NEW YORK CITY


Manhattan

Rock and Soul Records
7th Avenue, btwn 35th -36th St.
New York City, NY

Featuring a wide selection of hip hop / reggae / dancehall / R&B / house. Definitely a prime spot for picking up the latest songs on vinyl. Also has a selection of DJ hardware for sale, including mixers, turntables, etc.



Fat Beats
406 6th Avenue 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
Ph: 212.673.3883
Fax: 212.673.4021
www.fatbeats.com

Known exclusively for having a large inventory of independent, underground hip hop vinyl. Most of the vinyl caters to the hip hop DJ community. Also carries a large variety of hip hop goods including graffiti magazines, videos, battle DJ videos, T-shirts, mixtapes, DVDs, etc.



Satellite Records
259 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
Ph: 212.995.1744
www.satelliterecords.com

Catering to the underground dance scene with a primary focus on hard house and techno music. It has been a developing record store for years now, and has built a reputation as a high quality record store, and dependable for all DJs in this genre.



Vinyl Mania
60 Carmine Street
New York, NY 10014
Ph: 212.9924.7223
www.vinylmania.com

This record store has been around for over 20 years, and is a legend in the club / house / dance music scene since the early days of disco. For all garage house music lovers, this is the place to hit up. Because it has been around for such a long time, you can occasionally run into a great old school hip hop record stashed in their dusty inventory!



Finyl Vinyl
204 E. 6th Street
East Village
Ph: 212.533.8007
www.finylvinyl.com

This is a personal favorite for many funk / rare groove / jazz DJs. It is a small record store that has been in existence for many years. The inventory is carried by a really knowledgeable cat that can breakdown any historic moment in music history - particularly the world of jazz and funk. Strictly come here if you are interested in picking up some funky, rare tunes, and pay a pretty penny for them as well. But it is the place to find the rare groove you are looking for.



A-1 Records
439 E. 6th Street
East Village
Ph: 212.473.2871

Want to know where producers like The Beatminerz, DITC, etc. shop for those rare, funky loops and sounds for their dope tracks? Its a producers' pipe dream at A-1 records. A-1 also carries a large selection of old school hip hop records that you will never find anywhere else.



The Sound Library
Avenue A between 13th-14th Street
New York City, NY

This is the place to find any and every absolutely impossible to find records. The prices are exorbitant, but the inventory couldn't be sweeter. It is an abolute tease, but you'll find yourself questioning whether you could drop the 50 spot for a record you had when you were 10, and lost in the shuffle of growing up. Trust me, its not fun going to The Sound Library if you are on a budget, and have a fiending obsession for rare hip hop records - because they will always have what you want - and that's either a good thing or a bad thing.



Norman's Sound and Vision
67 Cooper Sq
New York, NY 10003-7136
Ph: 212.473.6610
Fax: 212.473.6610

All I have to say is dont be fooled go straight to the back and walk down the stairs. Good service and great discounts...like 3 dollars a record and then 50% off type discounts. Tell them Scratch DJ Academy sent ya!



Dance Tracks
91 East Third Street (at 1st Avenue), New York NY 10003
Ph: 212-260-8729
www.dancetracks.com

New York City's "Best Underground Record Store" as voted by Billboard Magazine.



The Bronx

Music Factory
219 E. Fordham Rd.
Bronx, NY 10458-5014
Ph: 718.933.5119

The replacement to the Bronx Beat Street location is definitely doing it. With professionals like Nel Blanco helping you dig for that joint you thought you heard but you just arent sure because you had one too many last night. MS also has a huge DVD and video collection ranging from kung fu to hiphop honeys.



Flipside Records
1014 Westchester Ave.
Bronx, NY 10459
Ph: 718.328.1080

This is my local shop and boy do they have alot of my money. This small store has alot of well hidden gems. Especially on the exclusives tip, Nahmean?! This M&P has a great staff and has been around for over 10 years, So support them!



Hot Spot
Hunts Point Ave.
Bronx, New York 10459
Ph: 718.378.7768

Ever heard the term that good things come in small packages? Well this walk in store front is definitely a gem with alot of goodies hidden on its shelves.







FLORIDA

Blue Note Records
North Miami Beach
Vinyl in all genres, specialize in jazz
www.bluenote.com



Uncle Sam's Music
Miami Beach
House, Trance, Techno
www.unclesamsmusic.com



Back Door Records
308 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Hallandale, FL 33009
954 455 3545
Specializing in: hip hop, break beat, drum & bass, house
Directions: 95 to Hallandale Beach Blvd. / go east / Make left @ s.w.4th Ave. / immediate turn into parking lot out back



Sweat Records
2320 N.E. 2ND Ave.
Miami, FL 33137
305 573 5681
www.Sweatrecordsmiami.com
Music, Culture + 305 Style
Specializing in: hip hop, indie rock, electronic, house, classic rock, CD’s.
Directions: Downtown Miami / 1 block west of Biscayne Blvd. / between 23rd &24th St.



On Beat Music
4659 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, FL 33463
561 432 4355
www.onbeatmusic.com
Specializing in: hip hop, r & b, dance, house, breakbeat and everything else.
Directions: I-95 to 10th Ave / Go west to Military Trail and make left / Make a right on Lake Worth Rd. / Turn right into the Mil Plaza



DJ World
Oakland Park Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
954 563 9000
www.djworld.com
Specializing in: Records / CD’s
Directions: Ft. Lauderdale / 2 miles east of I-95 on Oakland Park Blvd.



Uncle Sam’s Miami Beach
Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305 532 0973
www.unclesamsmusic.com
Specializing in: Dance, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Clothes, Bags and CD’s.
Directions: South Beach / Between 10th & 11th on Washington Ave.



