyl haunt since 1996, long favored by DJs and producers for disco, house, hip hop, funk and soul 12-inches.
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- Academy Record Annex
Brooklyn's largest independent record store, an offshoot of Manhattan's Academy Records, with deep used stacks of rock, punk, jazz, country and disco in Greenpoint.
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- Academy Records & CDs
Flatiron flagship of the Academy Records family, known for deep used stock of jazz, classical, soundtracks and rock plus graded rarities.
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- African Record Centre
Flatbush institution since 1969 and one of the first US importers of African funk and highlife; deep stock of African and Caribbean vinyl, CDs and tapes.
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- All Blues Musiquarium
Japanese-inspired Tribeca jazz kissa built around a rare vintage system (JBL Paragon and Hartsfield speakers, McIntosh/Marantz tube amps, EMT turntables), split into a bar area and dedicated listening room.
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- Almost Ready Records
Carroll Gardens shop and multi-genre label selling new and used vinyl across rock, punk, soul, funk, hip-hop, Latin, disco and more, with in-house labels Almost Heavy, Last Laugh and Mighty Mouth Music.
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- Almost Ready Records (Montclair)
Montclair record shop, distinct from the Brooklyn shop of the same name; sells on Discogs and eBay in addition to its storefront.
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- BierWax
Prospect Heights craft-beer-and-vinyl bar, believed the oldest listening bar of its kind in the country, built around a 5,000-record collection spanning disco, funk, soul, and jazz.
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- Black Gold Records
Carroll Gardens coffee shop and record store combo selling curated used vinyl alongside espresso drinks since 2010.
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- Black Star Vinyl
Black-owned Bed-Stuy record shop mixing vintage and new vinyl with curated books/magazines, La Colombe coffee and Balthazar baked goods; also buys collections.
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- Blue-Sun Record Store
Williamsburg record shop with an eclectic, carefully curated vinyl collection spanning genres and eras.
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- Boom Service Records
East Williamsburg record shop on Graham Avenue, near the Discogs-active Boom Service seller.
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- Brooklyn Record Exchange
Greenpoint new-and-used vinyl shop with a big, well-organized house/dance section; consolidated here after its Johnson Ave (Bushwick/East Williamsburg) location closed.
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- Buzzed Monkey Records
Fort Greene record nook tucked inside a barbershop, with a small curated selection heavy on rap, hip hop, soul, rock and Latin vinyl.
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- Captured Tracks Shop
Greenpoint record shop run by the Captured Tracks label, buying/selling used vinyl, cassettes, CDs and zines alongside the label's own releases.
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- Casa Amadeo
New York City's oldest continuously operating Latin music record store, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2001.
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- Catalyst Records
Vinyl stall inside the historic Essex Market on the Lower East Side, run by Gary, selling well-priced vinyl across genres and hosting small in-store events.
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- Charlie's Calypso City
Bedford-Stuyvesant institution opened in 1972 by Trinidad-born Rawlston Charles, specializing in Caribbean calypso and soca LPs alongside CDs and turntable gear.
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- Cholo's Record Shop
Mott Haven Latin-music shop run by owner Cholo (Guadalupe Gonzalez), stacked floor-to-ceiling with salsa, bachata, merengue, boogaloo, mambo, bolero and pachanga, plus Puerto Rican merchandise and instruments.
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- Crazy Eric's Variety Store Records Tapes
St. Albans, Queens variety shop run by Eric, with a deep and eclectic selection of used vinyl records and tapes.
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- Dan's Parents' House
City Island vintage-toy shop (also trading as "239 Play") in an 1860s building, co-owned by record-label owner Dan Treiber; carries vinyl records, comics, baseball cards, action figures and video games alongside vintage toys.
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- Deep Cuts Record Store
POC-owned record shop in Ridgewood, Queens selling vinyl, CDs and cassettes across eclectic genres including jazz and hip-hop.
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- Deep Dive
New Stuyvesant Heights/Bed-Stuy hi-fi lounge and bar with a rotating schedule of vinyl DJs and live events, part of Bed-Stuy's fast-growing cluster of listening rooms.
