Vinyl Record Stores in San Diego

San Diego’s vinyl record scene is thriving with 20+ independent shops catering to collectors, crate-diggers, and music lovers. Whether you’re hunting rare pressings, exploring new genres, or browsing all-formats collections, you’ll find specialized shops across the county.

North Park is the epicenter—home to Folk Arts Rare Records (San Diego’s oldest, specializing in folk/jazz/blues/world), Red Brontosaurus (punk, garage, psych), and Full Contact Rock N Roll (vintage records and tees). South Park has The Reverie Room and Vinyl Junkies Record Shack. Ocean Beach’s Cow Records packs a massive library into a small space. Downtown offers Normal Records and FeeLIt.

Encinitas’ Lou’s Records is an institution since 1980 with all-genres inventory. East County (La Mesa) has Reanimated Records and East County Vinyl. M-Theory Music in Mission Hills hosts live performances. Stereo Unlimited near Sports Arena stocks 30,000+ LPs for audiophiles and jazz collectors.

Find vinyl record stores by neighborhood, genre, hours, and directions in our directory below.

Listings

Beat Box Records

Vinyl RecordsBarrio Logan

2034 Logan Ave, San Diego, CA 92113

Barrio Logan landmark, soul, R&B, vintage, eclectic gems.

Cow Records

Vinyl RecordsOcean Beach

5040 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107

Long standing record shop in OB. Huge library in a small space, also sells CDs.

East County Vinyl

Vinyl RecordsLa Mesa

8330 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942

Used vinyl inside The Consignment Shack, all genres $2-25.

FeeLit

Vinyl RecordsDowntown

909 E St, San Diego, CA 92101

East Village downtown shop, mix of major and indie artists.

Flimzy's Vinyl Records

Vinyl RecordsBankers Hill

3104 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

Vinyl record shop on Fifth Ave on the western edge of Balboa Park in Bankers Hill.

Folk Arts Rare Records

Vinyl RecordsNorth Park

3610 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104

SD's oldest record store, folk/jazz/blues/world specialist.

Full Contact Rock N Roll

Vinyl,Thrift,ConsignmentNorth Park

2834 N Park Way, San Diego, CA 92104

Vintage records and T-shirts store in North Park

Lou's Records

Vinyl RecordsEncinitas

434 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Encinitas institution since 1980, vast inventory all genres.

M-Theory Music

Vinyl RecordsMission Hills

827 W Washington St. San Diego, CA 92103

Mission Hills shop hosting live performances and album releases.

Nickelodeon Records

Vinyl RecordsNormal Heights

3335 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116

Small Adams Ave shop, vintage rock, soul, jazz.

Normal Records

Vinyl RecordsDowntown

550 15th St UNIT 102, San Diego, CA 92101

Community-focused used vinyl shop in Downtown San Diego.

Reanimated Records

Vinyl RecordsLa Mesa

8320 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942

La Mesa Blvd shop with rock, metal, punk, indie.

Record City

Vinyl RecordsSports Arena

3545 Midway Drive Suite J, San Diego, CA 92110

Used record shop off Midway Dr with rock, jazz, soul.

Red Brontosaurus Records

Vinyl RecordsNorth Park

3044 N Park Way, San Diego, CA 92104

North Park indie shop, punk, garage, psych vinyl.

San Diego Vintage Collectables

Vinyl RecordsNorth County

16767 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92128

Records, retro tees, vintage memorabilia in Bernardo Village.

Spin Records

Vinyl RecordsCarlsbad

370 Grand Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Carlsbad fixture for 30+ years, retro tees, books, gems.

Standards Record Store

Vinyl RecordsVista

216 E Broadway, Vista, CA 92084

Vista shop with curated rock, jazz, and reggae vinyl.

Stereo Unlimited

Vinyl RecordsSports Arena

3191 Sports Arena Blvd Suite C, San Diego, CA 92110

30,000+ used and new vinyl, audiophile and jazz LPs.

The Reverie Room

Vinyl RecordsSouth Park

2209 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104

South Park storefront selling vintage vinyl and threads.

Vinyl Junkies Record Shack

Vinyl RecordsSouth Park

2235 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104

Curated South Park shop with patio events and Digger's Den.

Pack Ratt Records & Junk

Thrift,Vinyl,Sporting Goods,BoutiqueTalmadge

4712 El Cajon Blvd, Ste G, San Diego, CA 92115

Vintage surf and skate thrift and music shop with clothes, surfboards, skateboards, vinyl, CDs, and tapes.

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