Deep Groove

Kind of aloof and rude. Not typically Richmond friendly. Limited vinyl selection. Plan 9 is much better. I sold several copies, but he would not accept anything new from me. Saying his clientele would not be interested. Oh well. Their loss

Always makes me smile; pulling out a record purchased from Deep Groove, it still smelling like Nag Champa. Jay and Chris run a good program here: more often than not, something cool in the far wall (less than $ 10 used) and enough new releases to keep you coming back. Chris will order anything you can’t find in store (including importing German techno records I can’t find offhand.) Support them.

This place is pretty awesome :-) Its small in nature compared to Plan 9 BUT offers a more intimate setting. During a great sale, you can rummage through old records for 25¢. The owner definitely keeps me coming back as well. He sometimes takes from his own collection to supply the store… so he offers first hand accounts of the records you may be interested in. Really nice guy! Once he offers me a donut just because lol If you’re looking for a low key record store, this is your place!

If you’re a tourist or a dork who knows nothing about vinyl, maybe this is the place for you. Overpriced. The owner was less than helpful when we brought in our turntable for advice to repair it. Ended up turning around and went to Plan 9 where they were extremely helpful! And spent $ 200 and left satisfied!

If you want to be reamed a new a-​hole trying to sell your valuable records then this is the place. I brought in a pile of GREAT Lp’s worth $ 20 – 40 each, all in minty condition and was offered $ 2 each. Beware. Try craigslist before you waste your time with most of the record stores in Richmond.

Best record store in Richmond hands down. Jay is a great guy who loves what he does and it makes the difference. Amazing selection and can always order something for you if its not on the shelves. Usually there are newer albums that are cosignments so you can get a great deal on a lightly used album. After two years since my first visit it still hasnt lost its charm.

This store was pretty instrumental in starting my vinyl collection. They carry mostly rock and pop records, but I’ve found quite a few personal gems here over the years. Their prices are quite fair and probably the lowest out of the record stores in the Richmond area.
Jay and the rest of his staff are always courteous and helpful to customers and are usually always willing to help you find something you’re looking for or offer up similar suggestions.
The store is much smaller than the record stores in the area, but don’t mistake its size for lack of variety. While I said they do tend to focus mostly on pop and rock, they have a fairly sizable selection of jazz, hip hop, reggae, folk and world records, too. They also get a fair share of novelty, hard to find and limited press records as well.
Though I don’t visit as much as I used to (because I moved from the Fan to Manchester), I always try and stop in on weekends or whenever I have some extra cash. Who knows what you might dig up in the crates at Deep Groove? A–

We go to record stores on most of our vacations and have been to several in various cities. Deep Groove has the best record selection, best record organization method, and nicest staff hands down. There is also a used record section in the back worth taking your time looking through because there are some real gems in there from time to time.

This is my favorite record store hands down. It is clean and organized with outstanding prices. There is a listening station which is a must and many used record stores cannot figure out. There are a lot of new and re-​presses albums for those who like to buy those as well. The owner is very knowledgable about not only his collection but music in general. If you can’t find something just ask, it resulted in me buying three additional records. There is also a good selection of posters too.

One of my favorite record stores, not just in Richmond but the East Coast. The staff is incredibly friendly and haven’t ever gotten snotty or snarky about the music I buy. Browsing here on a weekend afternoon is one of my favorite things to do in Richmond.

They might know their stuff but their service sucks. Asked multiple questions and yes they could answer but when I asked about buying something they told me to order it online. How many companies will tell a potential customer to google an item to purchase it when they have the ability to sell it to me? They have lost any of my future business.

Jay is one of the nicest guys you’ll meet, and he runs a great little shop. I always enjoy going through the bins at Deep Groove, you never know what you’ll come across. He has fair prices on everything from the stuff you see all the time to the rare stuff that comes through the door.

Hands down the best vinyl shop in Richmond. Small locale but loaded with hard-​to-​find vintage as well as new records too. Organized, clean, eclectic and a very knowledgeable staff. Jay Leavitt knows how to run a shop and this shop does not disappoint. Don’t waste time elsewhere, this spot is the real deal.

