Very unorganized CD section. Not everybody is 6'10 , why the heck is there CDs so high up? Very small space. This place is meant for slender man....*sigh*.... (Very good chill employees tho) read more

Recordland - skinny narrow place for slender man, I think he comes here. - Music & DVDs Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Friendly service. Massive selection of records for all eras. Prices for older records is very reasonable. Prices for newer records tends to be expensive. Good place to look around and find a bargain. read more

There is nothing good to say about my experience. I not only went in to sell some records but the staff were rude and disrespectful. Didn't even look at them. Basically told me they were end in the $1 bin. Their store has a massive selection but it's a hazard to walk in. Drive farther and go somewhere else! read more

They have great selection and are very nice people! I have been a few times and will go back next time I need a vinyl

They'll probably have what you're looking for. Store management isn't OVERLY friendly, but that's ok because you're not there to speed date. You're there to find that obscure CD or record that has been evading capture for far too long now. This isn't a great place to "stop in" to. You either need to (a) have some time to browse, or (b) be there for a purpose. I do wonder if this place is going to start taking more than it's selling, but we'll see how that goes. The owner let us do some wedding pictures in there too (see photos for one of them). read more

Recordland - Recordland awesomely let us take some of our wedding photos in there, on the suggestion of my musician husband who loves records - Music & DVDs Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Recordland is a Disneyland of anything audio or video. The outside is deceiving, you think you have stumbled upon some sort of biker bar, but the windows soon predict propaganda of a used music and record outlet. This is wall to wall, floor to ceiling merch folks, even the ceiling has records and album covers looming over you. Prices are okay $10 for used CDs, 4 for $30. The thing that separates them from other music stores is that they have the most extensive music library. Every category known to mankind is here and if you get your rocks off from collecting records then look no more; you will be exhausted by the rows and rows of record titles in their huge back room. Be prepared to come with an asthma inhaler however, (this ain't no HMV) lots of spare time, and tons of cash cause your perusing will take all day and I can assure you that you will remind yourself while looking of that artist that you wouldn't want to be without plus I am 95% sure you WILL find it here. There is also an area for music biographies and songbooks, as well as DVD, VHS and cassette finds. When I asked the owner/worker how many selections he had here, he shrugged his shoulders smiling and said "A Lot". read more

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This wasn't my first visit to Recordland. I walked through the door, went straight to the records and started digging. Found some awesome gems with the help of the staff. After about 2 hours, one of the guys there took me to the back room where they had more records than what's on display, probably 5 or 6 times more! I spent another hour in the back and I felt like a kid at a toy store. If you love music and you happen to be in Calgary, this place is a must! read more

Recordland - One of the isles in the back room. - Music & DVDs Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Spent ages browsing in here and had fun in general; I genuinely enjoyed spending some time just getting lost in the massive selection surrounded by more shelves than I can count! I'm always on a bit of a tight budget, but I definitely found enough finds to satisfy my visit (I'm a bit of a nerd for 60's musicals & the odd philharmonic recordings, so I stuck to those genres for my purchases and was so thrilled to find some stuff I've been looking for!) However, while I can confirm that the selection was awesome, the service left a lot to be desired, if that kind of thing matters to you. I guess I wasn't buying much and was really taking my time walking around, so someone who worked there approached me--I was wondering if maybe he was going to ask if I needed any help, but he wasn't. It's possible that he was trying to be friendly by cracking a joke, but he didn't actually *greet* me nor my friend and instead all he said was: 'Sorry, we don't sell Justin Bieber here' before he and another customer laughed. I understand he said this because we do "look" like the age range he was implying (incidentally, we're not), but I was kind of startled and I wasn't sure if he was just being cheeky or actually trying to tell me they don't want business from people that look like us. He didn't offer any further help or ask what I already had on hand, just joked and laughed. I was just here for the records so I went to the register anyway, but my friend felt super embarrassed that we got singled out loudly out of nowhere since we apparently don't look like we belong in there. Not gonna lie, kind of regret giving my money to a place with a person like that working in there, but the gentleman at the register was super nice & helpful, so one bad egg doesn't spoil an entire store. Was still worth it now that I can enjoy my records at home. Just felt weird afterwards when I realized I'd basically just gotten profiled out of nowhere. read more

