The Record Room — Local services in Phoenix

I stopped by on a Monday afternoon in 113 degree heat, killed an hour in this place hunting through records. Guy at the counter was super friendly, even helping a young man troubleshoot turntable issues. There is a ton of vinyl in this store, mostly used, but plenty of new stuff as well. Genre sections repeat themselves as you go around, and there are random crates up by the counter, so I felt like there was always something else to dig through--super fun. A lot of the older vinyl is very cool and highly specialized and therefore expensive, but I found some good deals. A little something for everyone. I should say too that the expensive records were all things you don't see in the other record shops in the area, or albums that are just highly sought after (for ex, they had most of the Led Zeppelin albums, but almost all of them were over $20). Prices are on-par for the trends these days. Nice selection of used CDs too. Can't wait...

Well at first I thought the dude is cool he probably knows math. Then out of the Idk out of about 250 records he peeled off 60 of them. Now the covers on most were shot out. So he said 50 cents each for single albums $1 for double albums which there were several double albums he added them and come out with $30. Now I'm no math wiz but if there's 60 records and say 15 are doubles how does that amount to 30. I got paid 50 cents on all of them and so disappointed I felt sorry for him and took the $30 and told him he could have the rest. He obviously needs them more than me. The lord works in mysterious ways. Went to desert diamond and won just a little over $1000. So keep your $7 buy a calculator and ditch the flip phone 2021. The new ones have...

My wife and I came here looking for a record or two for my daughter's birthday. The gentleman behind the counter was extremely friendly and helpful.

It's clear that he had some regulars that he talked with comfortably. This was a good sign.

He found us records that just come in and not yet hit the floor. He helped me flip through albums looking for something specific. He played good music (on vinyl of course) throughout the store.

As such, the atmosphere was very comfortable and welcoming.

The price and quality of records were great as far as this novice understands. If I had a question on the quality of a track, he happily played it on the store's system.

We walked out with a stack of records, $99 lighter and big grins on our faces.

Highly...