Central Square Records

"What a fun shop! Absolute best t-shirt selection for the Gen Xers and readers in the area. Great, unique prints. What seems to be a pretty nicely sized vinyl collection for this area. Tons of fun gifts. Some music supplies. Great vibe and enough space that you don’t feel claustrophobic!"

"Decent prices, amazing employees. For being independent and in the area it is, it has decent prices. On average, the records were around 30-40 dollars. If you are running on a budget, though, there is a section in the back for used vinyl and a 5 dollar deal for records. The 5 dollar stuff, however, is mostly older bands. Amazingly, the store sells lesser-seen records, such as The Pixies, The Melvins, Alex G, etc. There are also a ton of CDs for sale, but I didn't look at them long enough to see their average prices. The band t-shirts were about 30-35 dollars. The shirts are somewhat rare, but still golden, versions of what you'd usually find anywhere else. The store also sells a few guitars (acoustic, acoustic-electric, electric, ukelele) and equipment such as amps, strings, etc. Guitars average from $200-300. Band posters are also sold for 10 dollars. They also sell prints for a cheaper price if you don't have enough room or a high enough budget. Staff is friendly and patient, and especially peaceful. Definitely at least stop by and at least check it out. It's a very clean, calm, and overall great place to just browse around, at least. Even walking in blindly, you never know what you might find."

"My first time visiting was with my daughter for Record Store Day on Black Friday. Even though we waited 2.5 hours outside in the cold it was definitely worth it. ²Owners and staff were friendly and they came outside before the store opened to let us know what to expect and how the store was organized, they even provided us with coffee and donuts while we waited. Such a great store, Large variety of vinyls, t-shirts, posters and other gifts for music lovers. I got everything my daughter wanted and purchased 2 for myself to start my own collection. Will definitely be going back soon!"

"I LOVED this store!! It’s unique, well stocked and organized, and just overall so fun. Highly recommend."

"The coolest store on 30A, by a mile. I always make time to visit this shop and I don’t even have a record player anymore. Firstly their collection is VAST, just don’t expect anything super popular to be in stock because things always fly off the shelves. That being said, they also have the coolest paraphernalia (puzzles, notebooks, pins, guitar straps) I’ve ever seen. Such a fun venue!"