Record Stores / California

Record Stores in San Diego, California

17 record stores — last verified July 2026.

• Beat Box Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Landmark Barrio Logan record shop on Logan Avenue, in San Diego's Chicano-arts and culture corridor near Chicano Park.

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• Convoy Music Bar

  Open Hours not listed

  Speakeasy-style hi-fi listening bar in Kearny Mesa hidden behind an alleyway entrance; custom Kenrick speakers and records imported from Japan, vinyl curated by rotating selectors, Japanese whisky cocktail program.

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• Cow Records

  Open 10am–9pm today

  Ocean Beach staple on Newport Avenue selling new and used LPs, CDs, cassettes, 45s, and even VHS and 8-tracks.

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• FEELIT Records

  Open 12pm–7pm today

  Downtown East Village record shop stocking new and used vinyl, including releases from local San Diego artists; regular Record Store Day participant.

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• Fivespace

  Open Hours not listed

  Sherman Heights record shop known for hip-hop vinyl and cassettes.

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• Folk Arts Rare Records

  Open Hours not listed

  San Diego's oldest record shop, founded 1967 by folklorist Lou Curtiss; now run by Brendan Boyle, carrying rare and used vinyl across genres from a North Park storefront.

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• Full Contact Rock N Roll

  Open Hours not listed

  South Park record shop carrying rock and roll vinyl on North Park Way.

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• LONGPLAY Studio

  Open Hours not listed

  Minimalist Tokyo-style vinyl cafe/hi-fi club in Sherman Heights/Barrio Logan built by Gibran Huerta around vintage Klipsch Heresy speakers and a 1,000+ record library, pairing analog vinyl playback with coffee, cocktails, wine and sake.

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• M-Theory Music

  Open 11am–7pm today

  Family-owned Mission Hills shop selling new and used vinyl with deep ties to San Diego's local-music scene.

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• Mo Records

  Open 11am–8pm today

  Vinyl stall inside Liberty Public Market at Liberty Station, carrying new pressings and used records spanning 1950s doo-wop through hip-hop.

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• Nickelodeon Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Vinyl-only Normal Heights institution serving San Diego since 1984; out-of-print LPs and 45s across rock, punk, jazz, soundtracks, and folk.

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• Normal Records

  Open Hours not listed

  East Village record shop focused on underground and independent music, carrying new and used vinyl; regular Record Store Day participant.

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• Part Time Lover

  Open Hours not listed

  Japanese-inspired listening bar and record shop in North Park with four Klipschorns, two reel-to-reel machines and a custom hi-fi system; Folk Arts Rare Records (est. 1967) operates the in-house record shop.

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• Record City

  Open 10am–6pm today

  Longtime Midway District shop stocking new and used, domestic and imported vinyl and CDs; a regular Record Store Day host.

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• Soul Shack Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Normal Heights record shop on Adams Avenue's record-row strip, near Nickelodeon Records.

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• Taang! Records

  Open 11am–9pm today

  Hillcrest storefront of the Taang! punk/hardcore label - about 80% used stock spanning ska, post-punk, soul, jazz and rockabilly, plus rare high-dollar finds.

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• Vinyl Junkies Record Shack

  Open 10am–8pm today

  South Park record shop in a converted mid-century house, co-owned by Casbah's Tim Mays; genre-sorted crates plus a backyard bargain room and DJ patio.

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