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Here are books about retail locations, shops, and stores that sell vinyl (and, shellac) records, 45s and LPs.

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1		Atlanta Record Stores: An Oral History (No Series (Generic)) by Chad Radford 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Record Store Days: From Vinyl to Digital and Back Again by Gary Calamar 3.80 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Record Store of the Mind by Josh Rosenthal 3.91 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Record Stores: A Tribute to Record Stores. 400 Pages, 190 Stores, 36 Countries, 5 Continents. by Bernd Jonkmanns (photographer) 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Record Store Book by Mike Spitz 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Around the World in 80 Record Stores: A guide to the best vinyl emporiums on the planet by Marcus Barnes 3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Paul's Records: How a Refugee from the Vietnam War Found Success Selling Vinyl on the Streets of Hong Kong by Andrew S. Guthrie (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Rhino Records Story: The Revenge of the Music Nerds by Harold Bronson 3.74 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Record Store, The: A Global History by Gina Arnold (editor) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		I, California: The Occasional History of a Child Actress/Tap Dancer/Record Store Clerk/Thai Waitress/Playboy Reject/Nightclub Booker/Daily Show Correspondent/Sex ... Character/and Whatever Else by Stacey Grenrock Woods 2.85 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Vinyl Lives On: Profiles of Musician Collectors and Record Store Owners by James P. Goss (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		THE HISTORY OF HENRYS RECORDS: Southampton’s finest record store 1956-1988 by John Clare 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Record Store Day by Larry Jaffee 3.87 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Pretentious Record Store Guy - Mondo LP by Carlos Gabriel Ruiz liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Record Store: A Lesbian Romance by Sarah Pain (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

15 books · 1 voter · list created March 14th, 2023 by Brent (votes) .

Tags: 45s, analog, business, discs, fiction, lp, lps, music, record, record-store, records, retail, setting, shops, stores, vinyl

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message 1: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

Sep 30, 2025 02:48PM

~☆~Autumn

I own a lot of these but never read books about the stores that sell them so can't vote. I have the original Wood Stock and a few Pink Floyd LPs!

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