Craig is the Best! Great stock and a lot of fun to shop! Always a great time.I never walk out empty…read morehanded

Great selection of used rock and Jazz records. Owners are great. Fair prices. Bring cash. Prepare…read moreto spend at least an hour at least.

Clean, large, large sized cafe, friendly service at this newish Barnes and Noble. While I like the…read moreidea of supporting a local business instead of a chain, B&N still feels better than an Amazon. When you walk in, you get a good feeling based on the store layout. There's adequate selection and recommendations throughout, as well as sections to browse in and plenty to catch your eye. The departments aren't super distinguished from each other which likely helps to maximize the number of products displayed. The cafe has quite a bit of seating so it's a good place to hang out. I like to look at BN sale sections but this one was rather limited.

We finally visited the B&N on Route 17 by Fashion Plaza. My husband and I stopped inside after work…read moretwo weeks ago. We started off walking around together, but split off and got lost walking through the store and checking it all out. The space is massive and has high ceilings. Plus, it's very bright and light inside. All the sections are organized and feature good visual merchandising of new arrivals and/or books on sale. There's a nice cafe area towards the back with ample tables and seating at the back left of the store. Throughout the store, there are also lots of comfortable chairs to sit on if you find interesting reading material that you want to preview or flip through. My husband said it best when he said, "Wow, there's so much to find - you could never get bored here!" I know that we will be back.

John was a pleasure to work with. He bought hundreds of blues and jazz CDs from us for a fair price.read more

PROS: This place has vintage to modern electronics ranging from video games, computers, record…read moreplayers, stereos, pops, and cards. The blonde worker and her father are both nice while the father is knowledgeable about the markets and capabilities of all their items. CONS: This place is hidden within a storage unit which makes it tough to find. the store is also cramped inside and its somewhat unorganized. records, cds, video games, pops-- they're scattered throughout the store rather than having one section for each. The daughter of the owner also doesn't know that much about the merchandise she's selling. also their days and hours that they are open are minimal OVERALL: I'll come here again if I'm looking for nothing pop-culture wise, but i would make sure im the only one here and the owner is in

RIP John, local legend. Would love to find a way to keep this place going. John was rude,…read moreopinionated and kept a cache of private stuff you couldn't buy unless you caught him in a rare good humor. That being said he was iconic, and too few of these places exist. He and it will be missed!

Crazy that this place is gone. I guess everyone who loves music in North NJ should have visited…read morethis place once, at least. The service was rude, the selection lousy, but sometimes you could find a decent priced item. RIP to the cranky proprietor, maybe he's listening to right-wing radio and telling people how to flip through records in a better place.

great prices. great service. superb selection of the latest and a nice assortment of vintage…read morematerial, also. the owner bends over backwards to help with any request and is more than fair when purchasing some incoming items he might not especially need. I make it a point to go there every week and am never disappointed. JOHN L.

Let me start by declaring Sound Exchange the best record shop I've been to on the East Coast. Last…read moreweek, I visited nine shops across NY, NJ, RI, CT, MA. Sound Exchange stood out like a beacon in a storm--a storm of mediocrity. And Sound Exchange isn't staffed by a bunch of vinyl snobs, hawking $50 copies of the latest Taylor Swift. They have vinyl, cassettes, and CDs galore. If I'm honest, they had more CDs than I've ever seen in a single shop. Every genre. And the prices were quite reasonable. And the staff...Anthony knows as much about music as anyone I've ever met. He was also the nicest guy. I can't wait to come back! BEST SHOP ON THE EAST COAST--EASILY!

Every store that sells vinyl, vintage and new, is magical on some level. BB's is a step above. In…read moreaddition to the owner's vast knowledge of music is the care that every record is shown. The records that I have bought here were in very good condition, cleaned and given a new inner sleeve (the original is included as well). A lot of places don't take that level of care for their customers or the music. On top of that the prices are reasonable and they always have great music spinning in the store. This place is a gem.

Great store . Knows his music and has very original collections . A small museum! Best of luck…read moreBob!

