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Simpson's Record Shop

5.0 (2 reviews)

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Record Graveyard

Record Graveyard

(18 reviews)

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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!

UHF

UHF

(59 reviews)

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Downtown 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!

Shantinique Records

Shantinique Records

(3 reviews)

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I have been coming to Shantinique Records since it first opened its doors. They are a pillar in…read morethe community that has stood the test of time. When all the other black businesses were leaving the community for greener pastures ...... Shantinique's stayed the course. They are known for hosting music icons and block parties for free to the community. I am not sure what VP L reviewer experienced or witnessed, but I do know that 47 years of being in business in the same community speaks of their commitment to our community and a love for what they do. I highly recommend you visit their establishment to experience faithfulness, loyalty and dedication. They have latest and greatest of everything.

Oh yeah I have to put this out there just because I was sent a reminder from my phone I was in this…read moreplace on July the 12th and I I noticed that possibly the owner was talking very rudely to a new employee and I say that because the employee was in training and the owner called this young lady slow in front of everybody and then later on possibly five or 10 minutes yelled at her and accused her of messing with a thermostat How shameful is that that's just straight disrespectful if you're calling a young kid a name like that then imagine what you think of your customers that come in and buy your CDs when we really don't have to that's a shame talk to your employees better than that so I thought I seen that I just walked out the store I'll never come back here again so much for going to a black on establishment when they don't even treat their black customers and employees right if I can get this place zero stars I would

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