Record stores in Milwaukee
Record shops reward the patient digger. Milwaukee, WI has 9 mapped right now. That's 9 record shops mapped around Milwaukee. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Check the grading before you pay — a visual grade and a play grade are two different things.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Milwaukee (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Musical Memories and Bull's Eye Records, plus Longshot Vinyl. If a record shop's missing from Milwaukee's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Milwaukee record lineup
9 mapped within about 40 km:
Musical Memories
Record store
Musical Memories — Record store, found on 833 East Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee. Also worth knowing about Musical Memories: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
833 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, 53202
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 10:00-15:00
Phone: +1 414 765 2157
Bull's Eye Records
Record store
Bull's Eye Records is Record store on 1627 East Irving Place, Milwaukee. Bull's Eye Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1627 East Irving Place, Milwaukee, 53202
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-19:00; Su 12:00-15:00
Phone: +1 414 223 3177
Longshot Vinyl
Record store
Longshot Vinyl is Record store on 316 6th Street, Racine. Longshot Vinyl also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
316 6th Street, Racine, 53403
Rushmor Records
Record store
Rushmor Records is Record store on 2635 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee. Rushmor Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2635 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee, 53207
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-18:00
Phone: +14144816040

Record Head
Used record store
Record Head is Used record store on 7045 West Greenfield Avenue, West Allis. Record Head also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-19:00; Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa off; Su 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7045 West Greenfield Avenue, West Allis, 53214
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-19:00; Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa off; Su 09:30-17:00
Phone: +1-414-453-3900
Starship Records
Record store
Starship Records — Record store on 260 West Broadway. Also worth knowing about Starship Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 12:00-20:00.
260 West Broadway, 53186
Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-20:00
The Exclusive Company
Used record store
The Exclusive Company is Used record store on 1669 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee. The Exclusive Company also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1669 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, 53202
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1 414 271 8590
Cosmic Corner
Record store
Cosmic Corner — Record store, found on 1200 North Main Street in Racine.
1200 North Main Street, Racine

Volta Records
Record store
Volta Records is Record store on 5026 South 74th Street, Greenfield.
5026 South 74th Street, Greenfield, 53220

What the map tells us about record stores in Milwaukee
6 of the 9 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
4 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
Most of the record stores in Milwaukee list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
2 of the shops are tagged as selling used vinyl — the dollar bins and used wall are where the real digging happens.
The Milwaukee record crawl
Making a day of it in Milwaukee? Work this order: Musical Memories on 833 East Kilbourn Avenue, Bull's Eye Records on 1627 East Irving Place, Longshot Vinyl on 316 6th Street, Rushmor Records on 2635 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Record Head on 7045 West Greenfield Avenue, Starship Records on 260 West Broadway, The Exclusive Company on 1669 North Farwell Avenue, and Cosmic Corner on 1200 North Main Street. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 1 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Milwaukee
How the regulars work Milwaukee's bins:
- Bring a want-list at Musical Memories. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Bring cash for the small shops at Bull's Eye Records. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
- Learn to spot reissues. Reissues are cheaper and often sound great. Originals cost more for the history. Know which you're paying for.
- Don't skip the 45s. The singles boxes get less traffic and hide great finds. B-sides are the deep cuts of record shopping.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Milwaukee — 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 Milwaukee can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 9 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 9 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 Milwaukee: 9 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.