Owner Nick is very knowledgeable and is passionate about records…read more Fixed my turntable on the spot for the minimum charge. Great place to shop for vintage records as well

So, it appears to be time for another update…read more I spent about 90 minutes in the shop rummaging through 100s of LPs sitting on the floor. It looked like what was left from a lot of titles which probably cost the store owner very little. As I continued searching (for anything of value) I did manage to locate 3 records of interest; a John Lennon, a Leonard Cohen, and another one whose name escapes me, now a couple of months after the fact. The records were interspersed between 100s of titles which were essentially worthless. The 3 items of interest were dirty and in need of a good cleaning. When I showed these items to the owner he said, "I didn't even know I had these". "How much for these please?" I replied. To my surprise Nick priced each record according to the median on Discogs. After 90 minutes of searching, for 3 dirty items he didn't even know he had?! Needless to say, I really expected to get some sort of deal. I left empty handed and unhappy. I seams that this store is more interested in making money than they are in keeping loyal customers. There are other, better places to purchase records in the Vancouver area. Places I regularly leave happy with the deals I receive. I do not think that I will be returning here. Sincerely, Felix

Great customer service! Been visiting them since the 90's when they were in Port Moodyread more

Amazing store, cheap, good service and very organized. Many records of different genres.read more

Must stop shop if you love records!!! There are boxes and boxes of records to go thought; and if…read moreyour lucky the box of free records by the door is full : D

It was great to stop in after being a frequenter of their original location in a mall over 25 years…read moreago. They have a massive and well organized selection of vinyl and cds. New and used. Wide range of genres and some fairly obscure finds too. Reasonable prices and very kind and helpful staff. Highly recommended for all music collecting nerds like myself. An easy way to spend an hour and pick up a few things off the list :) My wife loved all the old radios lining the shelves of the store.

Beat Street is everything a great record store should be -- passionate, knowledgeable, and…read moregenuinely customer-focused. I visited from Bellingham, WA with my family and picked up a few albums, including what I thought was Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum. When I got home, I discovered another Creedence record was inside. I reached out to the store by email, and their team couldn't have been more helpful -- they quickly found the correct album and mailed it to me free of charge. That kind of service is what I look for and it shows how much they care about their customers and the music community. Beyond that, the store itself is fantastic -- a deep and diverse selection, friendly staff, and a great vibe that makes you want to spend hours flipping through the bins. If you love music, Beat Street is absolutely worth a visit. I'll definitely be stopping by again next time I'm in Vancouver!

Loved this place! I heard they were hip-hop centric and my hopes were met with a great selection of…read moremodern and underground rap and R&B -- plus plenty other music I'm not qualified to comment on. Had to make a list to narrow down what to buy, which is always a sign of a great record store. Prices were quite reasonable as well.

Huge selection of almost any and every genre, but prices are high, even for hipster vinyl. If…read moreyou're prepared to pay, you can find almost anything you'd want to listen to. Unlike many other record stores, Vinyl Records is solely vinyl and does not stock nor sell CDs. Which was a huge disappointment for me.

The prices are astronomical and the owner is a total jackass! He is rude and nasty to customers and…read morestaff. No self respecting local would shop here. The shop survives on one off's and tourists alone.

I left this jammed-packed store feeling like crap. Why, you…read moremay ask? It's a terrific place, small but packing a punch, with tons and tons and tons of older vinyl albums (mostly used but some new) and CD's and tapes, along with music magazines and other album-related accessories and items. But mostly albums. Tons and tons of albums. So why did I leave unhappy? Because I'm a child of the 60's and I had a collection of thousands of record albums (literally) from roughly 1968-1985. Thousands. (Remember, in those days the only way to enjoy music on-command was either to own your own record album and turntable or to call your local radio station and request the song you want. For real). And walking through this record store, I passed a Queen's greatest hits album that I used to own with a price tag of $44 on it. I had this album! And so so so many more. Had I kept my records, at these prices, I'd be rolling in the dough right now. But alas, I gave my collection away in the late 80's as it was too large and heavy and problematic to move with, to all the various cities and apartments I moved to. So I felt like crap. This kind of store will do that to me. It pulls at the nostalgia strings. But hey, if you want a real, vinyl record album from your youth, this is a great place to go. (Damn, I should have kept that old record collection....).

Guy working was pretty rude, kept saying they close at 5:30 on Monday even though it's Wednesday…read moretoday. Mostly new LPs. Better off going to a record store in the city like Zulu or Neptoon or just staying home & stealing music off the internet.

Clean and organized with a wide selection of great genres of music. I enjoy listening to almost all…read moremusic but I've been called an old soul since I was in my 20's. They have new and used in all sections ranging from $50 down to $4.00. Talk about something for every one. The staff were smiling when I complimented the store for not smelling like a musty basement. They said everyday someone comes in with a box of LPs from their basement or garage.

I love independent record shops. This place is more for vinyl afficionados, but there is a great…read moreselection of cassettes and CDs. I found a used CD at a great price from a blues artist I enjoy whose physical media is difficult to find, so I left the store happy.

Tucked away in a little mall type of situation, if you think you are lost, you probably aren't!…read moreJust find a place to park and walk in...and eventually you will find it. A gem of a place, with a super knowledgeable and friendly proprietor. He certainly knows his vintage punk, and had a few punk offerings of that ilk in the store. Heck, he knows Joey Shithead, as well as members of the Dishrags! Not really a store for new records as it is a used record shop, but everything is in great shape. While not a large place, they have plenty of selection in there. Definitely worth a regular stop if you are nearby, as they seem to actively search out new stock.

This place is a hidden gem. It is literally hidden, good luck finding it suckers!…read more If you reach the end of the road and think you have made a mistake as what appears to be a giant high rise is looming over you.. you've nailed it. Go park in the FREE parking lot. If you walk up to the front doors and still think you have made a mistake as the doors are locked and you need to buzz in.... just walk down the few stairs and go in the lower door on the left. You're still nailing it. Good for you! Located in the basement mall, it's the coolest little place. Great vinyl selection, reasonable prices, and solid quality. The gentleman running the shop is the friendliest vinyl lover you will ever meet. He even hosts live music here!

The service with the two people with whom I dealt is superb; clear and responsive - professional…read more Though the book(s) are on order, I was given choices that they found, and the prices were good. Thus far, I've only dealt with them on the phone, but will pick the order up in person, and will thus be more able to give a better overview of their stock and layout. So I will leave this as it stands, looking forward to completing my observations when I have the order in my hands.

There is no option for zero stars. Went to this place to drop off books. Received extreme…read morenegative/rude attitude. Because I didn't have an appointment to evaluate my books for store credit. JAMES the employee behind the counter, was more concerned about Manning, the empty store and throwing his hands in the air, making a dramatic scene rather than doing his job by evaluating books. Or at least excepting them for later evaluation when he had time. Instead, I got a series of lectures about bookstore etiquettes, and how now this is gonna throw a wrench in his very extremely busy day. All I'm gonna say is I highly do not recommend this store because of the employee JAMES is very rude. Just want to say Salvation Army thanks you JAMES for the books.