As a record fiend, one of the best parts about visiting a new city is hitting up their record shops. I came here on a lazy Sunday to check out some 45s. The shopkeep is quite friendly, said hi to everyone in the joint and was generally pretty helpful.
I’m huge on garage 45s and sure enough, they were playing a badass garage compilation in-​store. The shop guy didn’t have any original 45s from bands on the comp but did have a re-​issue LP on-​hand from one of the bands. Dude knows his stuff!
Vinyl here isn’t crazy expensive but for slightly rarer 45s, their prices jump up a bit. For more common records and re-​issues, prices seem to be on-​par with what you’d get elsewhere.
Overall, a lovely little record shop in RVA. Definitely will be coming back next time I’m in town!

I popped in to this record shop while in Richmond and I’m so glad I did. What I found was a really great selection and the majority of the used records were reasonably priced. Everything was easy to find and the owner was very nice. I’d definitely go back again!

Deep Groove is the kind of record store that makes me really happy I decided to get into collecting records.
The store has a great selection. It’s clean, well-​organized, and they have the friendliest staff I’ve ever had the good fortune to encounter. Jay is incredibly knowledgeable, and you can tell he has a real passion for vinyl and music in general. When I started collecting, I was really glad to have found Deep Groove, since they made starting out much less intimidating.
Shopping at Deep Groove is always a pleasure, and I try to get over there as often as I can. I’m leaving Richmond in a few months, and I’m going to miss this place a lot.

I have been putting this review off for quite sometime, how do i form the words for one of my favorite places on Earth? Let me start with the amazing people that make this place so great. Jay, Tracy and Chris are all extremely personable and helpful. They really go out of their way to make the customer feel special.
The store itself is small, lending to a very intimate shopping experience. No dusty bins on the floor to flip through, saves on the knees! New vinyl, mixed with newly arrived used vinyl on one wall, and a wall for the 5 dollar and under. Unlike most record stores, the vinyl gets marked down as time goes by. If you see a premium record and you can’t afford it that day — it might be there again the next time you visit.
Thanks Deep Groove for hours of flipping.

When you leave a city for a time being, you generally reflect back on the places of interest from time to time. Deep Groove would be one of those places, if I didn’t happen to think about it almost every day. It truly is a one of a kind discovery for every record collector and fan. Both Jay and Tracy greet you immediately with a cheery disposition and a subscriptions worth of information on just about every genre and artist you can throw at them. They are the golden gods of the contemporary, smokey back store haven we have come to love for its dusty bins and hip new presses.
The best thing about Deep Groove is the fact that nothing stays dusty for long with how quick every LP comes and goes, and the only thing smokey about the place is the jackets of those flipping through each record. A warning to those making their first purchase from either Jay or Tracy; you’ll soon find your wall space filling up faster than you can flip side A to B.

These guys are SO nice! I’m getting rid of a lot of records so I took a box of about 80 here to see if they wanted any. After a crap experience with Plan 9 I didn’t expect much but they bought a little over half of them! I had to leave the box overnight so that Jay could take a good look at them but they called me promptly after that and offered a price. They weren’t super pissed when I kept forgetting to come pick the rejects up for a week.
They didn’t do what a lot of record/​book stores do what I consider a sneaky bit of social engineering. A lot of stores will pull the records that they want and then set them behind the counter, away from the stuff you brought that they don’t want. That way if they offer a crap price it’s harder for you to ask for your stuff back. Your stuff is all the way over there in the Behind the Counter Zone and mentally it’s already gone. Deep Groove simply separates your stuff into two piles, right next to each other. I appreciate that and I appreciate that they offer a fair price, no lowballing to see if they can pull one over if you don’t make a counter-​offer.
The bins are well stocked with a good variety and they offered to «keep an eye out» for a record they didn’t have. I’d definitely say this is the place to go for friendly, knowledgeable, fair service and especially the place to go if you’re looking for something rare or unusual.
Also they have a cute, friendly doggie.

I’ve spent the past week bouncing all over record stores in Richmond trying to find a few rare records and this is the first place that not only had a couple, but also said they would help find the others. One place (not Deep Groove) went as far as to say they don’t make it on vinyl just to avoid helping. Anyways Jay stepped right up with a warm welcome and great shop and offered to help me out.
The shop is small but neatly organized and clean. It also isn’t filled with ramble shamble junk that just takes up space and makes the searching longer and harder. I’ll definitely go back regularly to finger through his collection.