I have now sold more than 25 records and 10 CDs to Burlington Records and can confirm that the market for these products is not good. Seems like only the best vinyl albums from the biggest artists of my generation — Stones, Dead, Dylan, Beatles, Allman Bros., Clapton, Who, Stevie Ray, Joni, Judi, Joan, Airplane — are worth anything these days, and the irony is that those are always going to be the albums I played to death, so they have no market value now.
Addy B.
Tu valoración: 3 Albany, NY
The merchandise is organized by musical genres and a lot of the records are in good condition. My boyfriend throughly enjoyed combing through the jazz records. The posters on the walls can be placed in a tube or cardboard sleeve and shipped. In addition, records can you be shipped out too. The staff friendly and knowledgeable. You can sell your records and 45’s here. I did see some items for sale that seemed a bit high compared to other stores I’ve been too and records purchased. Peek below: There was a deal of 15 one dollar records for $ 10.00. Also a number of 2.00 record bins. Treasure or trash, let your ears decide.
Stef P.
Tu valoración: 4 Albany, NY
Awesome record shop! Got Nas’ Illmatic today for my collection. I wish they carried more punk records though — I know record shops usually rely on donations and what people sell them, but still. They had a lot of 45’s too, which was great, I love picking up random singles. Also, the guy working there was very nice, professional and prompt. Can’t wait to go there again next time I’m in Burlington!
Matt B.
Tu valoración: 2 Bethel Park, PA
Avid record collector from out of town. Came across this place during a road trip through New England. Place has a great selection with a lot of records over every genre that I usually don’t come across. Even some rarer ones that I almost never see and have been looking for. The reason for the two star review is the prices. 90% of the records were extremely over priced. $ 20 for Fleetwood Mac — Rumors?! $ 35 for Kiss — Alive?! Also saw some records marked as «mint» which were only«good» at best. I mean come on. I don’t know what the scene/demand for vinyl is in Burlington but I was a little shocked. Coming from Pittsburgh where we have some of the best record stores in the country and the biggest used record store in the world, maybe I’m a bit more privileged than other places in the U.S. when it comes to cheap records and huge selections. I did buy a record, the Paupers debut record for $ 12 which was a great value. However, most everything else was outrageously over priced. The prices alone is why I give the two star review. Other than that there was a good selection and the records were in good shape and clean.
Seth H.
Tu valoración: 3 Bennington, VT
Cute store decent inventory perfect for a hipster with money to burn. Best deals are found in the CD section which is limited but has nice surprises. The kind of boutique that is for the occasional visit. Slick organized impersonal.
Fred T.
Tu valoración: 4 Watertown, MA
Passing through Burlington and happened upon this fine little store on Record Day. The place was hopping as they had a jazz trio performing in the store. Good inventory across the genres and $ 1 crates located under the main sort bins. Decent prices in this clean, organized store. Great location off of the main pedestrian thoroughfare.
D. C.
Tu valoración: 5 Plymouth, MA
I loved the store. It isn’t very big, but has a decent inventory. They also sell old concert posters. I was in town on vacation. I like record stores that pay attention to having stock in excellent condition. They definitely do that. To make it better, they have a nice listening station. Prices varied. I got a few good deals and definitely will return when I am back in the area. Oh– the owner was very friendly!
Jim b.
Tu valoración: 5 Somerville, MA
Only been once, but it is the best record store I’ve ever seen in Burlington. Nice selection of records. Good prices. Diverse stuff. Found some good deals. Picked up three Burlington band records(one from the 80s) that I had on my want list. Might be the second best record store I’ve ever been to in Vermont.
John H.
Tu valoración: 3 Dedham, MA
I am a fan of any store that sells records. Small and cozy. It looked like there was a place you could test the records your wanted before you bought it. I am not sure what the deal with that is though. I bought a record from here. Had to wait five minutes for an employee to appear. Eventually he came out of a back room to help me. But other than that no complains. The record works fine and was pretty cheap.
Marin T.
Tu valoración: 5 Somerville, MA
This store opened just a couple years ago(2010 I think?) and thank God they did. The best selection of used records in town, mostly(but not exclusively) rock and pop. Great place to find all those classics to fill your collection. The service is friendly, and though it’s mostly your usual 70s and 80s classics, sometimes I’ve been lucky to find a real gem — like the last Spoon record, or a hard to find Neko Case live album. Rare enough to see a record store actually *open* its doors these days, better still that it’s a great one.
Howard R.
Tu valoración: 4 Arlington, VA
Friendly service. This stands out as truly«green»; entirely used inventory. Also stocks some 45s and CDs. Staff patient, knowledgeable and passionate.
Tim F.
Tu valoración: 3 Boca Raton, FL
Solid selection of LP’s and CD’s are offered here. For those that love Vinyl there is a treasure trove of old alternative, rock and pop LP’s available. The store is pretty well organized, but I found that prices v. value ratio varied. I found some LP’s and CD’s cheap, some that I thought were overpriced. Worth checking out if you happen to be in the area.