576
Second Ave., Kips Bay NY 10016 At 32nd St., Tel 212-685-3938
Fax: 212-685-3947
461
Park Ave., Midtown NY 10022 At 57th St., Tel 212-980-6785
Fax: 212-980-0529
World famous for it's HUGE selection, this place is always well stocked with CD's, records, movies (VHS, DVD, LD) and cassettes.
Tel 888-414-1468
Website: hmv.com
1280
Lexington Ave., Carnegie Hill NY 10028 Tel 212-348-0800
Fax: 212-348-4410
57
W. 34th St., Fashion District NY 10001 Tel 212-629-0900
Fax: 212-629-0990
565
Fifth Ave., Midtown NY 10017 Tel 212-681-6700
Fax: 212-681-6801
2081
Broadway, Upper West Side NY 10023 Tel 212-721-5900
Fax: 212-721-5999
New York City's largest and the top rated home entertainment and computer mega store. Everything in electronics you will find, a wide selections of the top brand products.
Park Row, CivicCenter NY 10038 Across From City Hall park, Tel 800-221-8180
Fax: 212-238-9191 ;In New York: 212-238-9000
In USA: 800-232-4432 ;In USA: 800-806-1115
Website: jr.com
Broad selection of music. Standard pricing on all types of music from around the world. No delivery.
384
Fifth Ave., Fashion District NY 10018 Tel 212-736-5624
2
Broadway, Financial District NY 10004 Tel 212-509-6444
Tel: 212-747-0889 ;Fax: 212-661-6778
176
Broadway, Financial District NY 10038 Tel 212-693-1510
507
Fifth Ave., Midtown NY 10017 Tel 212-661-6642
Fax: 212-661-6778
Wide selection of world wide music for your standard Mid Town prices.
142
W. 34th St., Midtown South NY 10001 Tel 212-714-0450
Fax: 212-714-2459
Come to this CD/video/magazine chain store for a pop music potpourri of genres, from killer hard rock to radio friendly boy bands. Great weekly sales.
Website: samgoody.com
Sam Goody - Greenwich Village
390
Sixth Ave., Greenwich Village NY 10011 Tel 212-674-7131
230
E. 42nd St., Kips Bay NY 10017 Tel 212-490-0568
Sam Goody - South St. Seaport
Pier 17 (E.S. at Fulton), South St. Seaport NY South Street Seaport, Tel 212-732-8257
1011
Third Ave., Uptown East NY 10021 Tel 212-751-5809
Website: musicland.com
Possessing over 50 years of legacy in the Harlem Community. It is a cultural phenomenon regarded as #1 in the musical experience of the African Diaspora in the Americas.
274
W. 125th St., Harlem NY 10027 Betw. 7th & 8th Aves., Tel 212-866-1600
Specializes in electronica with a nice selection of rock and jazz too.
13
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY near Third Ave., Tel 212-477-4376
This place appears a pile of just at first sight, but under the garage sale like surface you'll find gem after gem of bootlegs, out of prints and cult favorites.
131
Avenue A, East Village NY 10009 Tel 212-995-2224
Tape, CDs and cassettes retail & wholesale.
1600
Broadway, Theater District NY 10019 Tel 212-757-1401
Fax: 212-765-7407
1104
Lexington Ave., Upper East Side NY 10021 Tel 212-696-0764
240
Madison Ave., Murray Hill NY 10016 Tel 212-856-9806
New and used musical instruments, DJ gear, amps, recording gear, and accessories.
630
Ninth Ave., Clinton NY 10036 Store #4, Tel 212-262-1717
Fax: 212-262-4552 ;E-mail: audioforce@netscape.net
CDs, tapes, Latin new releases, accessories.
140
Delancey St., Lower East Side NY 10002 Tel 212-677-3180
Fax: 212-777-1466
If Tower is breaking the bank and doesn't have that import single you're looking for then Bleeker Bobs might be the light at the end of the tunnel, that is if you can make your way through the chaos of this stores eccentric organization but fear not as the clerks are extremely knowledgeable and friendly.
118
W. 3rd St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St., Tel 212-475-9677
Rock, jazz, and blues, on CD and vinyl. Thousand of 99 cend records are found downstairs, though a bit unsorted.
239
Bleeker St., Greenwich Village NY near Carmine St., Tel 212-255-7899
1590
Madison Ave. Br., Tel 212-289-5543
227
W. 29th St., Chelsea NY 10001 Tel 212-239-3439
This place is like a museum of past techno trends as it retails some of the oldest and rarest deep house grooves, along with a good selection of newer beats.
