California Record Stores
53 stores across 17 cities
California Record Store Guide
California's record store scene spans Going Underground Records in Bakersfield; Phono Select in Sacramento; Re-Animated Records in La Mesa; Standards: A Record Store in Vista; Streetlight Records in San Jose; and Mad Monk in Fresno. The stores here cover punk and metal, indie and alternative. Whether you're after worn-in classics or shelf-fresh pressings, the shops below are drawn from that range.
Quick Picks
- Best for used bins
Tight curation and quality-over-quantity bins - good for niche picks and limited runs more than bulk digging
- Best for jazz
Carries jazz
- Best for Punk & Metal
Carries punk
- Best for new releases
Flagship indie chain / deep-catalog destination
Los Angeles
8 stores
Sacramento
8 stores
San Francisco
7 stores
Long Beach
6 stores
San Diego
4 stores
Fresno
3 stores
San Jose
3 stores
Bakersfield
2 stores
Berkeley
2 stores
La Mesa
2 stores
Oakland
2 stores
Albany
1 store
Campbell
1 store
Carlsbad
1 store
Encinitas
1 store
Sherman Oaks
1 store
Vista
1 store