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    Record Graveyard

    Record Graveyard

    4.2(18 reviews)
    5.3 mi
    $

    This is my kind of place. What looks small on the outside holds a treasure on the inside. You may…read morehave to know or give them a call, he's in the back. The store is arranged for easy perusal. I found all my favs jazz, soul, vocal female, vocal male and many more. I didn't have much time but I could have looked for hours. I will have to stop back. There were albums for every part of my want lists. Fairly priced with a few bargains. I didn't have time to look through the $2, $5 bins but there were plenty. A great collection of albums for sure.

    Yes, the graveyard is super cheap. with gas over $4, there's some draw to anything cheap these…read moredays, wouldn't you say? But cheap doesn't always necessarily mean good - I could always shop for "cheap" at the Walmart bargain bin. What the RG brings to the table is quality records for a price that can't be beat. I was having a conversation about the graveyard with a friend of mine who's really into Jazz; he only has a few places he likes, basically because so few places carry quality Jazz these days. You know how picky those old fans can get. He took me here first. I'm not a Jazz hipster like him, but I do like records - and oh, they have a ton. I snagged quite a bit for very little - some records were as Misi said, literally $1. Even the new releases were inexpensive. I'm accustomed to paying over $20 per record sometimes for that "audiophile grade vinyl" junk. That doesn't seem to happen here unless its rare. So it didn't break the bank. It seems like they have a good rotation of stock going. I can see myself easily coming back at least once a week and not looking at the same old junk over and over again. It's like the thrift shop of records!

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    UHF

    UHF

    3.8(59 reviews)
    11.0 miDowntown Royal Oak
    $$

    Been to a lot of vinyl stores around the US and UK. It's like the one thing I tend to do when…read morevisiting cities. This one is smack dab in the middle of a great little downtown area called Royal Oak. Cute shops, walkable, cafes, so I guess I had my hopes high the store owners would know what a prized spot they had, next to Detroit, and one of the few vinyl stores in the area. They'd make a killing with the right stock and atmosphere. Bummer. Mediocre on both fronts. Came to Yelp to see that lots of people feel the same way. They don't seem very interested in embodying the audiophile atmosphere of the classically great vinyl shops. They have the sound blaring nicely. But their stock is bare bones. Almost no used high desirability issues. Their jazz section was the most interesting. But dang, almost nothing you'd find on DisCogs for ten bucks cheaper. The store assistance was just one guy in the back who seemed unapproachable. But really once seeing the stock and prices, there wasn't much to bother him for. Maybe it just doesn't have the high patronage to support a lot of effort especially with high rents for retail spaces. I'm sure it's hard to run a business these days. And then guys like me who have never ran a vinyl store come onto Yelp and leave crappy reviews. It must kinda suck. So I'll just say this place is good. Three stars is good. But someone could invest some money and time and make this a very very popular music store. Someone with money has gotta be living in all these new condos in this town. And vinyl is selling more than in decades. UHF could have a renaissance with some TLC. Maybe I'll return later this year and will see it's a different situation in Summer. I wish them well. Support your local vinyl shops!

    UHF is a my favorite record store in the area. They have a great selection of records and their…read morestaff is very knowledgeable!

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    Found Sound

    Found Sound

    4.0(65 reviews)
    9.2 miDowntown Ferndale
    $$

    Great selection of new and used finds, shirts, and other music memorabilia. Good prices, including…read morewhen selling them your old vinyl. Helpful, but unobtrusive, staff that are not particularly snobbish and know their stuff. Always a fun Saturday/Sunday stroll through here spending more than I care to admit over the years living in the area.

    Probably my new favorite place to shop for vinyl…read more There are more than a few places in town to get records now. Some are larger than others, some specialize in particular genres. Found Sound has that wonderful mix of just about everything, and their prices are actually more than reasonable. The difference here however is the crew. So many places have staff that vacillate between casual indifference to active dislike. Found Sound has a team that genuinely cares about your experience, and are actually happy to talk to you. I recently was perusing their soundtrack selection and found a copy I of an album I wanted. I noticed what I thought were scratches on one side, and asked the team member about it. He immediately confirmed they were light scratches and marked the price down accordingly. I can't imagine every place would be honest in this way. About the only negative of shopping here are the narrow pathways, but honestly it just means they've got more stuff for you to look at when you're there. I'm so glad I stopped in, you can bet I'll be back!

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    Flipside Records - Flipside

    Flipside Records

    3.4(52 reviews)
    12.6 mi
    $$

    More than just records. So much more! Yeah, there are rows upon rows of records, old and new. But…read morethey also have a sizable collection of comics, cassette tapes, VHS, DVDs, and action figure collectibles. Even aside from the above stuff that, well, makes more sense, there's a table and wall full of incense and a separate sort of smoke shop/head shop within. And if you were worried about not having a device to play your vintage audio formats, they have plenty of those too. Shop staff was super friendly and helpful. They have at least one shop dog - I may have seen a second. She could not be less bothered by visitors. A final note of importance, they're having a moving sale at the time of this writing. When I asked, they weren't sure where they're moving to yet, but expect to go at the end of the year.

    Seems as though you'll need to make multiple trips to get everything you'll want and have the…read morebudget for... No discount given for the items I seemingly just didn't have a few more dollars for when I potentially making an over $30 purchase on about five things... As for returning, so far what I'd bought played good, but what for these rare items if I'm to only be able to exchange what I get for the same title like? And a Restocking Fee also gets charged, so why am I not even allowed credit for what I pay for the item... I deserve a much better rapport that other record stores give me, I give Flipside a lot of business and had when it was farther away at its former location... -- Dave

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