91
E. 3rd St., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-860-8729
799
Broadway, Greenwich Village NY at 11th St., Tel 212-254-5084
Discounted CD's are the speciality with a good selection of 12 inchers and videos.
186
W. 4th St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-206-8417
Old and new mainstream titles, all at $10 a pop.
186
W. 4th St., Greenwich Village NY near Sixth Ave., Tel 212-206-8417
Website: discorama.com
Annex Outlet.
40
Union Sq., Union Square NY 10003 Tel 212-260-8616
Jaded from K-ROQ? Sick of Z-100? Come to Etherea for cutting edge indie and experimental joints with a little bit of electronica thrown in for flavor. No boy bands allowed.
66
Avenue A, East Village NY 10009 Tel 212-358-1126
Fax: 212-393-9267 ;E-mail: etherea@earthlink.net
740
Broadway, Greenwich Village NY 10003 Tel 212-253-7799
Hip-hop, electronica, and R&B are found in abundance at Fat Beats, catering mostly to D.J.s and ravers.
406
Sixth Ave., Greenwich Village NY near 8th St.,
Website: fatbeats.com
Well stocked robust selection of oldies from the swinging' 30's to the disco '70's.
204
E. 6th St., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-533-8007
Fax: 212-533-8025
Imported CDs and obscure music.
210
Thompson St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Bleecker St., Tel 212-254-1100
Fax: 212-254-4376
239
Bleeker St., Greenwich Village NY Tel 212-255-7899
147
Orchard St., Lower East Side NY 10002 Tel 212-475-5150
35
E. 21st St., Flatiron District NY 10010 Tel 212-260-2287
35
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY Tel 212-243-0500
If you're looking for Kenny G..don't come here. Rock type music with a bit of electronica and hip hop, used CD's in the back room.
11
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-673-4606
Mini-chain of movie/music stores with everything indie. Electronica & indie music, magazines, books, and records crowd the store as the colorful staff amuse themselves.
6
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-598-9985
Fax: 212-598-9987
144
Bleeker St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Tel 212-260-1010
350
Bleeker St., West Village NY 10014 10th St., Tel 212-675-8996
169
W. 4th St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-243-5715
Fairly priced rare and popular CD's populate this well organized shop, full of hidden gems and dusty classics.
67
Cooper Sq., Noho NY 10003 Tel 212-473-6599
Fax: 212-473-6610 ;E-mail: nev67@earthlink.net
This is the sequel to the shop famous for it's well priced rare and classic CD's.
228
Seventh Ave., Chelsea NY 10011 Tel 212-255-0076
E-mail: Daryte@normansSoundandvision.com
One of the only East Village type "new-and-used" cd stores to be found on the Upper West Side.
426
Amsterdam Ave., Upper West Side NY near 80th St., Tel 212-724-4466
Not your regular music store, Other Music serves up new wave, old wave, and other niche genres that are often ignored at other "mainstream" music stores.
15
E. 4th St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Tel 212-477-8150
48
W. 10th St., Greenwich Village NY 10011 Tel 212-228-9132
Get ready for vinyl overload at this niche record store, carrying rarities in almost every category you can think of.
319
Bleeker St., West Village NY 10014 Tel 212-989-0770
6
Jones St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-255-4280
45
W. 8th St., Greenwich Village NY 10011 Tel 212-982-6760
Your basic hip village record store with new releases, hard to find collector items, plus a good selection of garage and psychedelia.
43
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-242-0066
West Village new/used records and CD shop, with a emphasis on sixties garage.
43
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY at Bleecker St., Tel 212-242-0066
Punk is still! Here at this little basement store you can find new/used vinyl and CDs, plus some other hip stuff like a Mr.T tee shirt.
157
Prince St., Soho NY 10012 Tel 212-475-6729
Fax: 212-228-4557
Considered one of the best professional sources for sheet music.
163
W. 48th St., Theater District NY 10036 Tel 212-719-2299
If you worship folk rock then this is truly a Shrine to come to. Good selection of the regular used rock type stuff, mostly CDs.
441
E. 9th St., East Village NY 10009 Tel 212-529-6646
This place is a collectors paradise, with hard to find but slightly overpriced new and used CDs.
33
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-473-2200
A collage of rock, jazz, and classical CDs, new and used.
