Record stores in Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ has 23 record stores on the map. That's 23 record shops mapped around Phoenix. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Bring a want-list, but leave room for the find you didn't know you needed.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Phoenix (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Central Music and Zia Record Exchange, plus Zia Record Exchange. If a record shop's missing from Phoenix's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Phoenix record lineup
23 mapped within about 40 km:
Central Music
Record store
Central Music — Record store, found on 5038 North Central Avenue in Phoenix.
5038 North Central Avenue, Phoenix
Zia Record Exchange
Record store
Zia Record Exchange is Record store on 3029 North Alma School Road, Chandler.
3029 North Alma School Road, Chandler, 85224
Zia Record Exchange
Used record store
Zia Record Exchange is Used record store on 2510 West Thunderbird Road, Phoenix. Zia Record Exchange also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00 open "store" || 10:00-21:00 open "trade, may vary"; Nov Th[4] 00:00-46:00 open; Nov Th[4] 00:00-32:00 off; Dec 13-23 10:00-23:00, Dec 24 09:00-20:00; Dec 24 20:00-24:00 closed; Dec 25 closed; Dec 31-Jan 01 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2510 West Thunderbird Road, Phoenix, 85023
Hours: 10:00-22:00 open "store" || 10:00-21:00 open "trade, may vary"; Nov Th[4] 00:00-46:00 open; Nov Th[4] 00:00-32:00 off; Dec 13-23 10:00-23:00, Dec 24 09:00-20:00; Dec 24 20:00-24:00 closed; Dec 25 closed; Dec 31-Jan 01 10:00-20:00
Phone: +1-602-866-7867
Campos Music
Record store
Campos Music is Record store.
Grace Records
Record store
Grace Records — Record store.
Zia Records
Record store
Zia Records — Record store, found on 3201 South Mill Avenue in Tempe.
3201 South Mill Avenue, Tempe, 85282
FYE
Record store
FYE — Record store.
The Music Store
Record store
The Music Store is Record store on 2630 West Baseline Road, Mesa.
2630 West Baseline Road, Mesa, 85202
Tracks In Wax
Record store
Tracks In Wax — Record store.
KPOP & Gifts AZ
Record store
KPOP & Gifts AZ — Record store.
Music & Arts
Record store
Music & Arts is Record store on 10290 North 90th Street, Scottsdale.
10290 North 90th Street, Scottsdale, 85258
Vinyl Record Dude
Record store
Vinyl Record Dude — Record store.
Discoteca Andrea
Record store
Discoteca Andrea is Record store on 5144 West McDowell Road, Phoenix.
5144 West McDowell Road, Phoenix, 85035
Uncle Aldo's Attic
Record store
Uncle Aldo's Attic is Record store.
Guitar Pickers
Record store
Guitar Pickers — Record store, found on 2302 North Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. Also worth knowing about Guitar Pickers: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2302 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 85257
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-480-669-3909
FYE
Record store
FYE — Record store.
Vinyl Command Heavy Metal Record Store
Record store
Vinyl Command Heavy Metal Record Store — Record store.
Zia Records
Record store
Zia Records — Record store, found on 1850 West Camelback Road in Phoenix.
1850 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, 85015
Grand Avenue Records
Record store
Grand Avenue Records — Record store, found on 1504 Grand Avenue in Phoenix.
1504 Grand Avenue, Phoenix, 85007
Zia Records
Record store
Zia Records — Record store, found on 1302 South Gilbert Road in Mesa.
1302 South Gilbert Road, Mesa, 85204
Stinkweeds
Record store
Stinkweeds — Record store, found on 12 West Camelback Road in Phoenix. Also worth knowing about Stinkweeds: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, 85013
Phone: +1 602-248-9461
Ghost of Eastside Records
Record store
Ghost of Eastside Records — Record store, found on 45 West Southern Avenue in Tempe.
45 West Southern Avenue, Tempe, 85282
Linton Milano Music
Record store
Linton Milano Music is Record store on 45 West Main Street, Mesa. Linton Milano Music also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
45 West Main Street, Mesa, 85201
Phone: +1 480 833 7238
What the map tells us about record stores in Phoenix
2 of the 23 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Phoenix record crawl
The efficient Phoenix record crawl strings these together: Central Music on 5038 North Central Avenue, Zia Record Exchange on 3029 North Alma School Road, Zia Record Exchange on 2510 West Thunderbird Road, Campos Music, Grace Records, Zia Records on 3201 South Mill Avenue, FYE, and The Music Store on 2630 West Baseline Road — 23 stops, one logical order. 15 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Phoenix
Digging in Phoenix? A few habits pay off:
- Go often, dig briefly at Central Music. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
- Don't overlook cassettes and CDs at Zia Record Exchange. The tape and CD sections are chronically underpriced. The format revival hasn't hit them the same way.
- Check for box sets. Box sets get broken up or sold whole; either way the per-record price is often excellent.
- Check the bargain wall rhythm. Shops restock the cheap sections on cycles. Ask when — that's when the fresh bargains land.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Phoenix — 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 Phoenix can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 23 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 23 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 Phoenix: 23 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.