Record Stores in New York, New York
9 stores to explore
New York Record Store Guide
New York has 9 record stores in this directory, including Brooklyn Record Exchange, A-1 Record Shop and Village Revival Records. The shops here cover used bins and crates, jazz, indie and alternative, and more. The mix covers both shelf-fresh pressings and well-worn crate finds.
Best For
- Best for used bins
Deep used crates
- Best for jazz
Deep used classical & jazz walls
- Best for Indie & Alternative
Great mix of new + used underground
- Best for new releases
Big flagship; events + bar downstairs
If You Only Go to One Store
Tight aisles and wall-to-wall stock with a high hit rate - you almost always leave with something
A-1 Record Shop
$-$$$Classic East Village dig energy - dense crates, lots of dance-floor 12s, and plenty of rare groove on the wall. If you are building a DJ stack (or just want soul/funk/disco that actually moves), this is an easy place to get carried away.
Tight aisles and wall-to-wall stock with a high hit rate - you almost always leave with something. The CD section is as legit as the vinyl, and the jazz/classical bins stay lively thanks to constant buying.
More airy than the classic cramped basement dig. There is room to wander, the sections are labeled well, and the shop has that feeling that something special is tucked somewhere in the racks. A great Brooklyn stop for psych and electronic rabbit holes.
Small room, big taste. Ergot leans deep into niche and collector territory - immaculate disco 12s, spiritual jazz, left-field experimental, Latin gems, plus a staff-pick wall that can wreck your budget fast.
Human Head Records
$-$$$Walls of used LPs, dusty corners in the best way, and bins that constantly surprise. You can pull soul, punk, and odd imports you never see elsewhere - and the staff are relaxed and happy to help you hunt.
Quiet, focused, and delightfully nerdy. If you collect jazz, it is a must-visit - carefully graded stock, serious knowledge, and shelves that reward patience (especially if you care about pressings).
A clean, modern flagship in midtown with real new-release depth and a steady calendar of signings. If you are chasing a new drop, a variant, or just want an easy central stop with a bar downstairs, this place delivers.
A proper digger stop with lots of 12s and 45s, rotating floor bins, and frequent restocks. Great for dance-adjacent crates and sound-system staples - on weekends you can catch DJs browsing right alongside you.
A lived-in Village classic that feels like decades of NYC collections poured into one room. Tight aisles, stacks everywhere, and constant little surprises - a very clip-worthy browse if you like the hunt as much as the haul.