16
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-677-2727
Fax: 212-667-2725
A expansion of this store famous for it's good collection of rock, classical, and jazz. You probably won't find better prices either.
5
Cornelia St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-463-8900
Fax: 212-677-3444
67
Cooper Sq., Noho NY 10003 Tel 212-228-7779
Fun, electric atmosphere with eclectic genres like Goth, garage, and punk. Novelty items like Kiss mask are plentiful.
117
E. 7th St., East Village NY 10009 Tel 212-260-6495
13
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-598-4459
230
Mott St., NoLita NY 10012 Tel 212-873-4415
Possessing over 50 years of legacy in the Harlem Community. It is a cultural phenomenon regarded as #1 in the musical experience of the African Diaspora in the Americas.
274
W. 125th St., Harlem NY 10027 Betw. 7th & 8th Aves., Tel 212-866-1600
Looking for some beats? A-1 is the DJ's source of some of the rarest and eclectic vinyls out there with reggae, hip hop, and house to rock the party.
Sixth Ave., Midtown South NY 10009 1st Ave/Ave A, Tel 212-473-2870
Fax: 212-477-6568
Jazzy beats emanate as you walk through the narrowed halls staring at rows and rows of rare classical and jazz CDs, with a good selection of LPs to add to your collection.
12
W. 18th St., Flatiron District NY 10011 Tel 212-242-3000
Come to the Academy and get a comprehensive schooling of all the classical and cool cat jazz LPs and CDs out there. Good selection of rock, soul, and blues too.
12
W. 180th St., Washington Heights NY 10033 5th/6th avs, Tel 212-242-2000
E-mail: staff@academy-records.com ;Website: academy-records.com
Rock, jazz, and blues, on CD and vinyl. Thousand of 99 cend records are found downstairs, though a bit unsorted.
239
Bleeker St., Greenwich Village NY near Carmine St., Tel 212-255-7899
Get your slice of Italy here at this informal multi purpose store that mainly specailizes in Italian recordings and operas, but also services as a bookstore, imports store, and gift shop.
119
Mulberry St., Little Italy NY 10013 Tel 212-925-7253
Latino pop and salsa, mambo music; bongos and congas sold.
151
E. 116th St., East Harlem NY 10029 Tel 212-427-6062
One of the cities most comprehensive collections of classical music, all on vinyl. Over 150,000 recordings, ranging in price from $9 to $900.
306
W. 38th St., Hell's Kitchen NY near Eighth Ave., Tel 212-675-8010
Website: classicalrecords.com
Owner Bruce Galater keeps this place with his junkie like addiction to rare jazz, soul, world, and reggae. Also a good place for renown experimentalist John Zorn.
211
E. 5th St., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-473-0043
If you're living la vida loca then come to El Barrio for the latest in Latin music and Salsa flares.
2102
Third Ave., East Harlem NY 10029 Tel 212-876-3409
Hard-to-find Broadway and big band records.
113
E. 12th St., Greenwich Village NY 10003 bet 3rd and 4th ave, Tel 212-533-1572
Tons of rare and out of print LPs in this world famous music store.
233
W. 72nd St., Upper West Side NY 10023 Tel 212-874-1588
Fax: 212-874-2039
Vintage records, ranging in price from $5 to $5,000.
35
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY near Bleecker St., Tel 212-243-0500
Website: houseofoldies.com
Rare to modern CDs, records, and cassettes. Also books and posters.
236
W. 26th St., Chelsea NY 10001 Tel 212-675-4480
The place for the classical music lover. Books on and about music, as well as dance and drama. Sheet music, current and historic classical CDs, and music accessories. Order on line.
60
Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Center NY 10023 Plaza level 65th/B'way, Tel 212-799-5000
Fax: 212-755-0469 ;E-mail: bookstore@ juilliard.edu
Website: bookstore.juilliard.edu
Selections upstairs of trip-hop + electronica.
241
LaFayette St., NoLita NY 10012 Tel 212-343-0532
Fax: 212-274-1490 ;Website: liquidskymusic.com
You may not be able to turn the clock back but at least you can get the soundtrack. Old style jazz, early radio broadcast, and posters.
217
Thompson St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Tel 212-420-1940
Exotic selection of music from all corners of the globe, including calypso, salsa, samba, and reggae.
1470
Broadway, Fashion District NY 10036 Tel 212-840-0580
The latest genres and sub-genres and sub-sub-genres of the ever changing electronica world are all represented here, large stock and helpful staff.
