In what some consider to be the "Live Music Capitol of the World," music stores abound. Vinyl lovers and collectors in Austin have lots to be thankful for here.



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Antone's Record Shop
2928 Guadalupe
Austin, Texas 78705
512.322.0660
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-10; Sun 11- 8
MOSTLY VINYL/SOME CD's • MOSTLY USED/SOME NEW • BUY/SELL/TRADE

The store's deceased founder was recently inducted into Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame which speaks, in part, to the inventory of Antone's. They also have a heavy dose of jazz, soul, classic rock & roll, Texas bands, rockabilly, folk, country, bluegrass, cajun, zydeco, & reggae. For the...  [MORE]

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Backspin Records
4631 Airport Blvd - Suite 110-A
Austin, Texas 78751
(Down the street from I Luv Video and near I35 in the Concorde Shopping Center)
512.454.SPIN (7746)
Hours: Tues-Sun 12-9; closed Mon
MOSTLY VINYL/SOME CDs • USED/NEW • BUY/SELL/TRADE

Recently moved to a larger location, increasing the size of their inventory in the process including rock (indie rock, classic rock, psych, prog, metal, 80s and Alt), hip-hop (old school, golden era, indie, underground, and commercial rap & RNB) Dance (house, techno, electro, freestyle...  [MORE]

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Breakaway Records
1704 E. 5th St. #105
Austin, TX 78702
512.538.0174
Hours: Mon-Sat 11-8; Sunday 11-6
VINYL • USED • BUY/SELL/TRADE

They offer a wide selection of genres with a focus on soul, funk, psych, garage, punk, powerpop, girl group, old-time country/blues, and R&B. Vinyl freaks only!...  [MORE]

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End of An Ear
2209 South First Street
Austin TX 78704
512.462.6008
Hours: Mon-Sat 11-9; Sun 12-8
VINYL/CDs • NEW/USED • BUY/SELL/TRADE

End of an Ear sells music spanning the range of contemporary genres including indie pop, prog, psych, jazz, techno, folk, french pop, soul, funk, punk, lounge, reggae, hip-hop, techno among other sounds. What makes them unique in Austin is that they're more likely to carry music that...  [MORE]

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Friend of Sound Records
1704 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX
512.447.1000 or 877.525.6500
Hours: Sun 12-8; Mon-Thurs 11-8; Friday-Saturday: 11-9
VINYL/CDs • NEW/USED • BUY/SELL/TRADE

When shopping for vinyl, Friend of Sound is a personal favorite for one prominent groovemine.com contributor, so keep that in mind if you've never been there and you visit their website which appears to be grossly out-of-date...  [MORE]

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Waterloo Records
600A. North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78703
phone: (512) 474-2500
fax: (512) 474-2522
VINYL/CDs • NEW/USED • BUY/SELL/TRADE????

Waterloo has won the Austin Chronicle Reader's Poll "Best Record Store" Award every year since 1982. Waterloo, also, does world-wide internet and mail order sales. While specializing in Texas-born and -based artists (check their online catalog for that here) they carry most all styles...  [MORE]

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