Record stores in Bangor

Vinyl hunting in Bangor, Maine? There are 3 record shops mapped here. That's 3 record shops mapped around Bangor. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.

This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Bangor (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Dr. Records and Dr. Records, plus Bull Moose. If a record shop's missing from Bangor's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Bangor record lineup

3 in Bangor, plus 1 more around Bangor below:

What the map tells us about record stores in Bangor

2 of the 3 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.

2 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.

Most of the record stores in Bangor list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.

The Bangor record crawl

The efficient Bangor record crawl strings these together: Dr. Records on 621 Hammond Street, Dr. Records, and Bull Moose on 683 Hogan Road — 3 stops, one logical order.

Record digging tips for Bangor

How the regulars work Bangor's bins:

• Learn to spot reissues at Dr. Records. Reissues are cheaper and often sound great. Originals cost more for the history. Know which you're paying for.
• Inspect the seams at Dr. Records. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
• Check the turntable section. Many record shops sell used decks and cartridges. A serviced vintage turntable beats a cheap new one.
• Note the shop's specialties. Every shop leans somewhere — soul, punk, jazz, classical. Find the lean that matches yours, then dig the others anyway.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Bangor — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Bangor can take a while to appear. The 3 above are only as current as the community map. A record store that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.

We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.

If you run one of the 3 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.

Worth the trip: more record stores around Bangor

1 more within about 40 km of Bangor, nearest first: