Mississippi RSD FAQ
How many record stores are in Mississippi?
Mississippi has 38 active record stores, with Jackson and Hattiesburg each holding four, the Memphis-suburb of Southaven carrying three, and the rest spread across the Delta, the Gulf Coast, and the north-Mississippi hill country. The Southaven and Holly Springs shops border Tennessee and feed the greater Memphis blues circuit, the Gulf Coast cluster at Bay Saint Louis and Biloxi sits a short drive from Louisiana, and Meridian and Tupelo on the eastern edge border Alabama.
What are the best record stores in Mississippi?
End of All Music in Oxford, owned by David Swider since 2012, was ranked the friendliest small business in Mississippi by the Oxford Eagle in March 2026 and holds a 4.9 Google rating. Its Jackson sibling End of All Music JXN anchors the Fondren neighborhood. T-Bones Records & Cafe in Hattiesburg is a CIMS member (one of roughly forty-five indie stores nationally in the Coalition of Independent Music Stores). OffBeat in Jackson is Mississippi’s only Black-owned record and comic shop, run by DJ Young Venom.
Where to dig for Mississippi Delta blues records?
The Delta is the birthplace of the blues, and the record-shop map reflects that. Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art in Clarksdale, founded in 2002, is a Mississippi Blues Trail destination and a daily clearing-house for the Clarksdale live-music scene. Aikei Pro’s Records in Holly Springs has been a Mississippi Blues Trail landmark for more than 63 years (owner David “Fox” Caldwell is the subject of the 2024 documentary “Please Ask for It”). Deak’s Mississippi Saxophones & Blues Emporium, also in Clarksdale, anchors the city’s blues-instrument and memorabilia trade.
What are the best record stores in Jackson?
Jackson holds four shops anchoring central Mississippi. End of All Music JXN on Fondren’s North State Street is the sibling to the Oxford flagship. OffBeat is the state’s only Black-owned record and comic shop. Bama Record Shop covers the longstanding local trade, and just north in Ridgeland, ReBop Record Shop opened in late 2024 inside the Odyssey North Shopping Center.
What about the Gulf Coast and South Mississippi?
Good Earth Records in Bay Saint Louis relocated from New Orleans across the Louisiana line and anchors the western Gulf Coast trade. Marley’s Music in Biloxi covers the casino-corridor town. Hattiesburg holds T-Bones Records & Cafe as its CIMS-member anchor alongside the weekend-only The Lucky Rabbit and two multi-vendor flea markets, and Meridian Underground Music handles eastern Mississippi near the Alabama border.
What about North Mississippi (Oxford, Tupelo, the hill country)?
The north of the state runs from Memphis suburbs down through the hill-country blues country. End of All Music in Oxford is the regional flagship. Rock Star Records and Greatest Hits Music & Books in Tupelo anchor Elvis’s birthplace, and Scooter’s Records in Starkville serves the Mississippi State University crowd. Valley Vinyl in Water Valley operates inside Yalobusha Brewing Company and is only open Friday afternoons and Saturday evenings when the brewery taproom is.
Does Mississippi participate in Record Store Day?
Yes, although the state’s small indie roster means RSD turnout concentrates at a few key shops. End of All Music in Oxford and End of All Music JXN in Jackson are the most visible RSD destinations, with T-Bones Records & Cafe in Hattiesburg drawing the I-59 corridor crowd given its CIMS membership. Check the official Record Store Day store locator each spring for the current Mississippi participant list.
Where to find unusual or off-the-beaten-path record stores in Mississippi?
Mississippi has a few. Little Big Store in Raymond is housed in the 1889 Raymond Train Depot. Valley Vinyl in Water Valley operates inside the Yalobusha Brewing Company taproom on Main Street with Friday-and-Saturday-only hours. Mighty River Records in Vicksburg runs as Booth 231 inside the Levee Street Marketplace, and Cool Vinyl Records in D’Iberville works inside Antiques & More, and the sister Cool Vinyl Records Gulfport location runs inside the Mississippi Antique Galleria. Aikei Pro’s Records in Holly Springs keeps irregular hours but is worth the trip for any blues collector serious about the Hill Country tradition.