Love this place! The owner is a true small business owner who cares a lot about customer service -…read morehe jotted my name down months and months ago for an album I wanted, and actually contacted me when it came in! Very impressed, and I will never, ever visit Perth without making this my first stop! This place is absolutely wonderful. Thanks again for Astral Weeks - its a beauty. Justin from Toronto

From the owner: Backbeat Books and Music is a locally owned store in Perth, Ontario…read more We specialize in new and used books, vinyl, turntables, audio gear and CDs. We carry new turntables and related accessories from Pro-Ject, Rega and Music Hall, cartridges from Ortofon, Audio Technica and Shure. At Backbeat we also have all the products to help keep that vinyl collection and turntable in top shape. We carry the Spin-Clean Record Washing System, Mobile Fidelity accessories, carbon-fibre record and stylus brushes, outer and inner sleeves, speaker cable and connectors, and much more. We are focused on providing a book and record store experience so we do not offer any online shopping. We are a real store where you can browse records, maybe take a listen to one on the turntable, grab a book off the shelf and hang out for awhile. Whether you are visiting from Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Montreal or beyond, we hope that when you are in Perth, Ontario you stop by and enjoy some time at our store.

I love a good record store. While in Ottawa, my friend and I were fortunate to visit two record…read morestores. The Record Centre was one of them. Well, my numbering is a bit off. No, it's not that I can't count. It's the fact that The Record Centre has two locations. It's weird. I saw two Canada Post offices across from each other downtown. We have a similar situation here. This Yelp listing is for The Record Centre. Its address is 1099 Wellington Street West. We crossed the street at some stage during our walking tour and discovered The Record Centre Too at 1112 Wellington Street West. There is no listing to the latter because Yelp moderators rejected my friend's listing for the smaller store (ugh!), so you're getting both reviews here. We went into The Record Centre Too first. It's the smaller store out of the two. The name is cute. I couldn't tell you why there are two locations with the same owners. The smaller store had records, CDs, cassettes, and 8-track tapes. I love these media types. Sadly, the selection was slim. I frankly didn't enjoy the smaller store because it was tiny and packed with music enthusiasts. Perhaps if there weren't so many people, I would have enjoyed browsing. This smaller store had a top floor that was for employees only. It was an interesting setup, almost as if half the store was for storage, and it was decided to open the lower floor for music merchandise. The larger store across the street had more records and selection. You will not find CDs, cassettes, or 8-track tapes here, though. You need to cross the street. Imagine if you are looking for a specific media format and you visit the larger store. You ask for help and are told to go to the smaller store across the street, which won't guarantee that you'll find what you're looking for. From a customer perspective, it's not the most convenient and pleasant setup. It is mainly why I lost my enthusiasm looking at new and used music at both locations. It is rare for me to feel this way. I didn't experience a relaxing space for me to browse albums at either location. It's huge for me, as I am the type who can spend hours at a music store. Instead, I wanted to leave both stores as quickly as possible. You can also get record players and other accessories, such as a record adapter for 45 RPM records, at the larger store. I wouldn't know if you can at the smaller store. I'd say no because it was too tiny. I had a better experience at Vertigo Records. One store. Everything in it. Lots of happy album browsing. I'm not sure if I'd return here. If I do, I hope that it's not as crowded. (291)

This listing is for the main store, called "The Record Centre" at 1099 Wellington St West; they…read morehave a smaller supplemental store at 1112 Wellington St West called "The Record Centre Too." Cute name, eh? Anyway, on a recent outing with a friend of mine, we visited both stores. Since the smaller "The Record Centre Too" store didn't have a listing on Yelp, I created one. They are physically different stores on opposite sides of the street. However, the Yelp Moderators merged it with this listing. So some of my posted pictures are of the smaller store. I have indicated so in the photo captions. Both "The Record Store" and "The Record Store Too" are owned by the same folks. I will review both here. The main store is much bigger. It has a good selection of records as well as record players. They have a lot of brand new still sealed records too. No CDs, cassettes or 8 track tapes. If you're looking for these, you need to go to their smaller location. The smaller location has records as well, but less selection. The smaller location has a lot of space that is reserved for employees only. It's like a storage area. The space that's open to the public is very small so it gets very crowded if there's more than 3 customers in the store. It's much more enjoyable to browse at the main location. Street parking only.

Great selection of new records + vintage ones in good condition too. Grabbed a Grimes album and had…read moreto resist spending more. Was considering getting a record player and the employee was super helpful and knowledgeable. Didn't feel like he was trying to upsell, instead you could tell he genuinely loved music. Will definitely be visiting again!

From the owner: Vinyls, Casette Tapes, 45s, Audio Equipment (Turntables, Amps, Speakers, Record Players, Decks, &…read moreMore), Music Merchandise and Memorabilia, Art & More! New & Used vinyls. Vinyl Nights | Every month: enjoy a night of our dj spinning classics, pints, food, pinball, and a Midnight Madness Sale where your entire purchase is tax-free. DJ Services | Book Baked Goods DJ for your Ottawa events! We handle all the equipment, set-up and take down. Just let us know when, where, and what music is your vibe.

Legendary Ottawa record shop with a deep selection of records and other media, great staff, and…read moregreat prices. I always find something cool here!