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- Downtown Music Gallery
Long-running Lower East Side record store, mail-order operation and performance space specializing in avant-garde jazz and experimental "downtown music."
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- Earwax Records
Williamsburg vinyl shop selling records since 1991, one of the neighborhood's longest-running independent stores.
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- Eavesdrop
36-seat Greenpoint listening bar with a sound system custom-built by Devon Turnbull of OJAS Audio, serving craft cocktails, natural wine, and small plates in a wood-paneled room designed for acoustics.
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- Ergot Records
East Village record store and event space run by artist Adrian Rew, focused on secondhand vinyl spanning house, disco, minimalism, avant-garde and punk.
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- Face Records NYC
Brooklyn outpost of a long-running Tokyo record shop specializing in City Pop, fusion, funk, and rare Japanese pressings.
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- Factory Records
Vintage music record store in Dover, housed in a 1938 former picture-frame factory.
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- Fifth Avenue Records & Tapes
Brooklyn's oldest record store, trading on Park Slope's 5th Avenue since 1968 with new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes and stereo gear.
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- Fire Talk Shop
Greenpoint retail storefront and mail-order shop for indie label Fire Talk Records, selling new vinyl from the label's roster plus a curated general new-release selection.
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- Flipside II Records
Record store in Pompton Lakes, successor to the long-running Flipside Records.
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- For The Record
Greenpoint independent cafe and record shop offering locally roasted specialty coffee alongside curated new-release vinyl, pre-orders and merch.
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- Generation Records
Greenwich Village institution since 1992 specializing in punk, hardcore and metal vinyl alongside a broad general new/used selection.
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- Good Bar
Greenpoint/Williamsburg-border listening bar (sister to Good Room) with a curated vinyl library, Klipsch Heresy III speakers, and a vintage turntable for scheduled listening sessions.
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- Hi-Note
East Village 'radio bar' and cafe-by-day that broadcasts original DJ programming, with Monday vinyl nights letting patrons spin their own records on the house system.
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- Hidden Tracks Records
Boonton record store and intimate music venue selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes and merch.
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- Hifi Provisions
Industry City vinyl shop and hifi lounge selling used records, cassettes, CDs and vintage electronics, with record cleaning/repair services and a nightly bar hosting listening parties.
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- Honeycomb Hi-Fi Lounge
Park Slope speakeasy-style listening bar modeled on Tokyo jazz kissa lounges, playing full albums on vinyl weeknights and hosting DJs on weekends, with a focus on Japanese whiskey.
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- Human Head Records
Bushwick shop with over 5,000 new and used records, handpicked selection, and in-store listening stations for previewing before purchase.
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- Iris Records
Jersey City's long-running vinyl digging spot since 1996, specializing in hip-hop, UK releases, and punk rock.
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- Jazz Record Center
Venerable Chelsea office-suite shop specializing in rare and vintage jazz and blues vinyl, CDs, books, magazines and ephemera, and always buying collections.
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- Kissa Kissa
Crown Heights' first traditional jazz kissa outside Japan, with a 5,000-LP jazz library from the 1950s-70s, a custom audiophile sound system, and craft cocktails built around deep listening.
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- Legacy (Dumbo)
Black- and Caribbean-owned Dumbo record shop with a tightly curated new/used collection spotlighting R&B, soul, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, soca and merengue.
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- Limited to One
East Village basement shop specializing in rare and limited vinyl releases across punk, rock, indie, hip-hop and 90s alternative, run by Kristian Sorge and Nichole Porges.
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- Loudmouth
Bed-Stuy hip-hop culture hub selling curated and consignment vinyl, vintage magazines, cassettes and streetwear, doubling as an art gallery and event/show space.
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- Majors Records & Video
Staten Island's last standing record store, family-operated since 1971, selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and Blu-ray/DVD.
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- Manhattan45
East Village specialist stocking exclusively new, unopened electronic dance vinyl - house, techno, disco, UKG, drum and bass.
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- Mono Mono Records
Record shop in downtown Somerville.
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- Montclair Book Center
Independent Montclair bookstore with a dedicated vinyl records section.
