![Stacks of wax at Amoeba Music.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16ddeae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1334+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2Fd8%2Fb2ca14c44de7a93ff3a5e76710ad%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-amoeba-116.jpg)
The 46 best record stores in and around L.A.
In an age of ubiquitous streaming-on-demand, these 46 record stores around Los Angeles and Southern California offer a welcome counterweight to the antiseptic anonymity of the cloud: rows upon rows of new and used albums, CDs, cassettes and other physical objects that you can hold, display and, most important, listen to, over and over again.
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![The interior of Amoeba Music.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc96663/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbb%2F88%2F24af95414271a8cd9c6703e2b2ca%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-amoeba-117.jpg)
Amoeba Music
![Angel City record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a8d45a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2016+0+1008/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2F3f%2F1121aef943e786aad70c2f9a6bd8%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-angel-city-119.jpg)
Angel City Books & Records
![The exterior of Arroyo Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a09aa09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2016+0+129/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fd2%2F7bca812546fa9ad8a441df57c3b1%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-arroyo-records-122.jpg)
Arroyo Records
![The exterior of Artform Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6f8bb2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2278x1519+0+58/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2Fbb%2Fc83a3b7f4e3bbe79a48e5056d8ec%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-artform-records-124.jpg)
The Artform Studio
Atomic Records
Bionic Records
Black Hole Records
![The interior of Boogie Maru Sounds record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bbd89b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2016x1344+0+84/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fe8%2F83d15c8148cabbd9f46b3ec3ea9b%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-boogie-maru-sounds-128.jpg)
Boogie Maru Sounds
Canterbury Records
![The exterior of CD Trader record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c2848aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1632x1088+0+68/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2F82%2Fc9497a5341e69e230187660af2db%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-cd-trader-134.jpg)
CD Trader
![The interior of Choice Music record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/53e9798/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2Fab%2F821600da4a1abcc858191fce80df%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-choice-music-136.jpg)
Choice Music
![The exterior of Cosmic Vinyl record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1668a4a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/960x640+0+181/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F01%2Fc1%2F575b23914290a4c9f1fc34ec570c%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-cosmic-vinyl-137.jpg)
Cosmic Vinyl
![The sign at Counterpoint Records and Books.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/76cf734/2147483647/strip/true/crop/423x282+4+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F00%2Fd3%2F21413d6049608cc322bcf4c20220%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-counterpoint-141.jpg)
Counterpoint Records & Books
Deadly Wax
![The interior of Dizzy record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/59e5755/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3072x2048+0+1016/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F1c%2Fdfb41a094707b31aa885451f5f5c%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-dizzy-records-145.jpg)
Dizzy on Vinyl
![A sign painted on a wall for Dr. Strange Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a152bc8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1277x851+0+53/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F07%2F5d%2F93734d164b29b203cfa50f29844d%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-dr-strange-records-151.jpg)
Dr. Strange Records
![ESTUARIO record store](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9b5cb9c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1080x720+0+315/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F4b%2Fed628e4e408b83805fdf257ebc63%2Festuarioeduardofrosario.jpg)
Estuario
![The interior of Fingerprints record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b9408f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2038x1359+0+85/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2Fb3%2F4117929243d7beb5cc81a1154452%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-fingerprints-153.jpg)
Fingerprints Music
Freakbeat Records
![GIMME GIMME record store](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e6c3ac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+85/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe1%2F3d%2F8ebb97dc47a6bc67ebfd668422e0%2Fgimmegimmedanielcook.jpg)
Gimme Gimme Records
![The interior of Glass House record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/13f7aeb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x427+0+27/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F0a%2Fa0651aa4471da585a4368d873e56%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-glass-house-156.jpg)
Glass House Record Store
![The interior of Going Underground record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e1fb6d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2Fd8%2Ff1a80e3e432581c4d48b86cab3a7%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-going-underground-158.jpg)
Going Underground
![The exterior of Headline record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0ecbfd8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2016+0+1008/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F6b%2Fa9cfa9a64bca8dd4c7be6b073722%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-headline-160.jpg)
Headline Records
![The exterior of High Fidelity record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a009a04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F09%2Fab6c4bee4a6fb559f604e2fafbaf%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-high-fidelity-162.jpg)
