I love this place! The owner is a genuinely nice person, and the store is larger than any of the…read moreones in the nearby metros like Lafayette and Baton Rouge. The selection of vintage vinyl is impeccable, including soundtracks and 12" singles! There's even a buyers' giveaway for free records every month!

From the owner: The majority of our products offered are vintage vinyl records and music stuff, produced in the era…read morethat they represent. Our customers are catered to by the business owner in a way that the business owner would like to be catered to as a customer. We offer a hands-on shopping experience where touching is encouraged and testing stations are provided to listen to your music media before you buy. "I love everything about vintage music, so I am always looking for customer feedback to improve the quality of service I can give." -Christine Stelly, Owner

Groovy place! Great location. The staff there are friendly and they have a great selection.read more

What a gem of a shop! Very well organized making it easy to shop. AMAZING selection and great…read moreprices. I have shopped at many record shops, large and small and this was one of my favorites thus far. It is a bit hidden but follow your map and make a stop if in Baton Rouge, you will not be disappointed.

I much prefer local bookstores, but I needed some literary gifts in a hurry, so I popped in here…read moreone night. Now don't get me wrong. I am all about a bookstore, any bookstore. Major ones are nice because they usually have lots of nice gifts, mugs and bookmarks. But I am also a fan of local bookstores with focus on local authors and dedicated shop keepers. I also love all the Little Free Libraries that are popping up in neighborhoods everywhere. JUST GIVE ME ALL THE BOOKS OKAY!? But I digress. This Barnes & Noble is really nice and large and there are inviting cozy chairs scattered throughout just beckoning you to sit and read a chapter or two. There's a little cafe here that serves coffee and tea and some sandwiches. I saw a book club meeting here and I thought what a great idea that was. I picked up some gifts for my fellow bibliophile friend and of course got myself a few things too. What?! It was for research. Yeah, research. :)

I visit this bookstore to see what is being offered in the literary world. Also they have a FULL…read moresection of magazines for every interest. There is a music department with CDs and now Vinyl is back. There is a Starbucks attached also. But what I really like is that book author signings are back, and we can meet local authors and see their works. And hey, I'm one of them. Hope to see you in March 2023.

Last Saturday while I was in Baton Rouge, my fiancée wanted me to get her a certain Jim Croce…read morevinyl; since it was record store day (4/20). I was unable to find the particular vinyl she wanted and the guy who was working tried his best to find it at other record stores in the area. I didn't catch his name, but he was friendly and willing to help me find it. Although I was unable to find what my fiancée wanted, I did me two vinyls I've been looking for. One of them was Out of the Cellar by Ratt. I use to listen to that album all the time as a kid. The other vinyl I found was Back Home Again by John Denver. I would put that album in my top 5 favorite albums. Besides selling vinyls, they did have guitars, drums, bass and pianos for sale. Really nice record store and I hope to stop by again if I'm ever in the Baton Rouge area.

Great place to enjoy some music and pick up records too! Staff was very friendly and played great…read moretunes! Lots of vintage music/ memorabilia here. You won't want to go anywhere else!

Love it very hospitable and great stuff just love itread more

From the owner: We are your one stop shop for anything and everything! Brand new or used. We also buy, sell and…read moretrade. Vinyl monogramming also available for our specialty gifts!

If you read the two less than five star reviews, you'll see that these people are bit on the…read moreridiculous side. One person took all stars because they didn't have what he was looking for. It's a place selling records, most of which haven't been made in 30 years or more. It's like leaving a bad review for a used car dealership because they don't have the Ferrari you're looking for. The other guy was complaining about prices. I don't know where these folks are getting their information from. Although he was complaining about masks not being worn and we all see how that turned out. That being said, I think the place is terrific. There isn't anything else like it in Baton rouge. The place is in New Orleans have less of a selection and the prices are even more expensive. John, the owner, is very kind and polite. He goes out of his way to make sure folks are able to get the vinyls they want whenever he gets them. Again, it's not like he's ordering this stuff from a catalog of new goodies. It's all vintage stuff. I've purchased several records from him over the last year or so without any issue. In fact, I just left the store where I purchased another one. Staff is friendly. The selection is great for this type of store. Literally no issues here whatsoever. Swing by there and check it out yourself.

Vinyl. Vinyl. Vinyl. Vinyl records…read more There is no such word as vinyls. Learn how to utilize the English language. Louisiana has the 2nd lowest average IQ in the USA and residents prove it daily. Overpriced popular music Nothing rare or interesting. Clueless newbie owner. Nice enough fellow. Not a real record store. Been going to record stores since 60s

30 year veteran of used record shops and this place is simply not good. The dig is fun, but the…read moreprices are not. Everything I picked out was 2x the price of eBay and 2x worse condition! Like why come here when I can get it for significantly less and delivered to my door I'm way better condition. Owner was rude and seemed like he was mad I was there. Also, the place smelled bad and had the same record on loop 6 times. Felt sick leaving, not pleasant at all.

The place is rarely open, and when it is, it's a dump. The owner is one of the rudest people I've…read moreencountered - unfriendly, bad mood, unhelpful, terrible attitude. Most of the vintage stock is junk, and the prices are ridiculous. He wouldn't negotiate prices either. Sorry you're so miserable dude. I won't be back. There's no reason to go.

As a buyer of vintage/antique items, I thought the Emporium (both locations) And their sister store…read morethe fair would be a great place to shop. Boy I was completely wrong. The owner has stuff so overpriced that I wouldn't recommend anybody purchasing anything from the store. Most items you can find on eBay cheaper with shipping. I went to the fair and there was a Virgin Mary marked for $30. Yes, she was vintage. However upon closer look her head was decapitated and glued back. Not even a smooth glue job noticeably broken. I offered 5/$10 for it which is reasonable for a significantly damaged item. The owner's response was it was originally $75 so he would only go down to $25 seriously? Go ahead and keep decapitated Mary and I wish you the best on selling it for $25. Owner is obviously just in it for the money Or completely delusional you pick. Support if you'd like but Buyer beware! Make sure to check Google lens before you purchase

Went to the common st location today and will certainly be back. Also the girl working was so…read morefriendly!

I contacted them for help identifying a saxophone I bought from them 25 years ago. With a few…read morepictures they were able to tell me everything I needed to know about the saxophone without even seeing it in person. Big thanks to David for being so helpful. Same quality service 25 years later. Ain't nothing like a family business

Will definitely do business with again. They stayed after hours to help us with last minute…read moremarching shoe emergency, on a Saturday night.