Stereo Jack's Records — Local services in Somerville

Just got back into my vinyl collection. Went here for the first time 1/12/23. Picked up a few lps. Stones sucking in the 70s. 7.99. Great price Went to two other shops one on mass ave Cambridge. The other Somerville in an ally. The first shop was 14.99. Wasn’t so cheap O. The second 12.99. For the same lp. I know condition is revenant. But outta these three shops. This place was the best. Just opened September. Next to Lindell’s bakery Christoper has a great attitude. Thanks for playing Jeff beck on the day after his death. I didn’t get the owners name but he had no problem playing a track off the stones lp that looked scratched but it wasn’t a deep scratch. Played it for me no issues. I bought it. He also played another blues lp so I could hear the quality. The “cheap” used record store gave me an attitude about playing a lp that was 34.99. I walked out on them This place has all my business now. Great new used lp vinyl store in Massachusetts. ...

In Boston, or in many different used vinyl romps, you may find decent selection and good size. What this record store tends to do quite well is absorb and sell really amazing amounts of GREAT Jazz reissue LPs and Blues. Trad, Bop, Big Bands, 45's and wood storage units. The dollar bins are worth going through. What's rare and what's hot will sell for decent money (Ealges Greatest 71-75 used to be $1.99 but now goes for $12 or higher, same for Zeppelin, but expect that!) but if you're looking for good OJC/Prestige and even Soul/Funk and common rock records, Stereo Jack's worth digging through any time of year. It's slowly becoming popular with young college kids. Culture is here....

A record store the way record stores used to be: Idiosyncratic, cozy, and interesting--run by people worth talking to about music. The stock changes reasonably quickly, and the prices are usually very reasonable. If you know YOUR stuff, you will find Jack and the rest of the staff a lot of fun to talk to.

Their greatest focus and expertise here is jazz, but there are also nice sections devoted to rock, soul, folk, country, etc. And they have bargain bins filled with interesting strays, not junk.

They have a very nice vinyl section, and an OK CD session.

If you're a music fan in the area, Stereo...