Unbeatable selection at a sky-high price, served up with disdain. I'm torn. I love physical media for my music, and I have a very wide ranging collection. Recordland is an audiophile's dream destination, but this heaven is overseen by miserable minions, determined to spew their disposition over all who dare encounter this place. Perhaps Recordland is best experienced with headphones and an effort to avoid contact with the proprietors at all cost. read more

I have now had the chance to stop by twice thiS past year while in Calgary and it will me on my list the next time as well. So much selection..... CD's and Albums! Mostly used but that is fine. Know their stuff? Oh Yes! And........ comfortable and easy to talk to. Thank guys! read more

Went to Recordland with over 100 CD's and was treated with more condesention and rudeness than I have experienced at any store, ever. Was told that "You have nothing but Walmart music - only people who shop at Walmart would want this." (incidentally... even if that was the case - that's only millions of people jerk). "No one who is SERIOUS about music would want this so we couldn't sell it." etc., etc. He went on for a few minutes in this vein about how stupid my music was and how no one with any taste at all would want it. OK - maybe my music is not what you sell... he could simply have said "This won't appeal to our client base. Thank you but I can't help you." (incidentally all top selling artists so someone must be buying it). Seriously... was it necessary to belittle me simply to say no? Perhaps your clients appreciate the pretentious, stuck up tone - but I didn't. read more

Over-priced vinyl sold by a grumpy old man. Sure, the selection is fantastic! ... if you don't mind shelling out coin and being harassed. I made the mistake of asking if he had any extra crates for sale. He told me $10 each (which, let's be honest, is ridiculous). I said, "Oh, no, that's okay," and I never heard the end of it. His son(?) seemed nice though! read more

You can easily spend a lot of time in Recordland and run out your parking meter and get a parking ticket. I usually wait for a month or two between visits and build up a list of albums or CDs to find because if you go in to browse, you are going to seriously lose track of time. Just on my last visit back in December, I bought the following albums: Underworld, Dubnobasswithmyheadman PJ Harvey, To Bring You My Love Prodigy, Music For the Jilted Generation Pulp, His 'n Hers Catherine Wheel, Adam and Eve The Field, From Here We Go Sublime Boards of Canada, In A Beautiful Place Out in the Country The Orb, Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld If that is not in my top three single-purchases of all time, then nothing is! The CDs and vinyl are stacked ceiling-high, and if the prices are sometimes less than generous, this is still the best place to seek out a rare album. Ask for Serge Gainsbourg, and the owner might let you into the secret cellar-like room behind the electronic CDs that are nearly as extensive, stuffed with a multitude of foreign vinyl. Where he finds this stuff is a mystery. ps. Flippant comments about the guy being a jerk are beside the point. Sure, he is probably as cuddly as a cactus, but think about the streams of endless Inglewood window shoppers who clog up his already non-existent browsing space. If you go in there and walk out with an armful of stuff, he is definitely going to at least be friendly if not quite crack a smile. read more

Wall to wall, floor to ceiling. Every square inch of Recordland is coated in tasty black vinyl! Yum! (Tasty for your ears, not you mouth. Stop salivating.) It's decently large shop that feels in credibly tiny. How? Everything is records! There's barely any room to walk. If someone needs to get past you in an isle, don't be surprised if you both need to walk out to an intersection so you can squeeze past each other. If you're on the tall end of things, it's actually somewhat difficult to bend over to look at the lowest shelves, there's just not enough room for your body! To get the full Recordland experience, I recommend taking some Yoga lessons. While the packed to the brim humongous and monsterous (Humong-sterous?) selection is the coolest thing on earth, it's also their detriment. If there's a record you need, there's no doubt they'll have it - but whether or not you can FIND it at Recordland is an entirely different story. The jaw dropping amount of inventory is the very reason I bring everyone to Recordland - It's unlike anything else you actually get to see their jaw drop. But at the same time, it's the same reason I've left a store with no less than 34,380,467,598 records EMPTY HANDED! Right?! I guess I could have asked the staff for help finding something, but I was little afraid of the infamous record store elitest judgement I would face. 4-Stars because this place is one of a kind in Calgary. If you like recorded music, you will LOVE a trip to Recordland. read more

