Books! Oh the sweet smell of books…read more.. I have always been partial to local bookstores like this one. It reminds me of a smaller New Mexico flavored Powell's of Portland, OR. I could spend hours in a place like this, and I have. Usually find things I didn't even know I needed. I try 9 out of 10 times to buy used books from a local source. Unfortunately, I was not able to find the list of books I was looking for but I still had a great time looking around. Also, the staff and specifically the person that helped me was awesome and extremely helpful. I shall return...

Cd selection sucks and the vinyls are priced to hell, vinyls being sold for $50 that can be found…read moreat target for $15, cmon get a grip. employees are nice!

Honestly this store is so cool and I was pumped shopping and looking thru everything they had. Was…read moreinitially looking for a Willie Nelson's cassette for my car and couldn't find any, but instead I found an awesome Joni Mitchell one instead! I was so excited that it'd get to bring this back with me from Texas back to California! I opened it right now while driving in Arizona and its a freaking Eric Clapton cassette in a Joni Mitchell case. Not like I can return it but just a little disappointed especially since it the only thing I bought.

Great Scott, Mother of Pearl Vinyl has answered my prayers. It's the vinyl shop my heart so…read moredesperately yearned for all these years. Could it be too good to be true? Lately, I've been falling in and out of love with Monticello, but MOPV has restored my affection completely. When it comes to the grand opening of MOPV, I was a day late and a dollar short. One might think: WHY THEY NO DO MORE MARKETING? WHY THEY NO HAVE SOFT OPENING? Because they're too flippin' cool, that's why. Seriously they're the only vinyl shop in EP so they don't really have to market since it sells itself. Sure we have All That Music and a bunch of vintage shops that carry records (don't get me started on Whoopee Bowls ridiculously extensive collection that can be rather difficult to navigate), but this is El Paso's first real deal, all-we-carry-is-vinyl vinyl store. MOPV is tucked away behind Hillside Doughnuts (or is it donuts) in two repurposed shipping containers stacked on top of each other in a somewhat artistically scattered way that actually creates optimal use for both floors. Yes, it's small... but this let's me know that these are business owners with a vision running MOPV, not two kids with a pipe dream and no plan. Half of MOPV is composed of windows, the other half is white walls smartly decorated with the occasional painting. It's a mix of vintage and contemporary without being pretentious, much like the crowd it attracts. The records are separated only by artist name which I absolutely love. It's a small selection obviously, but it got me looking at some different albums that I normally wouldn't stumble upon because I don't spend that much time sifting through that particular genre. And they don't discriminate against current albums. By the looks of it, the owners are on a quest to find albums in good condition for all fans of vinyl. I'm not entirely sure how often they add to their stock, but I'm almost positive that I could go in their week to week and find something new. The listening station! The listening station, man. So cool. A couch circa The 1972 Brady Bunch next to a record player with headphones. Sweet! And they do also have music playing for the store so I'm pretty sure you can make requests based on what's on hand. Not gonna lie, MOPV has been added to my Sunday Funday ritual!

This is by far, one of the coolest places I've found in El Paso! I can spend hours in Area 51…read moreShoppe. And I know, judging by the name, you'd think it's all about aliens...but no, this place has a little bit of everything. Comic books, vinyl records, vintage lunchboxes, sweet Breaking Bad artwork, and neon sign. There's just a million different things in this store that I love and want to own. So many things that I want, but a few of the things that stood out on my first trip was the Captain Morgan statue (that thing was seriously bigger than me...check the pictures), the Walk/Don't Walk signs, a snowglobe with the original owner's picture in it (perfect gift for White Elephant...just saying), and the huge amount of comic books that were only $2. A5S is in this antique shopping warehouse that's filled with a bunch of different stores, so it may be an all day trip if you're like me. The outside really doesn't look like much, but A5S is huge. You're not human if you don't leave this place with a bag filled with cool stuff at an unbeatable price.

This is one of my all time favorite shops. I've gotten a lot of things here for my BarCade I have…read morein my garage shown below.

Raul Garcia is aggressive, rude and the vibe is dense and very thick. Very uncomfortable feeling…read more Selection is basic and overpriced. There are some real collectors shops in ep for a better selection and pricing anyways..

Visiting El Paso, so we stopped in to check out this cool little indie store. Love that it's not a…read moregigantic place, and you could flip all the stacks in an hour or so. They've also got stools for flipping the bargain bins, so us old guys don't need to kneel or kill our backs! Prices were very fair, and Edward was very friendly and awesome to chat with. They'll play test any open record for you and have a great variety of stuff. We'll definitely be back the next time we're in town.

They have a lot of good physical media but gosh are they trash they're either badly scratched like…read morethe DVDs, the tapes are warped, covered in mold or ripped, and supper dirty.

Great selection of vinyls new and used, prices are fair, I loved how they have them organized by…read moregenre and artist! Each record is also placed in a good quality clear outer sleeve, which I appreciate. Staff were helpful and friendly. I will definitely come back again.

After buying an album, it looked fine. After arriving home, the item was damaged and tried to…read morereturn, they denied any exchange or return the item and never told me that it was final sell. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DONT GO HERE!

I purchased a sticker from this location and the sticker was fine. At checkout they pressured me…read moreinto signing up for VIP Backstage membership. Never got the free magazines they promised as a signup bonus, but definitely got charged recurring payments. Thankfully they didn't go through. The customer service rep on the phone also tried pressuring me into continuing my membership at a lower price. I had to argue with them to cancel it. Products and service were ok, but definitely don't "quickly sign up" at the register. Its not worth it.