Record stores in Denver
Vinyl hunting in Denver, CO? There are 21 record shops mapped here. That's 21 record shops mapped around Denver. 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 Denver (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Sky Music and Twist & Shout, plus Muzak. If a record shop's missing from Denver's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Denver record lineup
21 mapped within about 40 km:
Sky Music
Record store
Sky Music — Record store, found on 10041 East Iliff Avenue in Aurora. Also worth knowing about Sky Music: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-20:00, Tu closed, We-Sa 10:00-20:00, Su 12:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
10041 East Iliff Avenue, Aurora, 80247
Hours: Mo 10:00-20:00, Tu closed, We-Sa 10:00-20:00, Su 12:30-19:00
Phone: +1-303-750-0284
Twist & Shout
Record store
Twist & Shout — Record store, found on 2508 East Colfax Avenue in Denver. Also worth knowing about Twist & Shout: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2508 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, 80206
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-303-722-1943
Muzak
Record store
Muzak — Record store.
Bart's Record Shop
Record store
Bart's Record Shop — Record store on 1625 Folsom Street. Also worth knowing about Bart's Record Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1625 Folsom Street
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-303-444-1760
Angelo's CDs & More
Record store
Angelo's CDs & More is Record store on 937 East Colfax Avenue, Denver.
937 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, 80218
Beatport Music & DVDs
Record store
Beatport Music & DVDs — Record store, found on 1037 Broadway in Denver.
1037 Broadway, Denver, 80203
Wax Trax Records II
Record store
Wax Trax Records II — Record store, found on 620 East 13th Avenue in Denver.
620 East 13th Avenue, Denver, 80203
Wax Trax Records
Used record store
Wax Trax Records — Used record store, found on 638 East 13th Avenue in Denver. Also worth knowing about Wax Trax Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr, 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.
638 East 13th Avenue, Denver, 80203
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-303-860-0127
Alameda At Home Piano Lessons
Record store
Alameda At Home Piano Lessons is Record store on 813 Inca Street, Denver.
813 Inca Street, Denver, 80204
Spotlight Studios
Record store
Spotlight Studios — Record store, found on 1330 Zuni Street in Denver.
1330 Zuni Street, Denver, 80204
Colorado Sound N' Light
Record store
Colorado Sound N' Light is Record store on 5073 Silver Peak Avenue, Dacono. Colorado Sound N' Light also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5073 Silver Peak Avenue, Dacono, 80514
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Phone: +1-303-429-0418
Paradise Found Records & Music
Record store
Paradise Found Records & Music is Record store on 1646 Pearl Street. Paradise Found Records & Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1646 Pearl Street
Hours: 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-303-444-1760
Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar
Record store
Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar — Record store, found on 200 South Broadway in Denver. Also worth knowing about Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
200 South Broadway, Denver, 80209
Hours: Mo-Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-303-831-0024
Allegro Music
Record store
Allegro Music is Record store on 11280 Twenty Mile Road, Parker.
11280 Twenty Mile Road, Parker, 80134
Chain Reaction
Record store
Chain Reaction is Record store.
Angelo's
Record store
Angelo's — Record store on 1951 South Broadway.
1951 South Broadway
Records on Main
Record store
Records on Main is Record store on 2430 West Main Street. Records on Main also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu off; We-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2430 West Main Street, 80201
Hours: Mo-Tu off; We-Th 11:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-303-880-8023
Kpop Zone
Record store
Kpop Zone is Record store on 6842 South Yosemite Street. Kpop Zone also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu off; We-Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6842 South Yosemite Street, 80112
Hours: Mo-Tu off; We-Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1 720-285-5026
Vinyl Valhalla
Record store
Vinyl Valhalla — Record store on 9729 West Coal Mine Avenue. Also worth knowing about Vinyl Valhalla: the map lists its hours as Su, Tu-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9729 West Coal Mine Avenue, 80123
Hours: Su, Tu-We 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1-720-476-3949
Mile High DJ
Record store
Mile High DJ is Record store on 6652 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada. Mile High DJ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6652 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, 80003
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +1-720-515-0384
Recollect Records
Record store
Recollect Records is Record store on 1255 Delaware Street. Recollect Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
1255 Delaware Street, 80204
Hours: Th-Su 12:00-17:00
What the map tells us about record stores in Denver
12 of the 21 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
11 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
Most of the record stores in Denver list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
The Denver record crawl
The efficient Denver record crawl strings these together: Sky Music on 10041 East Iliff Avenue, Twist & Shout on 2508 East Colfax Avenue, Muzak, Bart's Record Shop on 1625 Folsom Street, Angelo's CDs & More on 937 East Colfax Avenue, Beatport Music & DVDs on 1037 Broadway, Wax Trax Records II on 620 East 13th Avenue, and Wax Trax Records on 638 East 13th Avenue — 21 stops, one logical order. 13 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Denver
How the regulars work Denver's bins:
- Don't skip the 45s at Sky Music. The singles boxes get less traffic and hide great finds. B-sides are the deep cuts of record shopping.
- Inspect the seams at Twist & Shout. Split seams and ring wear tell you how a record lived. Light wear is fine; trashed sleeves drag the value.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
- 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.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Denver — 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 Denver can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 21 that's closed, or a great record store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 21 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.
Record store listings for Denver: 21 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.