# Any good vinyl shops?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-vinyl-shops/375259>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 4, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-vinyl-shops/375259 "2006-10-04T15:49:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![yelimS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/54ee81/32.png) [@yelimS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yelimS)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-vinyl-shops/375259/1 "2006-10-04T15:49:14Z")

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Yeah, just that. Because vinyl is The Only Right Thing.  
My best recommendation is [www.vinyl.com](http://www.vinyl.com), but I think I’ve gone through most of their stuff by now. I’m especially keen on some dub, any suggestions?  
International shipping is a must, of course.

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**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-vinyl-shops/375259/2 "2006-10-04T16:40:55Z")

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Your best bet is to find a local used record store. For instance, there’s one in my home town that has more current types of media upstairs (tape cassettes in the early nineties shifting to CDs nowadays) and older media types downstairs. They have a whole room of well organized LPs to finger through.

I would imagine that a little investigation in nearby cities would find you a similiar type of record store.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-vinyl-shops/375259/3 "2006-10-04T16:56:15Z")

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[gemm.com](http://gemm.com) is a clearinghouse for hundreds of record dealers, worldwide. Go to the main site and enter a title or artist in the search field, get results. If you find what you’re looking for, there may be more than one place to buy it - go for the dealer with the highest rating.