Record stores in Minneapolis
Record shops reward the patient digger. Minneapolis, MN has 24 mapped right now. That's 24 record shops mapped around Minneapolis. 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 Minneapolis (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Cheapo Discs and Chaska Music Studios, plus Cadenza Music. If a record shop's missing from Minneapolis's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Minneapolis record lineup
24 mapped within about 40 km:
Cheapo Discs
Record store
Cheapo Discs is Record store on 71 Snelling Avenue, Saint Paul. Cheapo Discs also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
71 Snelling Avenue, Saint Paul, 55104
Hours: 10:00-22:00
Chaska Music Studios
Record store
Chaska Music Studios is Record store.
Cadenza Music
Record store
Cadenza Music is Record store on 149 Snelling Avenue, Saint Paul. Cadenza Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
149 Snelling Avenue, Saint Paul, 55104
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1 651 644 3611
Into the Void Records
Record store
Into the Void Records — Record store.
Down In The Valley
Record store
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
Down In The Valley
Record store
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 store
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
Agharta Records
Record store
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
Encore Music
Record store
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
Barely Brothers Records
Record store
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
Mill City Sound
Record store
Mill City Sound — Record store, found on 812 Mainstreet in Hopkins.
812 Mainstreet, Hopkins, 55343
Ramble On Records
Record store
Ramble On Records is Record store on 222 1st Avenue East, Shakopee. Ramble On Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 11:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
222 1st Avenue East, Shakopee, 55379
Hours: Su 11:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1-952-445-1159
Extreme Noise Records
Record store
Extreme Noise Records is Record store.
Lucky Cat Records
Record store
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
White Bear Lake Records
Record store
White Bear Lake Records — Record store.
Cheapo Records
Record store
Cheapo Records — Record store.
The Record Spot
Record store
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
Urban Lights
Record store
Urban Lights is Record store on 1449 University Avenue, Saint Paul.
1449 University Avenue, Saint Paul, 55104
The Electric Fetus
Record store
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
Cheapo Records
Record store
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
Rex Music
Record store
Rex Music — Record store, found on 32 Thompson Avenue East in West St Paul.
32 Thompson Avenue East, West St Paul, 55118
Roadrunner Records
Record store
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
Fly Vintage & Vinyl
Record store
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
South Metro Music
Record store
South Metro Music — Record store, found on 13710 Nicollet Avenue South in Burnsville. Also worth knowing about South Metro Music: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 11:00-19:00,Th-Fr 11:00-19:00,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.
13710 Nicollet Avenue South, Burnsville, 55337
Hours: Mo-Tu 11:00-19:00,Th-Fr 11:00-19:00,Sa 11:00-19:00,Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +19524176752
What the map tells us about record stores in Minneapolis
15 of the 24 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
13 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
Most of the record stores in Minneapolis list a phone number. Useful for asking what's just come into the used bins.
The Minneapolis record crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Cheapo Discs on 71 Snelling Avenue, Chaska Music Studios, Cadenza Music on 149 Snelling Avenue, Into the Void Records, Down In The Valley on 8020 Olson Memorial Highway, Down In The Valley on 13633 Grove Drive North, Down In The Valley on 5582 West Broadway Avenue, and Agharta Records on 2512 University Avenue West. That's 24 stops on the Minneapolis record crawl. 16 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Minneapolis
How the regulars work Minneapolis's bins:
- The dollar bin is honest work at Cheapo Discs. Nobody's getting rich off the dollar bin, but the joy-per-dollar ratio is unbeatable. Flip through all of it.
- Learn to spot reissues at Chaska Music Studios. Reissues are cheaper and often sound great. Originals cost more for the history. Know which you're paying for.
- Note the shop's specialties. Every shop leans somewhere — soul, punk, jazz, classical. Find the lean that matches yours, then dig the others anyway.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Some independents prefer it, and a cash offer on a stack can occasionally move the price.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Minneapolis — 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 Minneapolis can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 24 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 24 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 Minneapolis: 24 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.