Record Store Day in West Virginia (statewide)
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 West Virginia (statewide)
Independent record shops open in West Virginia (statewide) 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.
- A Walk in Time
Charleston record-and-collectibles shop in the 6th Avenue district selling used vinyl, comics, and toys.
3 sources
- Admiral Analog's Audio Assortment
Records-and-hi-fi shop -- new/used vinyl, turntables, stereo equipment, cassettes, CDs, music merch.
4 sources
- Assumption Records
Rivesville record shop (near Fairmont) with over 27,000 titles in its online catalog and thousands more in-store.
3 sources
- Billion Dollar Music
Martinsburg record store on North Queen Street in the Eastern Panhandle.
2 sources
- Bramble
"Clothing, Records & Amusements" shop in downtown Lewisburg -- vinyl, vintage clothing, perfumes, Legos, art, and gifts.
3 sources
- Cheap Thrills Records (Beckley)
Beckley branch of Cheap Thrills Records, buying/selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs, and video games.
3 sources
- Cheap Thrills Records (Princeton)
Princeton branch of Cheap Thrills Records, buying/selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs, and video games since 1995; has a drive-thru window.
3 sources
- Department of Records
Newest record shop in the Kanawha Valley, based in South Charleston.
2 sources
- Elk City Records
Record shop named best record store in West Virginia in 2019 by Vinyl Me, Please.
2 sources
- Fuzzy Dog Books & Music
Three floors of new and used books, records, and movies inside the historic Tate House in downtown Charles Town.
3 sources
- Historic Hippie Record Shoppe
Huntington record shop and small business since 2020, buying and selling vinyl records.
2 sources
- Kraken Records
New Martinsville independent record store carrying new/used vinyl, CDs, vinyl care, funkos, books, and local-artist merch.
3 sources
- Modern Vintage Vinyl
Vinyl-and-collectibles dealer operating inside the Nitro Antique Mall.
3 sources
- Nail City Record
Independent record store on the 3rd floor of the historic McLain Building -- new/used vinyl, turntables, CDs, cassettes, vinyl care, memorabilia, books.
5 sources
- Now Hear This
"Mom and Pop" record store, locally owned and operated since 1995.
2 sources
- Orbit's Record Shop
Buy-sell-trade record shop in Barboursville, outside Huntington.
2 sources
- Play It Forward Retro Shop
Retro shop selling video games, vinyl records, cassettes, VHS, comics, collectibles and used appliances.
3 sources
- Records On The Wall
Self-described "Tri-States Largest Record shop," carrying 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records plus antiques.
3 sources
- Roundabout Records
Bridgeport vinyl shop carrying roughly 3,000 albums of all genres, run by owner Chris Lacaria.
3 sources
- Shiny Dome Records
Punk/metal-focused record store in a basement -- new/used records, CDs, VHS, books, apparel.
5 sources
- Solar Mountain Records
Keyser record shop with over 30,000 45s and LPs in stock, plus CDs and cassettes.
3 sources
- Sound Exchange
Parkersburg record store selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes for over three decades.
3 sources
- Sullivan's Records
Buys/sells/trades new and used vinyl since 2013.
5 sources
- Talisman Records
Vintage vinyl, antique phonographs, 78s, and vintage stereo/turntable dealer inside The Gilded Flea.
3 sources
See the full record store listing for West Virginia (statewide).