Noise — Attraction in San Francisco

I don't give out very many 5 stars, but I can say without hyperbole that this is the best record store in San Francisco (and the best I've ever seen). I haven't visited every record store in the bay area, but I've been to quite a handful and I've yet to find a store with better selection, prices, atmosphere, events, and friendliness. The mom and daughter who work at the store are always glad to help and clearly love their jobs. They show an incredible knowledge and passion for music and records. They offer me discounts all the time, and as a poor college student it always melts my heart. Sometimes there are musicians playing outside the store, setting a cool vibe. They also support local SF music, art, and photography.

All of my favorite records that I own have come from this store. Truly a blast...

Noise is a fantastic place to buy vinyl! They have LPs of every genre I can think of. Sara, who runs this wonderful store for her son, Daniel, knows the inventory and can tell you something about each record and the artist. Amazing that she has all of this in her head ready to relay to anyone interested. I also love that she takes a photo, of it’s OK with people, of them and the music they bought. This makes it so personal: real people...

Noise is one of my favorite record stores to visit in San Francisco. It's the kind of record store that you HOPE to find (and rarely do)--the stock is clean and in excellent condition; the variety is wide; the staff are knowledgeable and friendly. Sara played fun music in the store, and I had a good time eavesdropping as she gave other customers recommendations and played records for them while I shopped. They aren't just...