Super helpful! A pleasure to meet and chat with him about music, and he gave us coffee while we…read morelistened to records! Proper!

From the owner: We specialise in Oldschool VINYL Dance Classics from the late 80s Acid house to various Genres of…read morethe 90s and 2000s Dance Scene ,techno,trance,Garage,Deep house,Italian house.12" classics and hard to find records

While in Dublin, Ireland, there is a vintage quarter with a retro shops selling new and used vinyl,…read morebooks and collectibles. As we walked by, we saw a sign that said, "Secret Book & Record Store", with an arrow pointing into a deep narrow hallway with posters of advertisements covering the walls. These places are the great finds in Dublin. At the end of the hall was a large room filled with used books, vintage vinyl & new releases including CDs. The store was a frezy of customers flipping through the bins of vinyl to find that one great band from their past. I did find a few old 80s punk albums but still on a quest today to find an original GBH or Exploited cover.

The Secret Book & Record Store is very aptly named, as I must have walked past the place hundreds…read moreof times over the last number of years without noticing it (and I tend to keep my eye out for secondhand bookshops). I eventually discovered its existence on the recommendation of a friend, so I took myself along one day to get the 411, as it were. And I haven't looked back since. The Secret Book & Record Store is how you would make a shop of this type look like if you were making a film about a cool shopkeeper and the problems he has with his idiosyncratic love life (whoops, just checked IMDB and 'High Fidelity' has already been made. Ah pooh). If you have a particular book in mind and think you might go to SB&RS on the off-chance that they might have it: don't. This one is strictly for the rummagers, but a rummagers dream it certainly is, with piles of books stacked any oul' way. I don't go in for records much meself but they have them too. Tip-top shop.

Wide variety and selection. The owner was super nice and informative, great vibe overall. Records…read moreare all brand new so they're a bit on the pricier side.

Nice selection of records and old books. Hidden in a corridor…read more The service is OK, the owners are nice. It is value for its money.

I did a double take when I saw the Tower Records name during a recent Dublin walk. This brought…read moreback fond memories of the iconic Tower Records location in San Francisco, now long gone. I wandered in and left with a Hot Press magazine and a Taylor Swift calendar for my Swiftie Wife (who already had the latest album). I should have stuck around for the CDs, especially the new "Tracks II: The Lost Albums" and "Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition" music collections. Or maybe a Boomtown Rats album?

Bought a nwa best of cd from here and it constantly jumped and skipped songs, will not be in here…read moreagain

Was visiting Dublin and stopped in to check out the selection of records, as a metal head I was…read moreimpressed as 90% of the records are good metal, the other 10% were good country. I picked up a double picture disc to bring home. The storekeeper seemed like a good dude. If you're in town and like good music, stop in.

I can imagine in the mid-90's, Sound Cellar was a mecca of sorts for metallers. The place is…read morecovered in gig posters and is as the title suggests, down a tiny stairs to an underground cellar. It's the kind of place that really should have been rendered obsolete by downloading, but hasn't. Fair dues to it for keepin' on. It's a great place to pick up a hard to find record or box set, but it's so small they don't have much stock. Last time I was in there, I saw albums being sold on cassette. Again, fair dues. I only ever really use Sound Cellar for buying tickets to gigs, as it's the only place I know that sells tickets to almost all Dublin venues that isn't Ticketmaster. Plus, they don't charge you through the nose for add-ons like booking fees.

Possibly one the smallest vinyl stores in the world. Literally, I waited for other customers to…read moreexit before I could even fathom to enter. Vintage records and digitally remastered ones too including CD's. My favorite find were the Fanzines with bands posting their gigs and advertising merch. Spoke with the clerk about the 80s punk era. He had some vintage original vinyl and photos in the bins to pick through. Love type of store and many more around this area in Temple Bar District.

Great collection of new and old records for a great value. But the best part is the incredible…read morebootleg catalogue they have. I loved this record store!

Wow, an entire mini store of just collectibles including comics, pins, badges, posters and action…read morefigures. Spoke with the knowledgeable owner who discussed 80s punk bands and collectible preservation techniques. Great spot to complete your collection or find a gift for very cheap.

