What are your favorite record shops worldwide that still do mail order?
April 5, 2017 9:12 AM Subscribe
I've been collecting new and used records, CDs, tapes, etc. for as long as I can remember. I'm looking for stores all over the world that still do a great mail order business, via internet, of course. Preferably, these stores also have physical shop so I can visit when I travel.
Amazon Marketplace, Discogs, eBay, and Musicstack have been great sources over the past few years but I'm looking for specific stores, instead of "aggregators" like the above, to search online when they just don't have what I'm looking for (or at a price I'm willing to pay). Reckless Records in Chicago is one great store that I often find things the aforementioned stores don't have; bonus: the price is often well below what those aggregators ask when they have the same items in the same condition.
Amazon Marketplace, Discogs, eBay, and Musicstack have been great sources over the past few years but I'm looking for specific stores, instead of "aggregators" like the above, to search online when they just don't have what I'm looking for (or at a price I'm willing to pay). Reckless Records in Chicago is one great store that I often find things the aforementioned stores don't have; bonus: the price is often well below what those aggregators ask when they have the same items in the same condition.
Best answer: Custy's Traditional Music Shop in Ennis, County Clare is a great source for "pure drop" Irish music & ships worldwide.
posted by mr vino at 9:58 AM on April 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by mr vino at 9:58 AM on April 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Cincinnati's Shake It Records does mail order and the store itself is fantastic.
posted by cooker girl at 10:15 AM on April 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by cooker girl at 10:15 AM on April 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
Best answer: PrestoClassical.co.uk sells CDs, DVDs, as well as downloads, and ships worldwide. The recent drop in GBP has made their prices more attractive.
posted by Atrahasis at 10:26 AM on April 5, 2017
posted by Atrahasis at 10:26 AM on April 5, 2017
Best answer: Bookmans Entertainment Exchange in Arizona
posted by WalkerWestridge at 11:18 AM on April 5, 2017
posted by WalkerWestridge at 11:18 AM on April 5, 2017
Best answer: I love the wishlist function of The Beat Goes On (Ontario, Canada) and I've scored SO MANY AWESOMES from their store.
Unfortunately they don't sell cassettes or used records.
posted by Dressed to Kill at 12:06 PM on April 5, 2017
Unfortunately they don't sell cassettes or used records.
posted by Dressed to Kill at 12:06 PM on April 5, 2017
Best answer: I would have said Other Music until last year, but you've still got Rough Trade.
posted by rd45 at 12:24 PM on April 5, 2017
posted by rd45 at 12:24 PM on April 5, 2017
Best answer: Also Action Records in Preston, although I haven't got anything from there for ages.
posted by rd45 at 12:34 PM on April 5, 2017
posted by rd45 at 12:34 PM on April 5, 2017
Best answer: Seattle's (divine) Wall of Sound sells rare vinyl and such through Discogs.com.
Also, if you're making a list of record shops to visit when you travel, make sure to include Istanbul's Lale Plak. (I know that things are in turmoil in Turkey right now, but I believe with all my heart that glorious, glorious Lale Plak will outlast the troubles.)
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 4:12 PM on April 5, 2017
Also, if you're making a list of record shops to visit when you travel, make sure to include Istanbul's Lale Plak. (I know that things are in turmoil in Turkey right now, but I believe with all my heart that glorious, glorious Lale Plak will outlast the troubles.)
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 4:12 PM on April 5, 2017
Best answer: The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, MN.
posted by AutoPilot83 at 1:50 PM on April 6, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by AutoPilot83 at 1:50 PM on April 6, 2017 [1 favorite]
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posted by Wossname at 9:37 AM on April 5, 2017