Turning Point is one of the best music stores if you're looking for a wide selection. They have two…read morefloors of 20,000 titles, including 10,000 LPs on their second floor. They offer music from every genre and strive to sell hard to find music rather than mainstream CDs you could find anywhere in the city. Prices of LPs are generally $4-$6 and CDs range from $4-$11. If you're looking to sell, they claim to be one of the highest buyers of used CDs, records and movies. Turning Point also has a huge selection of DVDs and some VHS all categorized by genre. Their prices are reasonable with DVDs costing about $10 and VHS costing $2. You can sometimes find a rare film here, but their selection is mainly what you'd find in HMV.

So many unique and interesting items. Reasonably priced…read more They really know and understand their market. I highly recommend them

I like the place first time today.Very helpful the price is right and tons of choicesread more

What an inviting, interesting place to go if you're looking for an LP, a movie, a rock Tee and…read morerelated novelty items. My husband especially likes their Rock section and for me it's a great place to find gifts for the record collectors in my fam. Very knowledgeable staff and prices are reasonable. I like the little mall they are in. Comic book store right beside it, pub nearby etc.

This place has a great selection of music and movies as well as other related merch and prices are…read morepretty much on par with other local or national record stores. Staff are knowledgeable even yo the point of knowing exactly when certain out of stock items are expected in shipments. The only slight against this place for me is its location so please take this critique with a grain of salt. For me it is just as easy to hop on a bus and head downtown or to the Glebe where I have a few choices in record stores, than it is for me to walk to Odds and Sods (cause it's close enough that wasting bus fare to go here is nonsensical). This means that unfortunately the only time I head here is when I've exhausted options elsewhere.

Love this place. Anytime I'm in this store (shopping for my husband's collection), they know their…read moreinventory and they know records; newer, older, rare etc. Prices are about what you will find in other record stores and they don't mind you browsing, but they are very helpful, knowledgeable staff. Easy to get to and despite being on a busy street I can always find parking. I also found when I was looking for a couple of records I could call and as long as they weren't really busy they could answer questions about a couple of records I was looking for. But don't deny yourself the pleasure of browsing in this store!

My friend and I visited two different record stores on two different days. This one was in the…read moreGlebe. Out of the two, this one, Vertigo Records, was my favourite. This store has used records (vinyl for those who weren't around when records were hip the first time), CDs, cassette tapes, posters, and more. The selection of used and new music was decent. I'd say that roughly 70% of the collection is used and in great condition. I could have spent a good hour here, at least. I love browsing and finding albums or music that I don't have. I wanted to return, but I couldn't squeeze it in. It meant that my vacation was pretty good. The variety of genres was terrific. I saw everything from Belinda Carlisle to George Burns. No joke! You can get comedy records here. A mark of a good music store is whether I can find an album that I don't have. I love my music collection, but it's far from being complete. I doubt that it will ever be, which makes my frequenting music store even more worthwhile! I found Depeche Mode's People Are People album on CD. I oddly don't own it. I do now. This CD was going for $6.99. It's pretty good considering that this album came out in 1984 and I had not heard of this band back then. As a side node, Depeche Mode doesn't perform the first track off this album, "People Are People," in concert. I don't know why, as its message back then is relevant today. However, the band plays the last song on the album, "Everything Counts," at all live concerts. It's guaranteed. You can get albums for $1 here. It requires some time and patience to go through bins of hidden gems. Stopping here before I headed home would have been perfect because carefully moving records in a car is ideal. When I travel, I don't buy records. They are so fragile that I'd likely carry them on the plane and care for them like a little baby. There were two staff member at the counter. They were nice. I paid with a debit card. I tapped and was good. I had a bag with me, so I placed the CD in there. I thanked them and happily left with my purchase. I have played this album a few times since returning home and reuniting with my CD player. The CD is in excellent condition. I like this music store. I look forward to hibernating here next time. (263)

I only review stores that sell retro-games - see my other reviews if you want to see more…read more I stopped into Cede Troque for my wife - and then I saw me some retro games!!!! Oh yeah - that's what I'm into. So they got everything gaming - not as much as CDs/Movies but they got them, that is, New Generation to older. In the glass shelves, they have the retro-games; mostly Sega and Nintendo. I don't know if they even accept TG-16 or older in trade but I've never seen any. Check it out if you're visiting the area - they don't have an on-line inventory but it won't take too long to browse their stock in-store - also, their prices are very reasonable too.

Lots of CDs and vinyls but the vinyls are really not well organized for browsing - they make it…read morevery hard to find what you want. Cheap prices but you need a lot of patience...

Every time I've been to Argents In Potsdam New York I've had a wonderful experience. The selection…read moreof jewelry, vinyl records, comic books, antiques and various other curios is astounding. (I seriously don't know how he fits all of it into his shop. Is it bigger on the inside?) The customer service is excellent, the owner is personable and easy to chat with; and very willing to accept reasonable offers, make deals on bulk sales, and allow patrons to "try before they buy" vinyl records. I cannot recommend Argents highly enough, and will be patronizing this treasure trove for quite some time to come!!

Yeah, I won the B99.3 2016 St. Valentine's Giveaway. From Bob at Argents, I won a gorgeous ladies…read more14k yellow gold vintage diamond ring, with free ring seizing, that I decided to give to my daughter, Michelle, who will be home this summer to visit from North Carolina and have it sized for her. Thank you B99.3 and Bob at Argents for making St. Valentines Day very special for me. Christine Whitman