Record Stores in Louisville, Kentucky
5 stores to explore
Record Stores in Louisville, Kentucky: Guide and Recommendations
Louisville has 5 record stores in this directory, including Matt Anthony's Record Shop, Guestroom Records and The Great Escape. 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
Current Record Store Day, Barret Avenue, Waze, and local-business sources confirm the address, phone, and schedule; the store is documented as a broad new/used vinyl and physical-media shop
- Best for jazz
Carries jazz
- Best for Punk & Metal
Carries metal
- Best for new releases
new releases
If You Only Go to One Store
The Frankfort Avenue branch of a current two-location Louisville shop, with new and used LPs, CDs, cassettes, new-release preorders, record buying, and frequent listening or release events
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Better Days Records
$-$$$The active East Louisville/Barret Avenue Better Days location, not the closed West Broadway branch. Current Record Store Day, Barret Avenue, Waze, and local-business sources confirm the address, phone, and schedule; the store is documented as a broad new/used vinyl and physical-media shop.
Guestroom Records
$-$$$The Frankfort Avenue branch of a current two-location Louisville shop, with new and used LPs, CDs, cassettes, new-release preorders, record buying, and frequent listening or release events. The official site confirms the address, phone, schedule, formats, and second Louisville branch without confusing the branch identity.
A current Baxter Avenue shop run by Louisville DJ and vinyl enthusiast Matt Anthony, with new and used records, deep cuts, DVDs, and a notable VHS section. Current 2026 listings and social activity support the Baxter address; older relocation coverage to Frankfort Avenue is documented but not used because current listings still identify 536 Baxter.
Modern Cult Records
$-$$$A Frankfort Avenue shop with current local event and directory listings supporting its address, phone, and extended schedule. Public descriptions consistently identify it with independent, underground-leaning record-store activity; detailed current inventory should be confirmed directly.
The Great Escape
$-$$$A large multi-category Louisville shop where records sit alongside CDs, DVDs, comics, games, toys, books, and collectibles. Current directories confirm the Bardstown Road storefront, phone, schedule, and buy/sell/trade model; it is best for broad browsing and bargain/collector hunting rather than a narrow genre specialty.