Tomorrow is National Record Store Day and while records might give you all the nostalgia of tunes from the past, it seems that the tables have turned and vinyl is having a revival. Last year, records (aka gramophone records) outsold CDs for the first time since 1986. 💿
If that’s not enough to make your head spin round and round, The Recording Industry Association of America reported that vinyl records racked up $232 million in sales just in the first 6 months of 2020.
If you’re looking to expand your personal collection of records, you’re in luck. Here are 5 local shops to add to your que.
🎧 Cosmic Rays, 4427 Devine St.
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
This local comic store also offers records.
🎧 Papa Jazz Record Shoppe, 2014 Greene St.
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. + Sunday 12-5 p.m.
The local record store opened in 1980 and if you haven’t seen the shop for yourself yet, you can take a virtual tour of the space here.
🎧 Scratch N Spin, 513 12th St., West Columbia
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
An entertainment store in West Columbia that sells music, video games, toys, comic books, and lifestyle merch in a variety of formats, including vinyl, cassette tapes, + VHS.
🎧 Turntable City, 202 W Main St., Suite A, Lexington
Wednesday-Friday 4-8 p.m. + Saturday 12-6 p.m.
Turntable City began as the brainchild of a local hip-hop figure DJ Kingpin-Villain Of Vinyl. This store buys gently used vinyl + accepts collection drop-offs.
🎧 Vintage Vinyl, 4202 Augusta Rd., Lexington
Monday-Thursday 5-6:30 p.m., Friday 2-6:30 p.m. + Saturday 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Shopping here means you can listen before you buy. New and used records, CDs, games, stereo equipment, and more can be found at this locally owned and operated family business.
Honorable mentions:
○ 2nd & Charles, 275-1 Harbison Blvd.
○ Old Mill Antique Mall, 310 State St., West Columbia
○ Palmetto Thrift Store, 6224 St Andrews Rd.
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