Record stores in Anoka
The map for Anoka, Minnesota's record stores is still blank. Our search covered roughly 40 km around Anoka, looking through OpenStreetMap for record stores, and turned up nothing mapped so far. Blank maps are usually a mapping gap rather than a real gap. This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so a blank today can be a full guide tomorrow.
What Anoka's record page will look like
We can't describe shops that aren't mapped yet, but we can say what the listing will contain: the shop's name, whether it's new, used, or both, its street address where the map has one, and any hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. No paid placement, no sponsored slots — if it's on the map, it's on the page.
Anoka sits about 45° north of the equator, so it gets proper seasons. Winter is peak digging season: dark evenings, the new-arrivals bin fresh from the autumn collection sell-offs, and nowhere better to spend a Saturday.
Until then, Anoka remains a blank worth filling. Record shops thrive wherever music lovers live — they just need someone local to put them on the map.
Worth the trip: more record stores around Anoka
21 more within about 40 km of Anoka — here are the 15 nearest:
Down In The Valley
Record store11.9 km from Anoka
Down In The Valley is Record store on 13633 Grove Drive North, Maple Grove. Down In The Valley also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13633 Grove Drive North, Maple Grove, 55311
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +17634207451
Down In The Valley
Record store16.1 km from Anoka
Down In The Valley is Record store on 5582 West Broadway Avenue, Crystal. Down In The Valley also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
5582 West Broadway Avenue, Crystal, 55428
Fly Vintage & Vinyl
Record store20.2 km from Anoka
Fly Vintage & Vinyl — Record store, found on 3900 36th Avenue North in Robbinsdale. Also worth knowing about Fly Vintage & Vinyl: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
3900 36th Avenue North, Robbinsdale, 55422
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-612-998-7579
Down In The Valley
Record store23.7 km from Anoka
Down In The Valley is Record store on 8020 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley. Down In The Valley also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00, Sa 10:00-20:00, Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8020 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, 55427
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00, Sa 10:00-20:00, Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +17635440033
Encore Music
Record store27.7 km from Anoka
Encore Music — Record store, found on 2407 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about Encore Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2407 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55405
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +1-612-871-1775
The Electric Fetus
Record store27.7 km from Anoka
The Electric Fetus is Record store on 2000 4th Avenue South. The Electric Fetus also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2000 4th Avenue South
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-612-870-9300
Lucky Cat Records
Record store28.0 km from Anoka
Lucky Cat Records — Record store, found on 2557 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about Lucky Cat Records: the map lists its hours as We 12:00-18:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
2557 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55405
Hours: We 12:00-18:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Cheapo Records
Record store28.3 km from Anoka
Cheapo Records — Record store, found on 2600 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about Cheapo Records: the map lists its hours as 10:00-21:00.
2600 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 55408
Hours: 10:00-21:00
Extreme Noise Records
Record store28.9 km from Anoka
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Cheapo Records
Record store29.1 km from Anoka
Cheapo Records — Record store.
Agharta Records
Record store29.7 km from Anoka
Agharta Records — Record store, found on 2512 University Avenue West in Saint Paul. Also worth knowing about Agharta Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2512 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, 55114
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-612-871-5309
Barely Brothers Records
Record store29.8 km from Anoka
Barely Brothers Records is Record store on 783 Raymond Avenue, Saint Paul. Barely Brothers Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
783 Raymond Avenue, Saint Paul, 55114
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-20:00; Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-651-340-5128
The Record Spot
Record store30.4 km from Anoka
The Record Spot — Record store, found on 405 West 38th Street in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about The Record Spot: the map lists its hours as We-Su 11:45-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
405 West 38th Street, Minneapolis, 55409
Hours: We-Su 11:45-17:00
Phone: +16122985695
Mill City Sound
Record store30.5 km from Anoka
Mill City Sound — Record store, found on 812 Mainstreet in Hopkins.
812 Mainstreet, Hopkins, 55343
Roadrunner Records
Record store32.0 km from Anoka
Roadrunner Records — Record store, found on 4534 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about Roadrunner Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4534 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, 55409
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1 612 822 0613
Digging smarts for Anoka
No mapped record shops yet, but the digging skills work anywhere. Four worth knowing:
- Check the turntable section. Many record shops sell used decks and cartridges. A serviced vintage turntable beats a cheap new one.
- Learn the grading. Mint, near mint, very good — and check whether the grade is visual or play-graded. A visual VG+ can play like an EX.
- Sleeves matter for value. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- Ask the staff what's new. Shop staff know what's just come in and what's about to. One question can save an hour of digging.
What we're watching for in Anoka
A real record shop: new vinyl, used vinyl, or both, with bins to dig. Independents and specialists all count. The vinyl wall at the lifestyle chain doesn't.
When a qualifying record store gets mapped in Anoka, this page updates on the next refresh with its name, address where available, and whatever hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. Nothing here is paid placement and nothing is sponsored — if it's on the map, it's on the page.
This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so the moment a qualifying record store appears in Anoka's OpenStreetMap data, it shows up here — usually within a day of being mapped.
How Anoka gets on the record stores map
Every listing on Dayfari starts as an OpenStreetMap edit by a local volunteer. If you know a record store in Anoka, adding it to the map (tagged shop=music) is the fastest way to get it listed here — our next refresh picks it up automatically. The most useful details are the record store's name, its street address, and its opening hours — even a name and a pin on the map is enough to get started.
Record store listings for Anoka: 0 in Anoka and 21 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.