It is a cold or rainy day outside and all you want to do is stay inside and listen to some great music. Well then you should definitely head to Recordland. Like Spencer said in an earlier review, you can could totally spend the whole day here. Whether you are looking for a specific CD (they'll have it) or you are looking for a major junior-high school flashback (check out the thousands of cassette tapes), it is impossible to not find something that you want at Recordland. In fact the only thing I couldn't find there was laser discs, but this place is a twisty-turvy maze of music and movies, so it is quite possible I just got lost and missed them. While many of Inglewood's shops have most in thanks to the resurgence of the neighborhood, Recordland has always been there and it shows its battle scars with its dimly lit aisles and just friendly enough staff. Going to Recordland is a fun experience and it is so great to see that in the day of digital music, this store is going to fight until its very last breath! read more

This is a great place for avid collectors. There are all sorts of vinyl records (to the right when you come in the door), cassette tapes, and CDs. I think there is even an area, just before the record room, where they sell movies. However, a warning: It is a very narrow store, with very small aisles. Not reccommended for bringing your kids, and don't bother bringing a large bag or backpack. One of the best parts: If you look up while you're there, you'll see the owner has the ceiling decorated with some pretty far-out vinyls :) read more

Pretty solid selection of used vinyl. More a quantity thing than a quality but I certainly have found some gems. Homeboy can be pretty hard to relate to or to strike up a conversation with, and generally unfriendly... I suggest talking to him about how Eumir Deodato is your favorite artist and let the conversation blossom from there. read more

Selection = excellent! Prices = a bit too $ Staff = not that great Worth checking out if you haven't been. But be prepared to spend a couple of hours in there. read more

I've been going to Recordland ever since the ripe age of 16, when my dad introduced me to the space. Back then the hallways were so tight that you could barely move when you were looking for that one Peter Frampton B-Side they only released in Japan. Now, however, they've spruced up the space and it's much more presentable and easier to navigate! The sweet sounds of power metal made my search for obscure music much more bearable, and you could tell the staff take their musical tastes very passionately and that translates to their customer service efforts as well. The staff are easily approached, and willing to help anyone. (Even your younger sibling looking for that One Direction release while you search for your favourite imported album that no one has ever heard of.) You better believe I'll be shopping here again, what with the great staff, awesome selection, and great tunes to accommodate your shopping needs. read more

Amazing store. Extremely well organized. Strong jazz collection featuring the "big names". Not cheap but worth a premium for expert inventory management and cataloging. Service personnel was friendly and reasonably knowledgeable. Clean store. Worth a visit. Enjoy! read more

Pretty much has everything you might want, but don't expect any great deals. But $10 is a fair price for some of the hard-to-find music, the problem is there's so much stuff there that you've been looking for elsewhere. Except very tight corridors stacked to the roof with amazing and mundane stuff. read more

Recordland is a true Calgary gem and something totally unique to our city. I bring all of my record nerd friends here whenever they're in town and regardless of where they're from (Vancouver/TO/Montreal/NYC etc), their tiny minds are always blown by the size and selection. Needless to say, that happens to me as well and I can go to Recordland anytime I choose. Be prepared to spend an entire day here, and don't make any immediate plans for later on. Recordland is like a mueseum of vinyl (except you can touch and purchase anything) and the staff and ownership are glad to give you a hand or answer your questions. Also, if you need any further reason to check this place out, every band that plays Calgary, from clubs to when Radiohead or whoever hits the Saddledome, shop here on their day off. read more

I haven't been here in years until a few days ago and I'd forgotten what an overwhelming cast-off storage facility this is. You're almost better off going in knowing what you're looking for or you could lose a significant amount of time in your day. I was here with friends to browse and thankfully I found a section that truly appealed to me. I scored a Def Leppard DVD (call me a loser, I don't care) which I was pretty excited about and should I ever inherit my dad's record player, I'll be back to clean the place out. I'm not thrilled with the fact that it's very cramped inside and stock is piled to the ceiling, making for a lot of items I cannot see. It's so crowded that I wouldn't even bother to make an attempt to get help. Also, the front counter situation is not ideal. There's barely room to do business. Good luck shopping here when it's busy or if you're a large person. A lot of items seem high-priced. Overall, Recordland makes for an interesting and nostalgic adventure. read more

This place is absolutely packed wall to wall, floor to ceiling with records. Theres an entire room for 7"s which is absolutely ridiculous to find anything as it is terribly unorganized. The owner was very rude to me when I tried to sell/trade in some records and gave me a very negative experience. I found a record I was looking for but when I got home it had skips throughout. Would not recommend. read more

I like going to this store every once in a while to browse through the old lps and cds. This store really needs to have an annex though to give the rows of records space to breath. Walking through these tight spaces with barely room for two skinny people to pass is not pleasant. Most of the used records were priced between $10 to $20. The $10 records could be quite beat up with "light marks" (scratches) meaning likely a snow of ticks on the record as well as some pops, and excessive cover wear or worse. Most of these albums should probably be in the $5 price or lower range given their condition. One almost feels they are going through the trash looking through these beat up records. I have the dual feeling of intrigue, and disgust as I wind my way through the chaos and maze of shelves. By the front desk there are records in much better shape but they are priced around $40 and up. Despite these issues for some reason this is still my "go to" place to look around as I always hope to find something unexpected, however, the quality of the used records certainly seems to have gone down over the years, and the price up, but occasionally one does stumble across an old memory, or unexpected find, and the impulse to pick it up is there. read more

Biggest, best and oldest store in town. Now with newer titles and reissues too. If you want to spend all day deep diving, look no further

My mom moved to Calgary when I was 18, lived there till recently, and for 7 years, no visit to Mom was complete without her getting seriously pissed off at me for spending too much time in Recordland. If you're planning a visit, make sure to take a list because the volume of records contained within this shop is completely overwhelming; all my wants seem to disappear while looking down library-like aisles stuffed with records, alphabetized, spines out like books. You can't flip through them, and reading spines will make you go crazy after awhile; the easiest tactic is to think of a band, find its section or letter, and cross your fingers. There are some boxes of 7" singles in a little alcove near the entrance, but for the really ambitious - and this is something I only discovered during my last visit - there is a well-hidden ROOM at the back where unsorted singles are boxed up to the ceiling. Be prepared to aggravate your dust allergies and spend a long, long time climbing around, but hey, it's gotta be done. Recordland seems to be overpriced as a rule, and make sure to check on condition; I once took home a Donovan record that turned out to be cracked. But there are still some cheap gems to be found if you're willing put in the time and the work required. read more

Selection is way beyond amazing.... I consider it more of a museum than shop... as the prices are.... pretty darn high.... Cool place to go see -- and perhaps find something you have been searching for read more

Pros - The guys working here may seem grumpy, but they're actually nice if you're not trying to sell them overpriced garbage. There is an insane amount of product, and the prices are reasonable. Cons - There's a lot of dreck to filter through. They should get rid of their cassettes, VHS tapes, and non-retail CDs. They don't carry much new stuff (last 10 years) Overall - Worth a look, worth the experience, but no guarantees. read more

When I lived in Calgary I visited this place frequently, and it's certainly a sight to behold...a deep cavernous record store with 10s, perhaps 100s, of thousands of albums in cramped quarters. No listening booth. Kind of cranky service. Also, though the selection is large, it's not very selective..and you have to inspect the vinyl carefully to make sure it isn't warped or scratched. Still, it's a fun place for any vinyl record collector. read more

I've been going there for years but today was the last time. The owner or who I presume to be the owner is such a dick. I always feel unwelcome and most uncomfortable. Another of the chaps that works there is so agitated and annoyed by your presence that you feel afraid to ask him to move his ladder and maybe fuss over the shelves later so thet you (the customer) can to squeeze by. It's unfortunate that Calgary is so lacking in selection of music that you have to give this turd your hard earned cash. I'd rather buy my CD's on line for about the same price and get a new copy and pass on the abuse. Next time you're in Seattle, check out Silver Platters and see how it should be done. read more

Love shopping here. Best to chat it up with the staff. They can find some great music for you.

