WXPN’s Ultimate Guide to Greater Philly Record Stores
Explore the treasure trove of analog music havens across Philadelphia and its neighboring areas.
Welcome to the ultimate guide to Greater Philly’s vibrant record store scene! Okay, so it’s not quite the ultimate guide (yet!) but we’re kicking this list off with some of our XPN favorites. And we want your help tracking down all the best spots for finding vinyl in the WXPN listening areas. So, if you’re a seasoned vinyl collector, a casual analog music enthusiast, or even just a curious shop peruser, send us your favorite record stores and we’ll add them to the list.
And in the meantime, check out some of these inconic Greater Philly record establishments. XPN is, as you know, vinyl at heart.
(* Stores participating in Record Store Day! Also, read about what’s happening around Philly on Record Store Day.)
Philadelphia
Beautiful World Syndicate
Better Now Records
- Location: West Philly (Online Store)
- Connect: Website,
Common Beat
Cratediggaz*
Creep Records*
Digital Underground (Vinyl Altar)*
- Location: 732 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
- Connect: Facebook
Great Circles
- Location: 2427 Frankford Ave 1st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19125
- Connect: Instagram
Hideaway Music*
Latchkey*
- Location: 1502 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147
- Connect:Instagram, Website
Launderette Records
Long in the Tooth*
- Location: 2027 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Connect: Instagram
Main Street Music*
Molly’s Books & Records
- Location: 1010 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
- Connect: Instagram
Milkcrate Cafe*
Philadelphia Record Exchange
Rustic Music
Repo Records*
Sit & Spin Records*
The Philly Burbs
Goodies Disc Exchange
R & B Records
- Location: Upper Darby, PA
- Website: Website
Relapse Records
- Location:
- Connect: Website,
Vinyl Revival
- Location: 19 N Lansdowne Ave, Lansdowne
- Website:Website,
Rock N’ Roll Knife Fight*
Newtown Book & Record Exchange
Siren Records
Forever Changes
Lehigh Valley
Compact Disc Center
Spin Me Round Records
Record Revival
- Location: 201 Station Rd., Quakertown
- Connect: Facebook
Central Pennsylvania
Tom’s Music Trade
A Day In The Life
New Jersey
Creepella’s Posh Pit & Dizzy Edge Records
Inner Groove Records
Princeton Record Exchange
- Location: 20 S Tulane St, Princeton, NJ 08542
- Connect: Instagram
Blue Raven Records
Spina Records
Factory Records
Tunes
- Location: 910 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043
- Connect: Instagram
Station 1 Records & Books
Jack’s Music Shop
On The Record
Sweet Vinyl Cafe
Citadel Record Shop
- Location: 94 Church St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
- Connect: Instagram
Delaware and Maryland
SqueezeBox Records
Jupiter Records
Jam: Music and Memorabilia
Goodboy Vinyl
Grooves & Tubes
- Location: 5716 Kennett Pike, Bldg C, Wilmington
- Connect: Facebook,
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