Record Stores in Sacramento, California
8 stores to explore
Sacramento Record Store Guide
Sacramento has 8 record stores in this directory, including Phono Select, Esoteric Records and Rocket 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
A more relaxed used-record stop that locals bring up often
- Best for jazz
Carries jazz
- Best for Punk & Hardcore
Carries punk
- Best for new releases
East Sacramento record store inside Superbum Vintage
If You Only Go to One Store
Best fit if you want a curated store with a solid mix of new and used records plus a stronger local-artist presence than most generalist shops
Explore other cities in California
A more relaxed used-record stop that locals bring up often. Good fit if you like browsing used stock and want a shop that also intersects with stereo gear and repair culture.
A smaller East Sac stop with a neighborhood-shop feel. Good if you want a mix of records, tapes, CDs, and occasional hi-fi crossover without needing a giant store.
A long-running Sacramento shop that makes the most sense if you enjoy older-school crate digging. The appeal here is variety, specialty stock, and the kind of low-cost bins that reward patience.
A strong Sacramento digging stop, especially if you care about CDs as much as vinyl. Good choice for broad browsing across genres rather than shopping only for one narrow lane.
A good downtown stop if you want used records and a more collectible-leaning mix. Better fit for browsing older stock than chasing a wall of current releases.
One of the more consistently recommended Sacramento stops. Best fit if you want a curated store with a solid mix of new and used records plus a stronger local-artist presence than most generalist shops.
A smaller Midtown stop with vinyl, CDs, and tapes. More of a neighborhood browse than a huge destination store, but useful if you are already on the grid and want another crate-digging option.
One of the better Sacramento stops if your taste leans hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul, or adjacent beat-culture records. More focused than a generalist shop, which is part of the appeal.