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Record stores in Atlanta

This is a list of independent mom-and-pop stores in metro Atlanta
CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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Oct 9, 2018

Originally posted Tuesday, October 9, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Here’s a list of independent record stores in metro Atlanta, updated as of October 10, 2018

Inside Al Bum's Record Shoppe in Acworth. CREDIT: Rodney HO/rho@ajc.com
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Al Bum's Record Shoppe, 4805 S. Main Street, Acworth 678-398-9352, available on Facebook

Book Nook, local chain with three locations:

- 3073 N Druid Hills Rd Decatur, 404-448-2166, booknookbookstoredecaturga.com

- 4664 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lilburn, 770-564-9462, on Facebook

- 1547 Roswell Rd, Marietta, 770-499-9914, on Facebook

Comeback Vinyl, 1 S. Main Street, Alpharetta 678-580-0583, comebackvinyl.com

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Criminal Records, Little Five Points, 1154 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-215-9511, criminalatl.com

Criminal Records has been in Little Five Points since the early 1990s. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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Decatur CD & Vinyl, 356 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur 404-371-9090, ebay.com/str/decaturcd

Depot Records, 470 North Clayton St., Suite 200, Lawrenceville, 678-982-4353, available on Facebook

Ella Guru Record Shop, 2747 Lavista Road, Decatur 404-883-2413, available on Facebook

Fantasyland Records, 360 Pharr Road, NE, Atlanta 404-237-3193, fantasylandrecords.com

Haul of Records, 438 Canton Road, Cumming, 404-655-8983, available on Facebook

JB's Record Lounge, 640 Evans St., Atlanta, 901-730-6389, available on Facebook

Rand Cabus, owner of Mojo Vinyl in Roswell. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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Media Mania, 4000B, N Henry Blvd, Stockbridge, 678-961-9980, available on Facebook

Mojo Vinyl Shop, 1058 Alpharetta Hwy, Roswell 678-534-5042, mojovinylrecords.com

Moods Music, 1131 Euclid Ave. NE Atlanta 404-653-0724, moodsmusic.net

Records Galore, 4148 E Ponce de Leon Ave., Clarkston, 404-294-5271, available on Facebook

Rock Shop Music and Comics, 3333 Buford Dr., Buford, Mall of Georgia 678-482-0091, rockshopmusicandcomics.com

RocknShop, Suite 103 in West End Commons at 650 Henderson Dr., Cartersville, 470-274-5007, on Facebook

Square Records, 113 Bradley Street , Carrollton,

470-370-0963, carrolltonsquarerecords.com

Sunbrimmer Reccords in Avondale Estates. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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Sunbrimmer Records, 4 N. Clarendon Ave., Avondale Estates, 404-343-3892, sunbrimmer.com

Sweet Melissa Records, 146 S. Park Square, Marietta 770-429-0434, sweetmelissarecords.net

Sweet Melissa Records is on Marietta Square. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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Time Machine Records, 217 New MacLand Rd, Powder Springs, 770-369-0523, available on Facebook

Vinyl Frontier, 114 Alabama St. Suite 1, Carrollton, 678-890-1223, vinylfrontierrecords.com

Vinylyte Record and Skate Shop, 28 S Court Square, Newnan 770-282-0237, vinylyterecords.com

Waterloo Sunset Records, 1529 Spring Rd SE, Smyrna, 770-989-1967, waterloosunsetsmyrna.com

Wax n' Facts, Little Five Points, 432 Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta 404-525-2275, waxnfacts.com

The Wright Stuff Records & Collectibles, 8646 Main Street, Woodstock, 410-294-8226, available on Facebook

Tom Wright, owner of The Wright Stuff Records & Collectibles,in Woodstock. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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Wuxtry Records, 2096 North Decatur Road, Decatur, 404-329-0020, wuxtryrecords.com

Wuxtry Records. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
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About the Author

Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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