Record Stores in Rochester, New York
4 stores to explore
Rochester Record Store Guide
Rochester has 4 record stores in this directory, including Bop Shop Records, Needle Drop Records and House of Guitars. The shops here cover jazz, punk and metal, soul and hip-hop. The mix covers both shelf-fresh pressings and well-worn crate finds.
Best For
- Best for used bins
Best fit for used digging, older catalog, and a shop with a stronger jazz, folk, and blues identity
- Best for jazz
jazz and roots strength
- Best for Punk & Metal
punk and metal strength
- Best for new releases
Brighton music and audio shop
If You Only Go to One Store
One of the core Rochester stops and a good first move if you want a serious record-store browse with depth
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One of the core Rochester stops and a good first move if you want a serious record-store browse with depth. Best fit for used digging, older catalog, and a shop with a stronger jazz, folk, and blues identity.
More of a music-and-audio shop than a giant record warehouse. Good fit if you want records plus stereo knowledge, or if the audio side of the hobby matters as much as the digging.
House of Guitars
$-$$$A Rochester institution that is worth seeing at least once even if you are not shopping with a laser-focused list. Best fit for people who enjoy big, chaotic, old-school music-store energy.
A strong Monroe Avenue stop if you want something a little more focused than a broad generalist shop. Best fit for used digging with more pull toward punk, metal, and heavier sides of the racks.