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Bric-A-Brac Records

4.4 (36 reviews)
Open 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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Thomas D.

Excellent selection of vintage vinyl and collectables for your music library. Outstanding customer service and satisfaction.

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Josh E.

This is a 80s/90s kid's nostalgia paradise! I'm not an expert on records, but when I saw the 90s cat woman poster in the window, I knew I had to check this out. The place is NOT a pristine, organized collection, so be ready to dig through some bins if you want to find a gem, but that's half of the appeal. The shelves are filled with a wide variety of collectables at all price ranges, qualities, and genres. Some highlights were an entire glass case of original Star Wars action figures from the 1970s kenner collection. They also had some boxed figures from the Star Wars prequels, ninja turtles, and power rangers to name a few. There also seemed to be a ton of He-man stuff from several eras. There was a dollar bin of toys including open small action figures from the 90s, and random happy meals toys including batman and more. I snagged a cool Digimon figure that I had as a kid. Overall, a fun place to look around, feel nostalgic, and maybe walk out with a hidden treasure that you didn't know you needed.

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Jennifer D.

So many fun things to look at in here. Great murals all over the store and decent selection of media.

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Elizabeth H.

*pre covid review* My BF and I were walking through this neighborhood last winter and we decided to walk into this cool record shop. We looked around at all the records, trinkets, movies, cassettes etc. They have so much stuff to look at you could probably spend an hour just looking. We ended up buying a few small items but I just thought this place was so cool it deserved a good review!

La Tonya G.

Wow is all I can say at first. I saw this event for a free Comedy Show and it was BYOB. Well what's not great about that!!! We almost didn't go because we had the wrong address but it was good that Uncharted Books knew exactly where the venue was and it wasn't that far away. I'm so glad we didn't decide to call it a day and we went to this gem of a store for a funny night filled with some great comics. I truly got more than I expected when I walked into Bric-A-Brac Records. The old school toys, knick knacks and posters plus so much more...You should just go and step into a world of a simpler time. I know I enjoyed myself and will be back to just shop. Who ever had the idea to bring in the comics plus BYOB they were a genius. Especially, since I had never heard of this place it gave it a voice and an opportunity to get more customers. They had a little dog in the store and every time we clapped or laughed he barked but not in a vicious way but like he was doing his own dog version the Aresenio Hall "Woot Woot" The comics had a back in the day theme to follow and I laughed my head off...Next time I'm going to get names...lol It was so much fun and so welcoming that I can't wait to go back! Enjoy!!!

Rob R.

This specialty storefront microthrift is a sparse but coherently curated record and junk store which feels like the personal yard sale of someone who grew up in the '70s and '80s and is now selling their entire childhood toy and record collections to pay the rent. There's a table full of My Little Pony toys, a shelf of vintage Star Wars accessories (including puzzles), and even a functional 8-track player (for only $30). The record collection is small but balances specialized punk (I'm not an expert here) with fairly mainstream but decent collections of comedy (Steve Martin, Cosby, Prior), pop and rock (Hall & Oates, the Doors, INXS), old country and rock n' roll (Chubby Checker, Chet Atkins) and the occasional surprise like a compilation of '60s hypnotic Morrocan tunes... ranging from battered $1 thrift editions to mint shrink-wrapped releases. There are countless other things here- such as Freddie Krueger figurines and vintage Mad magazine- that fit the general vibe. Personally I already achieved apartmental bric-a-brac saturation many years ago and hammered the last nail in the coffin of my 70s/80s heritage. But, I credit this place for effectively bringing unnecessary goods from the past to new generations of consumers as yet unfamiliar with the unnecessariness of these vintage goods. And in my opinion, music is one of those unnecessaries which is truly necessary and some day soon I may be walking home from this place elbowing a few records to my side.

Colleen B.

This is a neat little spot that has vintage toys and records. It's more records than toys but that's implied in the name of the store, no? I enjoyed looking around and found a few things to buy. The girl at the counter was nice enough, not very chatty but still polite.

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Luv this record store. Always find something to buy. Makes my turntable happy. They even had the Best of the Challengers!!

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Solid. Heavy on 80s and 90s nostalgia in the toy dept. Decent cassette selection, discerning vinyl collection. Great spot for in-stores.

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Love this place! It's so fun! They have stuff you'll never find elsewhere and the prices are right!!

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