Shopping / Music

A1 Records

439 East 6th St (First Ave & Avenue A)
212.473.2870

This East Village record shop is a DJ secret, stocking classic American vinyl from the 60s through the 90s, with soul, jazz, hip-hop, and disco and house singles.  Start digging through the often-refreshed bins and you’re sure to walk away with some $2 and $3 finds.  Owner Isaac Kaufman, a former flea market seller, hasn’t lost his touch when it comes to finding rare albums on the cheap.

Turntable Lab

120 East 7th St (First Ave & Avenue A)
212.677.0675
www.turntablelab.com

This is a one-stop shop for deejays. Owned and staffed by working deejays, Turntable Lab stocks turntables, needles, records, mixers, production gear, headphones, magazines, and more.

Other Music

15 East 4th St (@ Broadway)
212.477.8150
www.othermusic.com

Other Music describes itself as “a unifying aesthetic for a cornucopia of seemingly disparate musical genres—an attempt to classify the unclassifiable by delineating the common threads among these genres.” This works for us, as the iconic downtown Manhattan record store specializes in a wide selection of underground and experimental CDs, LPs, imports, and rare vintage.

Gimme Gimme

325 East 5th St (First & Second Ave)
212.475.2955
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This little gem is open Friday through Sunday. Though small, this is the only used record store with a New Wave section that is separate from the ‘80s Rock section. Diverse selection, friendly staff, and fair prices.

Rebel Rebel

319 Bleecker St (Christopher & Grove)
212.989.0770

Rebel has one of the widest selections of rock music with an impressive stock of Brit-rock, including vinyl copies of Bowie’s catalogue, the Verve’s A Northern Soul and new Scottish post-rock. The boxes and boxes of used discs are a goldmine, and a treasure trove of new vinyl (from Daft Punk to Mercury Rev) lines the left side of the store.