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- Moodies Records
Longtime Bronx record and multimedia shop; the corner of White Plains Rd and E. 225th St was renamed "Earl Moodie's Way" in May 2025 honoring its founder.
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- Moondog HiFi
East Williamsburg listening bar with a curated hi-fi sound system, Mediterranean-Mexican small plates, and a hidden 300-square-foot speakeasy room for immersive listening events.
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- Mostly Music
Boro Park shop specializing in Jewish/Judaica music across vinyl, CD and audio formats.
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- Mr. Melo
Williamsburg listening bar where local, regional, and touring DJs spin vinyl-only sets paired with Greek-inflected small plates and cocktails.
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- Music Connection
Bergen County record shop in Elmwood Park, listed in Discogs' VinylHub record-store directory.
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- Music Country
Family-run since 1934 at its original Cliffside Park location, one of the oldest record stores in the US; vinyl LPs/45s/78s, CDs, cassettes, posters and collectibles.
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- Music Planet Games and Records
Greenpoint shop with a huge, budget-friendly vinyl and CD selection alongside used video games, movies, and cassettes.
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- Nexus Records
Bushwick shop mixing new and used vinyl heavy on punk, black metal and underground/atmospheric music, with a active Discogs storefront.
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- P.I.T. Records and Books
Williamsburg record and book shop offering vinyl, used books, and music lessons.
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- Pancakes Records
Astoria's neighborhood record shop selling new and used vinyl across genres, with an in-store art gallery and monthly live music events.
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- Paradise of Replica
Lower East Side record shop known for an eclectic, genre-spanning selection including Japanese, Korean and Chinese music, with an in-store listening station.
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- Poise
Black-owned Bed-Stuy vinyl shop with deep jazz and soul selections and in-store listening before you buy; LGBTQ+ friendly.
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- Producer Plug
Chinatown/LES vinyl destination founded 2019 by Gustavo Guerra, stocking hip-hop, R&B and funk records plus a bookable 'vinyl meditation' listening room and custom vinyl pressing services.
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- Psychic Records
South Park Slope neighborhood vinyl shop, formerly known as Music Matters, and a fixture in the area for close to two decades.
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- Public Records
Pioneering Gowanus listening bar and cultural space built around a custom hi-fi sound system, with a plant-based cafe, wine bar, live-music Sound Room, and an intimate upstairs listening lounge.
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- Rain Delay Records
New Bed-Stuy record shop, small but well-curated with a strong hip hop selection mixing new and used vinyl at fair prices.
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- Range Music NYC
Bronx underground-dance-music record retailer curating progressive vinyl influenced by classic NYC clubs (The Loft, Paradise Garage, Better Days).
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- Razor-N-Tape
Greenpoint flagship record store of the Razor-N-Tape dance-music label, focused on disco and house vinyl.
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- Rebel Rouser
Bushwick used-record shop opened 2014, specializing in rare 45s and Glam/Rock/Punk/Powerpop/Psych/Funk/Soul LPs, alongside rare books, horror magazines, underground comics and vintage clothing.
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- Recirculation
Washington Heights community space and record/book shop run as a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, selling donated secondhand vinyl and books plus hosting readings and events.
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- Record Grouch
Greenpoint crate-digger shop mixing obscure new and used LPs, 45s, CDs and tapes; also hosts free in-store live sets by experimental artists.
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- Record King
Bergen County record shop, formerly a 56-year Hackensack fixture, now trading from Saddle Brook since a 2021 relocation.
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- Record Room
Speakeasy-style vinyl listening lounge hidden behind a record-themed cafe in Long Island City, opened May 2023, serving coffee and soft-serve up front with a hi-fi bar concealed behind.
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- Record Runner
Greenwich Village fixture near Jones Street selling vinyl, CDs, videos, books, posters and film memorabilia to collectors since 1979.
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- Revilla Grooves and Gear
Milltown record and audio-gear shop with 20,000+ new and used LPs, 45s, CDs and box sets; hosts live performances and Record Store Day events in its in-store Performance Lounge.
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- Rhythm Central Records
Vintage record shop in the Jersey City Heights offering jazz, Latin, rock, soul, salsa, and disco vinyl, plus record-buying services.
