THE RECORD STORE DIRECTORY
Explore our collection of record store articles — from area guides and road trips to personal stories and features on vinyl culture.
A guide to the best record stores in Detroit, Michigan. Third Man Detroit, Peoples Records, Hello Records, and Found Sound in Ferndale.
The most anticipated vinyl releases of June 2026 across every genre: Olivia Rodrigo, 21 Savage, Death Cab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Maxwell, and more.
How to host a vinyl listening party at home: setup, stack, snacks, etiquette, and 10 theme ideas for a Saturday night front-to-back listen.
A clear guide to how vinyl records are made in 2026. Lacquer mastering, electroforming, pressing, QC, and sleeving, explained step by step.
The complete vinyl record grading guide: Goldmine standard grades (Mint through Poor), visual defects, sleeve grading, and buying graded vinyl online.
Shake It Records on Hamilton Avenue in Northside Cincinnati. 25,000 vinyl titles, national indie record label, and Cincinnati’s RSD anchor since 1999.
McKay’s Chattanooga on Lee Highway since 1990. Tennessee-born used-media chain with a massive second-floor vinyl selection, buy-sell-trade model, and weekly turnover.
A guide to the best record stores in Omaha, Nebraska. Homer’s Music since 1971, Recycled Sounds, and Drastic Plastic at Vive le Rock.
A guide to the best record stores in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shake It Records, Everybody’s Records, Feel It Records, and Plaid Room in Loveland.
Fleetwood Mac on vinyl. From Then Play On (1969) through Say You Will (2003), spanning the Peter Green, Bob Welch, and Buckingham-Nicks eras. Labels, variants, collector notes.
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