342
Bowery, Noho NY 10012 Tel 212-780-9305
Website: satelliterecords.com
Come to where the beats are at Sonic Groove, with enough techno and trance to ensure a killer party. Technophiles rejoice!
41
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-675-5284
Ya mon! Come to Superpower for the most comprehensive reggae collection with the newest CDs and vinyl of all genres.
Brooklyn NY 11203 4905 Church Ave., Tel 718-282-7746
211
E. 14th St., Stuyvesant NY 11211 Tel 212-533-2328
Website: throb.com
60
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Tel 212-924-7223
Fax: 212-463-9586
Jazzy beats emanate as you walk through the narrowed halls staring at rows and rows of rare classical and jazz CDs, with a good selection of LPs to add to your collection.
12
W. 18th St., Flatiron District NY 10011 Tel 212-242-3000
If Tower is breaking the bank and doesn't have that import single you're looking for, then Bleeker Bobs might be the light at the end of the tunnel, that is if you can make you're way through the chaos of this store's eccentric organization, but fear not as the clerks are extremely knowledgeable and friendly.
118
W. 3rd St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St., Tel 212-475-9677
"Worlds Largest Oldies Shop" may be a little extreme, but they do carry a ton of rock, reggae, and jazz in all the relevant media (LPs, 45s, and CDs).
239
Bleeker St., Greenwich Village NY 10014 Tel 212-255-7899
50 years in the business hasn't put a dent in the quality and selection of sheet music available, that is if you can make your way through all the tourist.
1619
Broadway, Theater District NY 10019 Tel 212-265-2050
Fax: 212-956-6009 ;Website: colonymusic.com
If you just HAVE to find an original Dark Side of the Moon first edition vinyl, then chances are your wishes will be answered at Downstairs, along wish a load of other oldies and hard to find LP's.
1026
Sixth Ave., Fashion District NY 10018 Tel 212-354-4684
Fax: 516-789-8623 ;E-mail: downstairrecordg@juno.com
Jaded from K-ROQ? Sick of Z-100? Come to Etherea for cutting edge indie and experimental joints with a little bit of electronic thrown in for flavor. No boy bands allowed.
66
Avenue A, East Village NY 10009 Tel 212-358-1126
Fax: 212-393-9267 ;E-mail: etherea@earthlink.net
Vintage records, ranging in price from $5 to $5,000.
35
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY near Bleecker St., Tel 212-243-0500
Website: houseofoldies.com
Mini-chain of movie/music stores carrying everything indie. Electronica and indie music, magazines, books, and records crowd the store as the colorful staff amuse themselves.
6
St. Marks Pl., East Village NY 10003 Tel 212-598-9985
Fax: 212-598-9987
144
Bleeker St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Tel 212-260-1010
350
Bleeker St., West Village NY 10014 10th St., Tel 212-675-8996
Selections upstairs of trip-hop + electronica.
241
LaFayette St., NoLita NY 10012 Tel 212-343-0532
Fax: 212-274-1490 ;Website: liquidskymusic.com
This place was hip before it was cool to listen to garage bands. Filled to the brim with indie reissues and bands you probably have never heard of.
263
W. 23rd St., Chelsea NY 10011 Tel 212-675-2768
Fax: 212-741-7230 ;E-mail: midnight@surf
Music memorabilia of all kinds. 15,000 rarities form the 1800's to the 1980's.
2112
Broadway, Upper West Side NY 10023 Suite 414, Tel 212-579-0689
E-mail: music@coachnet.com
Get ready for vinyl overload at this niche record store, carrying rarities in almost every category you can think of.
319
Bleeker St., West Village NY 10014 Tel 212-989-0770
34
W. 33rd St., Midtown South NY 10001 Tel 212-695-7155
West Village new/used records and CD shop, with a emphasis on sixties garage.
43
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY at Bleecker St., Tel 212-242-0066
Used, new, CD/Vinyl. You'll probably find stuff here you can't find anywhere else.
122
E. 7th St., East Village NY 10009 Tel 212-979-6294
Fax: 212-677-5003
211
E. 14th St., Stuyvesant NY 11211 Tel 212-533-2328
Website: throb.com
Used records, collector's items, 12-inch specialties.
60
Carmine St., Greenwich Village NY 10012 Tel 212-924-7223
Fax: 212-463-9586