The first time I went into this place I didn't know what to expect. I think there has only been a few couple of times that I went in there and could not find what I was looking for. On that note I would find somethign else that I didn't realize I wanted. read more

I won't be going here any more. I've been going to Recordland for close to ten years now. The owner has always been rude and grumpy (just like Dan said). I've always overlooked it. I just found my CDs and kept my contact with him to a minimum. Today, I brought 5 CDs to him and he quoted a price which was higher that it should have been. When I asked him to explain why his charges weren't what I thought they should be, he said: "Then don't buy them", told me to put the CDs back and walked away. He seems to be getting worse as time goes by and I've decided that it is just not worth dealing with him any more. I won't spend my money at a store that treats its customers so badly. Everything in his store can now be found through the internet for the same or better prices and without the rudeness. Doug Calgary read more

Upon entering recordland I had high hopes! An incredibly large selection, and a healthy stock of new recordings too. However, the atmosphere and the attitude is the worst I've ever seen in an audio store. It's the type of store where the owners aren't in if because they love music; it is simply about the money. While the staff are very knowledgable, they are also very arrogant and happy to blow smoke all day long to justify their outrageous prices. The markup is an absolute joke compared to the actual market value of their vinyl. If you want to spend too much and be talked to with no respect then check out recordland. If not, avoid at all costs. read more

never going back. i've lived in calgary for 15 years, and have spent countless hours and hundreds of dollars at this store. the other day i was in the neighbourhood, and since it had been a little while since i'd been in the store, i decided to stop in. i've recently gotten into sampling music, so i was looking for some obscure weird records to sample. i found a handful that i was interested in listening to, and brought them up front to ask if i could listen to them. the owner acted as if i had spat in his face and pointed to a sign that said "we do not have a listening station". since i didn't know what the records sounded like or if they would be worth getting (especially at an average of $8 a record), i wrote down their titles and put them back, thinking maybe i can find a download at home and then come back for those i liked. as i was leaving the store, the owner asked me if i would be back. i answered that i probably would, to which he replied, "don't come back. we don't want you here." needless to say, i fully intend to honour his request, and i encourage you all do to the same. read more

Today was the first time in years that I made my way down to Recordland. Years ago I would go 2-3 times every week, mainly for CDs however now that I have my own floor model record player, I had to go again. As I browsed through hundreds of records I began to miss being there regularly and having the usual unusual conversations with the owner. As I made my way to the till (with aprox. 15 records) a big smile met me. I often hear these reviews of the owner and I have to strongly disagree. We chatted for a few minutes, I was surprised he had actually remembered me from about 3-4 years ago. Now that I am a bit older (perhaps wiser) the record section truly blew me away. If you are looking for something rare, or not this is the best place to find it! All types of music (even some really old finds that I didn't know still existed) and some really great box sets (for amazing prices) Recordland is not a garage sale, don't expect to find classic records for $3 because most likely it won't happen. But if you are a true collector or someone who is looking for a great find recordland should be first on your list. As usual a big thumbs up!! read more

Bottom line is you're a fool if you shop here. I used to be a big fan of Recordland years ago but after my last visit my attitude has changed. First off I will say that the inventory is huge but alot of there cd's have been beat to shit. You could go on Amazon and get a brand new cd for the same price or slightly higher. The aisles are so narrow that you may have a hard time seeing the bottom row and my biggest complaint about going to Recordland is the last time I was there they had a whole bunch of cd's by a band called 'Running Wild' (Intense German Metal) that is hard to get in Canada so I completely lost my mind although I should have been questioning why he had so many. I got home and after reviewing my recent purchase realized that these were all burnt copies. You can tell and I'm more than happy to prove it to anyone that wants to know! Some of the cd's quality was also a little iffy. I could've takin them back and bitched and yelled but I figured life is to short and you need to pick your battles! read more

What a great place! Armand (dad) and Eric (son) Cohen are very music knowledgable. I suggest that you go in there knowing what you want and get one of the helpful staff, who will get it to you fast. Records are pristine and an amazing value! LOVE THIS PLACE read more

There are five or six aisles of used vinyl: Easy listening, 50-70s rock n' roll, 70-80s rock, Jazz, Classical, etc. I'm kinda guessing at the other aisles - my point is that nobody was shopping in any other aisle except 70-80's rock. This aisle is about 28" wide and it is extremely uncomfortable and annoying to pass by other customers. If there are already two people in the aisle, then forget it - you will have to come back later. I was pulling out individual albums to view and could barely get them out of their slot without hitting some guy's legs. I would have spent more time browsing, but with other people waiting to squeeze into the narrow aisle, I had to grab the albums I came for and get out. I would think that the majority of record collectors are searching this genre, so why not provide some space? read more