The best record stores in New York (I)

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If you are a music lover, surely, during your trip to New York, you will want search for some records to increase your music collection. If, in addition, you are a fan of vinyl; Next we are going to offer you some of the best stores to acquire this music format in the Big Apple.

In Greenpoint, you will find Permanent Records, a small indie vinyl store in which, more than quantity, you will find quality. The prices are also an incentive here, since you will find vinyls between 2 and 4 dollars (just over 3 euros). And that they have these prices so low, it does not mean that the vinyls do not work, since they do it perfectly.

In Williamsburg, they have opened the first branch of the franchise RoughTrade In New York. The store is much more than large and, in addition to being able to find almost any vinyl you are looking for, there is also space for exhibitions, signings and concerts almost daily.

CO-Op 87 Records, is another of the essential vinyl stores in New York. In this place, you will find used records from about $ 3 (less than 2.5 euros) and, what is most striking about the place, is that, probably, you will find rare records and local indie labels, which you will not find elsewhere.

Another perfect place for music lovers is Academy Records. This store, which opened in 1977 with just books, has grown into one of the best used record stores for classical, jazz and rock music in Manhattan since the mid-XNUMXs. In Williamsburg they also have another store specializing in vinyl.


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