Record Stores in Long Beach, California
6 stores to explore
Long Beach Record Store Guide
Long Beach has 6 record stores in this directory, including Fingerprints Music, Third Eye Records and Bagatelle Records. The shops here cover jazz, punk and metal, indie and alternative, and more. The mix covers both shelf-fresh pressings and well-worn crate finds.
Best For
- Best for used bins
Best treated as a downtown stop for used records and collector-leaning browsing
- Best for jazz
One of the better Long Beach stops if your taste leans hip-hop, jazz, funk, or soul
- Best for Punk & Metal
Punk and metal focus
- Best for new releases
Long Beach record store
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Good fit for people who want a broad browse across new and used records rather than a narrow specialist shop
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A classic Long Beach record-store name that recently reopened under new ownership. Best treated as a downtown stop for used records and collector-leaning browsing.
Fingerprints Music
$-$$$The obvious Long Beach starting point if you want range and volume. Good fit for people who want a broad browse across new and used records rather than a narrow specialist shop.
A reliable Retro Row stop with a true neighborhood record-store feel. Good if you want a smaller shop than Fingerprints but still want a real everyday digging option.
A more niche Long Beach stop with a stronger underground lean. Best fit if you want punk, metal, ska, darkwave, or imports rather than a broad all-genres browse.
Twelves
$$One of the better Long Beach stops if your taste leans hip-hop, jazz, funk, or soul. More focused than a generalist shop, which is part of the appeal.
One of the landmark names in Long Beach record culture. Best fit if you want a shop with history and a stronger connection to hip-hop, R&B, soul, and funk.