Elevation music is by far the best store in Dublin for vinyl, cds and comics. Brian and the team…read moreare exceptional at what they do and are very informed. The selection of vinyl is off the charts. You can also purchase on their new website www.elevationmusic.ie

Surprisingly deep stock of vinyl across many genres. Rock, metal, jazz, and especially multiple…read moresubgenres of electronic music are well represented. Lots of cassettes as well. Found some good used vinyl. Prices are nice and the folks minding the shop are friendly. Hard to spot the door to this basement shop.

It could be a five star review but the guy he calls itself "the boss here", then it still is a four…read morestar review becouse I liked the place a lot first time I've been there and I will come back when I visit Dublin again. I discovered this place via Yelp and I heard it named by some local record collector and when I visited I found it pretty cool even if I do not collect or even play retro games. What I liked in this store in the first was the attitude: lotsa records everywhere, lotsa turntables to try them by yourself, lotsa selection and fair prices. The place is little, is literally underground and the people working there are pretty young and they listen to very good music with old time stereo systems that sound ok especially for the place. Someone in Dublin said to me this businness is run by Trinity College students (and it could be considering, lucky them, they are pretty young: I met three of them, a guy looking like a young Mick Jagger, a very nice lady spinning great country infected records and the self called Boss I said before (he played Sufjan Steve records, so he shouldn't be that bad :-). The young Jagger played a super cool The Clean record after we had a talk about new psychedelia and paisley underground (I found a True West record for 5 euro, or 3 records for 12 euro department down below) and I recommended it to him to check it out. So, what I really like in this store, was diggin' in that "3 records for 12 euro department", were you can really find everything, a lot of any and every type of stuff in various configurations and conditions! Some have broken covers, some got terrible vinyl condition, then same, many, are good and they can be a real deal, then they still are like they presented them: second rate purchase for one reason or another and it needs someone like me to appreciate it and buy it, just if the price is reasonable. So the first time I was very happy becouse, after having all the fun in the store listen to those records, selecting them and finally choosing a big bunch of them to buy, I was greeted by the "young Mick Jagger guy" an appreciable, appreciated and expected discount. I went out of the store very happy and find the time to come back two or three hours before the fly to come back home few days later. Sadly "the young mick jagger" left the store before I completed my new selection to purchase and when it was time to pay there was "the boss" to the register and the attitude was completely different related with the price policy even if I said the other guy had a completely different approach and it was in that moment he explained to me he was the boss there. I let my selection there literally in his hands (no purchase) becouse it was impossible to find a fair agreement (and I was a bit disappointed) then I still recommend this place becouse it is still my fav place for records in Dublin (hoping to find the right guy at the register). PS: I was still lucky: pretty much what I was interested for (circa 30 records) was bought in my first visit, those additional 10 records I left at the register wasn't essential so "the boss" didn't impacted too much on my The Rage experience. No too much "rage" at the end. :-)

Being a bit of a second hand book freak, I often find it difficult to quickly make my way through…read moreTemple Bar on weekend afternoons as I am usually led astray by the tempting sight of dozens and dozens of books laid across their respective stalls and carts. So I am obviously a big fan. If you haggle you can save yourself a bindle and grab a great bargain.

After the first blush of pawing over the tables of new and old at the Temple Bar Book Market I'm…read morealmost always left feeling deflated. Too many romances and picture books of Ireland, never enough of the great vintage and quirky titles I always imagine wait in every bin and shelf. That said, I've grabbed some fantastic books here -including that delightful diorama / picture book of Irish phrases and words for under ten euro... later finding a slightly newer copy for an awful lot more in a bricks and mortar shop. Come with an open mind, enjoy the buzz of discovering something special, and have a chat to the vendors as you browse. Once you've found the perfect page turner, grab a seat at any of the open-air coffee shops just behind the market, settle in with an Americano... and enjoy.

Quite a small shop. Unique, which is nice, but hardly much of a selection. I saw maybe 3 or 4 small…read morebins of vinyl and a small shelf of CDs. I suppose it's worth a trip if you're in the area, but it will only give you about 5 minutes of digging before you've flipped through everything they have. Maybe you'll find something, even though I did not.