Not EZ to collect here. The owner will follow you around the store like you're going to steal one…read moreof his battered Jim Nabors records that's priced at 5 dollars. WTF dude? In all my years of being a vinyl enthusiast I have never seen the game played so badly. This place is a mess with everything stacked horizontally in a shambolic moldy hoarder disarray. Nothing in this hovel except the aforementioned "5 dollar" stock [read - sub dollar bin garbage) is actually priced, so If you somehow miraculously find something - an LP/DVD/Cassette etc the owner will look it up and charge you listed [not sold/completed] eBay prices. I don't even think the owner knows how to actually use discogs or ebay for that matter. If you are serious about records do not waste your time or money here this place is a joke. There's SO MANY other amazing well curated organized and customer friendly spots to patronize within a 30-45 minute drive. I highly suggest you go to Human Head or A1 and get blown away by the selection and prices on offer,not to mention amazing warm customer service. PS he must be bribing the local fire department because this place is the meaning of FIRE HAZARD. tata

If you are into vinyl you will like this store. Expect to spend a lot of time browsing.read more

Alan is a great historian on a variety of subjects, and more notably, This man can Rock!…read more if you walk in with questions, and take note of the expertise, you are certain to walk out with an armful of answers!

Alan was so helpful and personable, helping us find every album, CD, and 8 track we were searching…read morefor and recommending us others biased on our likes. Alan even took the time to play each album we were purchasing to ensure sound quality. On top of it all, he was incredibly hospitable- offering us a seat and answering any questions we had about his former student, Frank Iero. We definitely felt right at home with him telling us a bunch of stories. My boyfriend and I both cannot recommend this store more. We WILL be back to see Alan and his company in the future!!

What an absolute gem of a store for every generation of video game enthusiasts. My kid spotted the…read moregiant Pokemon character in the window as we were driving somewhere else. I hadn't seen it, but on our way back, we stopped by, and it was like being transported to the 1980s in the best way possible. Digital Press Videogames had something for practically every video game system ever created, from Atari 2600 to ColecoVision cartridges to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One X and PlayStation 5. My kid, who is fascinated with vintage games, picked up a used GameBoy Color and a Pokemon game, while I bought an emulator to play all the classic games I enjoyed as a kid. The prices are more than reasonable, especially for the vintage stuff, and there were deals that were better than any chain store. The staff were helpful and friendly when my kid asked them questions, which I really appreciated. Amazing!

Nice place great service, first time I ever been there but Melvin helped me out he was one of the…read morenicest video game store employee I met. I was very happy with what I got.

I had a very disappointing experience. I spent several hours going through the bins and brought…read moreseveral records to the counter to ask for prices. I felt these prices were far above market value for used copies in the condition they were in. When I politely asked if there was any flexibility, I was told the employee had other work to do and eventually he refused to sell me anything. The store has an interesting inventory, but it's very disorganized, and unfortunately the customer service made the experience very unpleasant. I won't be returning.

Was in the area and had some free time. Googled record stores in the area and came across this…read moreplace about 20 minutes away. Let's go! Found the store without a problem but parking is ridiculous. Not the stores fault. Upon entering the store you have to be amazed at the sheer volume of merchandise. Stacks and stacks of dvds and records. One small area is semi organized otherwise good luck. Count Basie mixed in with NY Dolls with Stevie Wonder behind Roy Acuff. Good luck. Spent about an hour going through the rows and found a few albums that I don't have. Nice! Some albums were priced, most aren't. When I asked the owner he said just give them to me and I'll work up a price. Not the way I like buying a bunch of records but I gave him about 8 or 9 to see where they were in pricing. (The priced albums were about what you'd expect to see). He then prices them based off of eBays listings. Not even sold listings but what people are asking. Albums that should be in the 3-5.00 range 15. Others that should be in the 8-10.00 range 25. Nope. I asked for the stack back and started putting them back where I found them. He realizes what I'm doing and wants to play lets make a deal. Instead of 25 for that, how about 20? How about 18? Sorry. I don't mind spending money, but I don't play this kind of stupid game at a register. I left empty handed. Do not see myself going back.