Uncle Sam’s Ft. Lauderdale
4580 N. University Dr.
Lauderhill, FL 33351
954 742 2466
www.unclesamsmusic.com
Specializing in: Dance, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Clothes and Bags, CD’s.
Directions: Ft. Lauderdale / Between Commercial & Oakland Park on University Drive



Karma Records
868 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
954 564 4898
www.onlinekarma.com
Specializing in: House, Trance, Electro, Break Beat, Hip Hop, CD’s, and clothes.
Directions: Ft. Lauderdale / 2 miles east of I-95 on Oakland Park Blvd.



Groove Man Music
1543 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305 535 6257
www.groovemanmusic.com
Specializing in: House, Trance, Electro, Dance, Drum & Bass, and clothes.
Directions: South Beach / Between 15th St. and 16th St. on Washington Ave.

Super Soul Records
4606 NW 7th Ave.
Downtown Miami, Florida
914 406 9478
Specializing in: Specializing in Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul, Funk and just about everything else…



CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles
REHAB Records
2324 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064
www.rehabla.com

Home of Scratch DJ Academy – LA, REHAB Records, which stands for Real Experiences in Hip-Hop and Beats, is a top spot for all of your hip-hop needs. REHAB features a great selection of all of the new hip-hop, r&b, and dancehall wax that you need today as well as the classic records that are a must have for any collection. Created with a great design, the store has a giant vinyl wall upfront, the Scratch DJ Academy classroom in the back, and video games scattered throughout the space. If you’re looking to cop some great hip-hop records, take a DJ class, or just relax within a great atmosphere, swing by REHAB next time you’re in Los Angeles.



Beat Non Stop
7262 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Ph: 213.390.2121
Fax: 213.930.1416
www.beatsnonstop.com

You can do most of your record shopping on Melrose Ave. when you are in LA, so start with this place. Has a great selection of house music and dance tracks.



DMC Records
7619 Melrose Ave.
Ph: 323.651.3520
Fax: 323.651.3526
www.dmcrecords.com

This place is the joint for all you out of towners. You'll go into this place and find everything you need. Has a huge selection of hip hop, house, drum and bass, etc. Walk past all the crappy clothing in the front, and find your vinyl haven in the back.



Fatbeats LA
7600 Melrose Ave.
Suite J 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ph: 323.655.8997
Fax: 323.655.8993

If you have been to Fat Beats in NYC, then you know the deal. Same place, same idea, same quality of inventory. Except for the fact that occasionally you'll spot some dope LA emcees and djs hanging out in this place.



Prime Cuts
7758 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Ph: 213-654-8251

Nice collection of rare, used funk, and disco classics in this place. Its a nice store to venture into off of Santa Monica Blvd. Stop suntanning, and get dusty up in this piece.



Street Sounds
7751 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Ph: 213.651.0630
Fax: 213.651.0631
www.streetsounds.com

Never been to this place, but have heard that it is quite a legend in the LA area for house music. They have an online store for all you out of towners.







Bay Area
Amoeba Music
2455 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
Ph: 415.549.1125

Start your Bay Area record hunt with a trip over the Bay Bridge into Berkeley because you'll be surprised to find a warehouse-like record store filled with new and used records - dope records at that. You'll find rows and rows of records, with crates of records at your feet filled to the top with $1-3 promos. Its a favorite spot for many locals.



BPM Music Factory
1141 Polk St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Ph: 415.567.0276
Fax: 415-567-0428

This is a legend in the dance music scene in SF. You'll find all the necessary tunes on wax that makes up the distinct funky deep house sound of San Francisco.



Cue's
6340 Mission St.
Daly City, CA 94014
Ph: 415.755.1110
Fax: 415.755.1115
Email: djcue@aol.com

This is the definitive hip hop record shop of San Francisco. Its repped by the ISP crew as well as the rest of the thousands of turntablist crews in the area. You'll find every damn break record that you need there, as well as replacement slipmats and needles, etc. for all your battle needs.



Groove Merchant
687 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Ph: 415.252.5766

A sexy jazzy record shop run by the guys that own the successful Ubiquity Record Label, as well as Luv n Haight and Cubop Record Labels. Like their labels put out, this record store is small, but filled with funky tunes, old and new. You'll find all the major producers from USA and UK and all over coming through to this spot to find that break that they have searched the world over for.



Rasputin's Records
2350 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Ph: 510.848.9004

Another warehouse-like record store on Telegraph in Berkeley. If you didn't find it at Amoeba, then you'll eventually stroll down the block to Rasputin's and find what you are looking for.



Streetlight Records (on 24th)
3979 - 24th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
Ph: 415.282.3550

Streetlight Records (on Market)
2350 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
Ph: 415.282.8000

These stores contain crates and crates of promos, all for $1-5, so get digging. Steetlight was always the place to go for finding tunes for less than the market price cuz you could always find the promo you were looking for in the crates of Streetlight - so bargain shoppers, check these places out.



Tweekin Records
593 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Toll: 800.400.6995
Ph: 415.626.6995
Fax: 415.626.5206
Email: tweekin@netcom.com

Underground (literally) house / dance shop. If you are walking down the lower Haight area, look down, and hopefully you'll see a little window with the Tweekin logo illuminated. Find the stairway, and walk down to basement of hot dance records. My favorite is the back room, filled with broken beat, and acid-jazzy, Gilles Peterson-induced grooves.



Zebra Records
475 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Ph: 415-626-9145

A good hip hop and reggae shop. Its similar to Cue's in its inventory. But they also carry a decent house collection. But your interests should be in hip hop and turntablism, and reggae to truly appreciate this place. Also, you can find mixers, needles, etc.