Record Stores in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9 record stores — last verified July 2026.
- Acme Records & Music Emporium
Bay View staple opened by longtime collector and WMSE DJ Ken Chrisien, built out in reclaimed materials with a pipe-organ stage. Curated new & used vinyl and CDs, jazz through psych and post-punk.
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- Blast Radius Record & Video
DIY punk/hardcore/metal/noise record and VHS shop, now in Riverwest, that started as a pop-up before opening its first storefront in Walker's Point in 2022. Also stocks zines, cult films and second-hand band merch.
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- The Deep Groove
A vinyl listening lounge and cafe on Brady Street in a former 1875 tavern building, pairing hundreds of spinnable records and a used-vinyl boutique with coffee by day and cocktails by night, plus live jazz and blues programming.
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- Irving Place Records
East Side shop that took over the beloved Bullseye Records space, relaunched by veteran record-store staff Terry Hackbarth and Don Kurth on Record Store Day 2024. Doubled its floor space in 2025.
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- Lilliput Records
East Side shop that replaced the shuttered Exclusive Company at its longtime Farwell Ave location, launched by former Exclusive Company staff Tanner Musgrove and Brian Kirk via a community GoFundMe. New releases plus a growing used section and in-store DJ stage.
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- Musical Memories
Downtown lower-level vintage record shop established in 1984, packed floor-to-ceiling with used LPs, 45s, CDs, tapes and memorabilia; a longtime source for rare and UK pressings.
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- Rush-Mor Records
Milwaukee's longest-running record shop, in Bay View since the early '90s under current owners. Deep punk, hardcore, metal, prog/Euro-rock, rockabilly and imports, plus new & used vinyl, CDs and DVDs.
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- We Buy Records
Riverwest shop run by musician Andy Noble (formerly of Lotus Land) with a fast-turning, buy-first inventory of 17,000+ LPs and 45s spanning funk, soul, jazz, rock and R&B.
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- The Wiggle Room
Milwaukee's first dedicated vinyl listening lounge in Bay View, built around a roughly 5,000-record collection, sound-engineered acoustics with bass traps and soundproof panels, Japanese whiskey, and nightly local and national DJs spinning vinyl.
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Greater Milwaukee
Record stores in the cities and towns around Milwaukee.
West Allis, WI
- Record Head
West Allis record and media store operating since 1972, selling new and used vinyl, CDs, retro video games, musical instruments, and turntables/stereo gear.
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Greenfield, WI
- Volta Records
Independent, woman-owned Greenfield, WI record store that took over the former Exclusive Company location in July 2022 after that chain closed; sells new/used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and turntables.
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Cedarburg, WI
- We Buy Records (Cedarburg / inside The Fermentorium)
Retail vinyl outpost of Milwaukee's We Buy Records, set up inside The Fermentorium Brewery & Tasting Room in Cedarburg. Thousands of used LPs (classic rock, jazz, soul, indie, metal, hip-hop) plus curated new releases, browsable while drinking a beer.
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Frequently asked questions
How many record stores are in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
Milwaukee, Wisconsin has 9 record stores in the directory, last verified July 2026.
Are the record stores in Milwaukee independently verified?
9 of the 9 record stores in Milwaukee carry our "Verified" stamp, meaning at least two independent, dated sources back the listing.
Are there listening bars or vinyl cafes in Milwaukee?
Yes — 2 of Milwaukee's record stores double as a bar, cafe, or combo space: The Deep Groove, The Wiggle Room.