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- Rotten Island Records
Second-floor Lower East Side vinyl shop in a multi-store building, buying/selling/trading hip-hop, jazz, soul, funk, rock, salsa and world records.
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- Rough Trade NYC
Storied UK record chain's NYC outpost relocated to Rockefeller Center, combining new/exclusive vinyl, a photo booth and in-store performances across two levels.
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- Second Hand Records NYC
Bushwick/Bed-Stuy used-vinyl shop, Latino-owned and LGBTQ+ friendly, known for a wide, well-organized selection of soul, funk, R&B, and 12-inch singles.
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- Soldato Books & Records
Used bookstore and record shop in Rutherford with an active Discogs seller profile.
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- SOMA Sounds Records
Record shop in Maplewood that opened in February 2024.
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- Sound Exchange
Music and record store on Route 23 in Wayne.
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- Spina Records
Widely praised as one of central New Jersey's best record stores, with a large rotating selection and strong jazz section, near Rutgers.
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- Station 1 Books & Vinyl
Books, vinyl and vintage shop at the Pompton Lakes train station.
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- Sterling Records
Park Slope vinyl and music shop opened May 2024 by longtime resident Gary Giddens, with Erasure/Depeche Mode co-founder Vince Clarke as an investor.
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- Stranded Records
Retail arm of archival reissue label Superior Viaduct; opened in 2019 in the former Good Records space, focused on punk, jazz, reggae and experimental vinyl.
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- Stray Vintage
Sunnyside vintage shop carrying vinyl records alongside clothing, bags, typewriters and housewares.
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- Superior Elevation Records
Williamsburg shop carrying mostly used vinyl across genres plus a rotating selection of new arrivals.
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- Sure Shot Records
Curated vinyl crates tucked inside Threes Brewing in Gowanus/Boerum Hill, a small but well-stocked used-record nook within the taproom.
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- Symphony Music Shop
Crown Heights record shop specializing in African and Caribbean diaspora music alongside jazz and R&B vinyl.
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- The Sharp Notes
New and used records, CDs and audio gear on the second floor of the Garden State Plaza mall.
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- The Thing
Greenpoint second-hand shop with a massive, famously unorganized used-vinyl collection ($2/record) alongside books, VHS/DVD, clothes and other secondhand goods.
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- Tokyo Record Bar
Underground izakaya-style listening room beneath Air's Champagne Parlour, pairing an omakase tasting menu with a McIntosh Labs audiophile sound system and guest-curated vinyl.
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- Triomph Muzik
Cambria Heights shop specializing in Haitian music, with a deep archive of konpa on vinyl LP alongside CDs.
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- Tunes
Hoboken buy/sell/trade shop for vinyl, CDs, DVDs and games, marking its 30th anniversary in December 2025.
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- Underground Vinyl
Larchmont record shop selling new and select pre-owned vinyl across rock, pop, indie, rap and hip-hop, plus turntables and accessories; donates 100% of profits to Americares and local causes.
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- Village Revival Records
Greenwich Village record and CD shop run by Jamal Alnasr since the 1990s; reopened under the Village Revival name after a 2017 rent-driven closure.
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- Vinyl Addiction Records
Record shop in North Arlington, Bergen County.
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- Vinyl Fantasy
Bushwick storefront blending new and used vinyl (metal, punk and beyond) with comics, graphic novels and funky art; women-owned and Latino-owned.
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- Vinyl Veritas
Dumbo, Brooklyn record shop opened 2024 by collector-turned-dealers; over 3,000 used and new vinyl titles across genres and decades, with cold brew and beer on tap while you dig.
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- VP Records Retail
Flagship retail store of VP Records, the world's largest reggae label/distributor; a black-owned Jamaica, Queens Mecca for reggae, dancehall and soca vinyl since generations of local families have shopped there.
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- Westsider Records
Old-school Upper West Side indie store run by owner Bruce, stocking used vinyl, CDs, DVDs, turntables and books with a strong performing-arts, opera, classical and jazz emphasis.
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See the full record store listing for New York City, New York.