Streetlight Records — Local services in Santa Cruz

This place (like the rest of Santa Cruz) used to be iconic. Now it has kinda gone to the birds. The employees were pretty much snotty alt kids with no sense of professionalism when it comes to service. The CDs/records/movies etc are great but nothing you can't find at a rasputin chain. I used to think buying "local" was better but nowadays it just enables bad businesses to not change bad business practices. The last time I dropped in there was a display of a woman in a dominatrix leather animal mask in lingerie collared up to the wrist of a stuffed teddy bear sitting on a plastic lawn chair. That's what happens when towns try to "keep it weird" instead of address the issues destroying their town. The overall feel of the place is grimy. Like the sticky floor of a dated theater. The only reason they get two stars is cause sometimes they carry...

RUDENESS & RACISM: Felt totally unwelcome and judged (I think it's because we're Latino) when I asked where the stickers were, then later when I went to pay for 2 CDs. The red-haired cashier girl was RUDE AS CAN BE, glared at my son and me, and snatched the CDs out of my hand. She did not say a single word during the whole transaction, until I asked her if we (my son and I) did something wrong, then she snapped "I just wanna go home." I then went to the back and let the "supervisor" know what had just happened up front, and the geezer couldn't care less. The only words he said were "she's 15." Like being 15 is some excuse for RUDENESS AND RACISM. The two of then need some serious reprimands and training. Or maybe being FIRED would teach them something about common courtesy. I wish I could give zero stars and erase that...

Great spot for vinyl with a wide variety. Whover orders does a great job, they have high quality pressings of some important but obscure releases. Prices are what you would expect for retail vinyl, but they do have a large section of used dollar bin items and if you buy 10 or more they are half price!

My only complaint is that the reggae section is rather small, especially for Santa Cruz, an area where reggae is incredibly popular.

They often have interesting releases playing, its a good way to hear some amazing tunes you may never have found. Ask at the back counter if you like what you hear. My favorite local spot! I'm glad places like this...