Record Stores / North Carolina

Record Stores in Raleigh, North Carolina

8 record stores — last verified July 2026.

• Hunky Dory Records

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  Vinyl shop and taproom in Raleigh's Iron Works district pairing new and used records with rotating NC craft beer; part of a small Triangle chain with sister shops in Durham and Cary.

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• Nice Price Books & Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Long-running used bookstore and record shop near NC State on Hillsborough St, trading books, vinyl, CDs, DVDs and more for roughly three decades; hosts a monthly 33 1/3 book club and a weekly podcast.

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• The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop

  Open Hours not listed

  Downtown Raleigh live-music venue and bar with an attached record shop stocking new and used vinyl; new arrivals drop every Friday and the venue runs its own Pour House Pressing plant.

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• Record Krate

  Open Hours not listed

  Independent used-record shop tucked behind a building near St. Mary's St, a longtime crate-digger stop for Raleigh vinyl collectors.

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• Schoolkids Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Raleigh's flagship record shop since 1974, now at Mission Valley on Avent Ferry Rd. Runs the Second Motion Records label and is a Coalition of Independent Music Stores member; TIME and the Grammys have both named it a top US record store.

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• Sorry State Records

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  Punk and metal specialist shop and label in downtown Raleigh, buying and selling collectible vinyl and paying well above typical trade-in rates; runs mail-order alongside the Morgan St storefront.

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• Sound Off Records & Hi-Fi

  Open Hours not listed

  Glenwood Ave shop selling used vinyl alongside stereo equipment and turntables, geared toward the audiophile crowd as well as crate-diggers.

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• The Vinyl Destination (inside TrunkShow)

  Open Hours not listed

  Record nook inside TrunkShow vintage store on Wake Forest Rd, mixing crate-dug vinyl with vintage clothing, local art and mid-century furniture; hosts occasional listening parties.

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