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Please note:
we're not listing corporate owned stores like the Wherehouse, Tower Records,
etc. you probably already know where those are, plus it's cool to support independent
shops instead!
All The Rest Records
Inside the Fashion Valley Mall
7007 Friars Road
San Diego, CA
619 297 1990
www.alltherestrecords.com
All the Rest Records is an all independent (mostly local San Diego) music store
located at Fashion Valley Mall (downstairs by the Gap, Old Navy, and the Armani
Exchange). Go to their website to learn all about it.
Black Wax
Inside the Parkway Plaza Mall
El Cajon, CA
619 441 0802
Independent record store/skate shop. They carry new and used CDs and vinyl as
well as t-shirts, buttons, patches, etc.
Blue Meanie Records
916 Broadway
El Cajon, CA
619 442 5034
Thier punk selection may be somewhat lacking, but if you are looking for a wide
selection of hard to find metal, then this is the place to check! They also
have t-shirts, posters, keychains, and all that other stuff you'd expect to
find at a cool record store.
Fabrik
4646 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92116
619-295-9385
Inner World
211 North Coast Highway
Oceanside, CA 92054
760-722-3711
Lou's Records
434 North
Coast Hwy 101
Encinitas, CA
760 753 1382
www.lousrecords.com
This place has two separate buildings, one devoted entirely to used CDs and
the other the new CDs. They also have new and used vinyl and used cassettes.
All in all a very impressive selection and the cheap prices! It's definitely
worth going (no matter what part of the county you live in) if you've never
been.
M-Theory Records
3004 Juniper Street
San Diego, CA 92104
619-269-2963
www.mtheorymusic.com
Used Annex:
2234 30th St (across the street and behind the Whitsle Stop from the main store)
San Diego, CA 92104
3rd Store (Mission Hills):
915 W Washington Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-220-0485
M-Theory Music has three separate stores. The main (new) store is on the corner
of 30th and Juniper, the annex (used vinyl/cds, used dvds, new t-shirts) is
across the street and behind the Whitsle Stop from the main store at 2234 30th,
and the third store is opening up on Washington Street in Mission Hills. M-Theory
carries most genres, but specializes in indie, punk, rock, electronic, underground
hip-hop, along with imports. They also have an excellent selection of
local music as well as good selection of vinyl, hard to find imports, out of
print, and domestic releases. There's also a DVD selection, both new and used.
They get the "scene friendly" stamp with their frequent instores,
listening parties, and midnight sales. Past instores have included Spiritualized,
The Stills, Broken Social Scene, David J (Bauhaus) and over a couple hundred
other bands since opening in 2001. Most of all, although M-Theory isn't big,
you don't have to sort through a bunch of crap to find what you want. What they
carry is the quality stuff you're looking for. Check it out. (News Update:
M-Theory Records is now carrying sandiegopunk.com t-shirts
at their Used Annex location on 2234 30ths, go there and buy some!)
Off The Record
2912 University Ave
San Diego (North Park), CA
619 298 4755
www.otrvinyl.com
As of June 1, 2005 Off the Record has moved to North Park right next to Claire
De Lunes. They're new location is about half the size of the Hillcrest store,
but they've managed to keep up their impressive selection of new and used vinyl,
rock shirts, and new and used punk CDs as well as everything else you'd expect
to find at any independent record store.
Click here
for a $2 off coupon to Off The Record!
Pacific Records Store (fornerly
the Real2Reel Store, same store, just a name change)
http://www.pacificrecords.org/store.html
2 Locations:
Epicentre
www.epicentreconcerts.com
8450 Mira Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92126
858.271.4000
Ground Zero
www.groundzeroconcerts.net
2930 Jamacha Blvd
El Cajon (Rancho San Diego), CA
Pacific Records has two retail stores, one inside Epicentre (open for all shows
as well as Monday - Friday from 3:00 - 6:00 PM) and one inside Ground Zero (opening
December 10, 2005). The stores are completely DIY and are always increasing
their selection of local artists. As of June, 2005, the Epicentre store has
doubled its size and now features a mini-stage for bands to perform in-store
shows. The Pacific Records Store inside Epicentre is one of two places (the
other being the M-Theory Records Used Annex in South Park) place where you can
get a sandiegopunk.com t-shirts without having to mailorder from the site.
Press Play Connection
236 Broadway
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619.585.0018
http://www.pressplayconnection.com
Record City
3757 6th Aavenue
San Diego, CA
(619) 291-5313
Carries mostly vinyl, a lot of used stuff, a little bit of new stuff (they have
a pretty big selection of $1 vinyl too), a small selection of tapes, cds, and
videos. Not an extensive collection of punk, but there is some.
Second
Spin
1220 Garnet Ave
San Diego (Pacific Beach), CA
(858) 270-8833
http://www.secondspin.com
Second Spin is now closed
Spin Records
Carlsbad:
2940 State Street, Carlsbad, CA
760 434 0807
The Oceanside Spin Records
has now shut down, but the Carlsbad location listed above is staying open. Spin
Records has an awesome new and used punk selection. They'll order anything in
with no money down (as long as it's not way rare). Buttons, stickers, patches,
posters, vinyl, they got it all. Good prices too.
Taang! Records
3830 Fifth Ave, San Diego (Hillcrest)
(858) 488--5950
The Taang! store has moved from Pacific Beach to Hillcrest! The store has a great selection of punk,
oi, hardcore, and more; plus they have t-shirts, posters, patches, and all that
good stuff.
Thirsty Moon Records
525 A Evans Place
(Hillcrest, behind Rite Aid, across the street from Record City)
San Diego, 92103
619-542-1500
Thirsty Moon Records specializes in rare, obscure
re-issue's (new and used) and carries genres including punk, garage, psychedelic,
funk, soul, reggae, krautrock jazz, indie, and rock & roll. The store is
independently owned by 3 music fans (two of the owners play in Earthless, and
the other (Mario) has played in hordes of punk and indie bands over the last
decade including Hot Snakes and Rocket From the Crypt).
Yard Records
111 S Coast Hwy
Oceanside, CA
(760) 721-2653
http://www.yardrecord.com
Specializes in reggae.
We know
we're missing a ton of great independent record stores in the San Diego area,
if you have information (address and phone number) of any SD record stores, please
e-mail it to us.
Music trader is a new/used CD store chain in San Diego that is (once again) independently owned and operated. Some stores (including the Poway and the new Kensignton stores) have been known to do in-store performances from time to time.
Chula
Vista
481 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA
(Broadway and H, near Rubio's)
619 585 3472
College
6663 El Cajon Blvd
(by El Cajon and
Montezuma)
619 462 2274
El Cajon
443 Broadway, El Cajon, CA
(Between Mollison and Ballantyne)
619 444 2274
Kensington
(this Music Trader is now closed)
Pacific Beach
1277 Garnet Avenue, San Diego, CA
858-270-7193
Poway
13240 Poway Road, Poway, CA
(in the Kragen
Auto Parts Center)
858 748 1313
Sports Arena
3112 Midway Drive, San Diego, CA
(in the Winston Tire Center)
619 223 7777
If any of this information is incorrect or if you have information about a record store we forgot to list please e-mail cole@sandiegopunk.com with the information.
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