![]() This is where you can find the hidden gems you weren’t anticipating. Vinyl Fantasy is ideal for fans of metal and punk.īargain bin: A $1 record bin full of metal/ punk records, but they’ve got all sorts of stuff. All the products, records and comics alike, are really organized, and the staff is extremely helpful. What they may lack in space, they make up for in cool stuff: in addition to records,Vinyl Fantasy carries a curated selection of graphic novels and zines, plus the walls are covered in rad art from local artists. Nestled on Knickerbocker Ave between Jefferson and Troutman is this Bushwick gem. Vinyl Fantasy 194 Knickerbocker Ave, Bushwick So whether it’s Record Store Day or just a good ay for new music, here is a list of the best record stores in Brooklyn, plus an in depth bargain-bin analysis by us.Ĭourtesy of Vinyl Fantasy’s Facebook page. Though not all these shops are participating, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t support them on all the days. ![]() ![]() There’s even this magical day called Record Store Day coming up on Saturday, which is the best possible day to go visit your local independent record store. But being able to instantly summon whatever you want to listen to kind of takes the fun out of searching for new music: there’s something really special about sifting through bins to find the record you really want, or the one you didn’t know you wanted holding a record in your hands, putting it on your record player, seeing it on your shelf next to your other records. Sure, Spotify and iTunes are really useful for listening on the train or the bus and drowning out the ramblings of the Evangelical preacher who’s chosen your train car as his soap box for the morning. Records have come back in full force since then, with vinyl sales making more money than free streaming services last year. Plus, more and more bands are producing their music on vinyl, so that’s a great way to help the musicians you love be able to, you know, eat and stuff. That’s how you knew someone was extra super cool: they were looking at actual records, and therefore presumably actually owned a record player. It was one of those buy/sell/trade deals and we had mostly CDs, because 2007, but there was a special vinyl section. Renew your IRL music shopping at Rebel Rouser, Vinyl Fantasy, Human Head and more of the best record shops in Brooklyn.Ī long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, by which I mean Baltimore circa 2007, I worked in a record store.
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