High Fidelity
![The interior of Kpop Nation record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2017213/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3193x2129+0+133/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7a%2F97%2Faacf37034f8182f85a3efebed71d%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-kpop-nation-165.jpg)
Kpopnation
![LOVELL'S record store](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/db4940e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F50%2F89c74c214f2aa56a3986645d30cd%2Flovellschristianc.jpg)
Lovell's Records
![The interior of Midnight Hour Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/19fe7ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F67%2F706e123b4138a6ac68e6ada07756%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-midnight-hour-records-170.jpg)
The Midnight Hour
![The interior of Mount Analog record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2085461/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2016x1344+0+84/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2Fb2%2Fa18d92fd45eb809ca5bfa736857e%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-mount-analog-174.jpg)
Mount Analog
![An overview look at Music Plaza record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/51b77d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4368x2912+0+8/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fc1%2F3515e80b42a083bd5b73bedca4cf%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-music-plaza-001.jpg)
Music Plaza
Nivessa
![ON MARITIME RECORDS](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/979964b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2390x1593+0+775/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F5d%2F2b0a90a845b7a4773a06e34ea008%2Fonmaritimeisaacfranco.jpg)
On Maritime
![A selection of records at Permanent Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/61fb0b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2016+0+504/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F33%2Fe43202d648c2ba4f8e8aba805d01%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-permanent-records-034.jpg)
Permanent Records Roadhouse
![An exterior view of PM Sounds.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b0f80c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x667+0+51/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F35%2F96423c6645e2bcc00a0c5b22defb%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-pm-sounds-112.jpg)
P.M. Sounds
Poo-Bah Records
![The exterior of Record Parlour.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bac50bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2016x1344+0+84/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F03%2Ffdd520cd4e26865bbe9c5b1a6381%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-record-parlour-006.jpg)
The Record Parlour
![The exterior of Record Recycler.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2e05bef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2Fb8%2F7148eae54ec7afa27e904595b2a4%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-record-recycler-011.jpg)
Record Recycler
![The exterior of Record Safari.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f03debe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1536x1024+0+512/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F89%2F7a14be454137a6ab085b104af101%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-record-safari-013.jpg)
Record Safari
![The exterior of Record Surplus.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1381025/2147483647/strip/true/crop/795x530+0+35/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fde%2F8c2583fd418cab078ce30aca8735%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-record-surplus-014.jpg)
Record Surplus
![The exterior of Rhino Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1c0047b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2016+0+1008/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F77%2F850169a94ccd8ad12048b759a314%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-rhino-records-018.jpg)
Rhino Records
![The interior of Rockaway Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5df65b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x800+0+61/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2Fba%2Fc9d9783e47fbb8313abedac562ca%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-rockaway-records-020.jpg)
Rockaway Records
![The interior of Sick City record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af31d2d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/480x320+0+160/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2F67%2F383322244440a175145e5abb23e7%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-sick-city-021.jpg)
Sick City
![The interior of Sonido Del Valle record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/629aa95/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3199x2133+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2F81%2Fca43a32e49cca426ab3827a39eb2%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-sonido-del-valle-025.jpg)
Sonido Del Valle
![STELLAR REMNANT record store](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4d88317/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3024x2016+0+1008/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2F0b%2F809b397b4816a55f3bbdff851c92%2Fstellarremnantedvertov.jpg)
Stellar Remnant
![Beyoncé signing records at Supervinyl.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3464874/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x427+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F8b%2Fdef4eb3543fc89d9536e95a44538%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-supervinyl-026.jpg)
Supervinyl
![The interior of Twelves record store.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/488f91a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4898x3265+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2Ff9%2Ff3acfccb41d6a317150d89d3f726%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-twelves-037.jpg)
Twelves
![The interior of VIP Records.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c221cec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2688+0+168/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2F30%2F25a32645461986d6200560927aa8%2Fet-best-record-stores-la-poi-vip-records-032.jpg)
VIP Records
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