Record Stores / North Carolina

Record Stores in Charlotte, North Carolina

10 record stores — last verified July 2026.

• Cream Puff Records

  Open 10am–6pm today

  Myers Park record shop and live-music promoter with a curated selection of North Carolina artists and boutique-label vinyl (Merge, Paradise of Bachelors, Three Lobed).

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• Groovers Listening Bar

  Open Hours not listed

  South End listening bar expanded from the original Charleston location, with vinyl lining the walls, turntables in view, and dual DJ booths spinning funk, soul, disco and 90s-leaning sets.

  3 sources

• Hardy Boys Records & Comics - Camp North End

  Open Hours not listed

  Husband-and-wife-run vinyl and comics shop at Camp North End; started as an online reseller in 2018 before opening its first brick-and-mortar here in 2023.

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• Hardy Boys Records - South End

  Open Hours not listed

  Second Charlotte location of Hardy Boys Records, opened June 2025 in South End's former 704 Shop space with new and used vinyl, comics, cassettes, and tees.

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• Lorem Ipsum Listening Bar

  Open Hours not listed

  Black-owned listening bar tucked inside Plaza Midwood's Hotel Refuge, billed as Charlotte's first listening bar, pairing curated vinyl DJ sets with an intimate, low-lit lounge setting.

  3 sources

• Lunchbox Records

  Open 12pm–6pm today

  Longtime Elizabeth-area indie shop that grew out of a 1990 record label; new and used vinyl, cassettes, CDs, and an in-store stage that's hosted 300+ band performances.

  2 sources

• The Poet's Vault

  Open 11am–6pm today

  5,000-square-foot record shop run alongside the relocated Sleepy Poet Antique Mall on South Boulevard, with curated new and used vinyl plus CDs and memorabilia.

  2 sources

• Repo Record

  Open 12pm–7pm today

  Plaza Midwood fixture since 1988 with what locals call Charlotte's largest catalog of used vinyl LPs and 45s, plus CDs, DVDs, and vintage rock posters.

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• VINYL

  Open Hours not listed

  South End gastropub built around a library of vinyl records displayed at the front counter, with resident DJs spinning nightly alongside craft cocktails and Americana bar food.

  2 sources

• VnylWrks

  Open Hours not listed

  Charlotte vinyl label and retailer selling curated rare imports, Japanese pressings, and its own analog live-recording pressings; sets up weekly inside Common Market Oakwold.

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