Under The Surface Records

"Owner is very helpful in letting us know what our old record collection is worth. Nice guy."

"TL;DR - Best Record Store I have ever been to. I only had one complaint (which isn't even the store's fault) and it's already been solved! My only complaint is that the store was small and was thus limiting the quantity of albums that could be on the floor, but the owner said he's moving to a bigger location next month, so, problem solved! I have been a lover of physical music media (Records, CDs and Tapes) my entire life. This means I have been to many, many (MANY) record stores, but this is my new favorite, no contest and here's why. 1- I have a strange taste in music, much of which is hard to find, but I found it all here: Black metal? Got it. Dungeon Synth? Got it. Grind music? Got it. Horrorcore? Got it. 1970's progressive rock? Got it. Literally, every strange fringe genre that I like, this store had it, and plenty of it. 2- The prices are very fair: New albums that are on Amazon or other large stores can be found here with a one or two dollar markup. There was a couple I found where the price at this store was better than anywhere else online (This is for the new albums). Used albums were also priced very fair and the selection was fantastic considering the small size (which is a problem to be fixed next month according to the owner.) 3- The owner is very nice, and ACTUALLY cares: After shopping around I had a great conversation with the owner. He was really cool and laid back, and also had a wide knowledge of the same music that I like so it was fun to have a chat. Regarding the actually caring part, this guy seems to genuinely want to give people a good variety of music that may be difficult to find other places. Here's an example: There's a record label called Gondolin Records (Dungeon Synth). They're based in Europe and they are very popular and in high demand, but they always run small print numbers of albums and then tend to not do re-releases, so if you want one you have to fight for it. I know. I've tried to land many albums from this record label online and have only been successful a few times, as they sell out damn near immediately. This means that getting these albums is not easy at all, it's a job, and this store had many of them for sale which shows serious effort, and that's just one example that I noticed and I'm willing to bet there's many more. In conclusion: This store is the greatest. I live 45 minutes away, but I will be returning for more strange and rare Records for my collection, because in all honesty, I don't think that there's anywhere else I could find some of this stuff (literally). I usually don't leave reviews, much less ones so long that they could qualify as a thesis, but this place deserves it. Absolutely the greatest record store I have ever been to, and if by chance there's something you're looking for that this place doesn't have? The owner offered to help me track down some titles i was looking for and there's also another record store nearby that is very good, but doesn't have the same level of flavor that this one has. If you made it to this point in the review then you probably also care about great record stores, so you MUST check this place out. I can't wait to see the new expanded selection once the store relocates, It'll be glorious. 100/100"

"Good prices and great stuff to buy, friendly owner, and always a pleasure stopping in to add to my record and music collection."

"great place for sure! it had a solid collection of vinyl, it is a tad pricey but not any more expensive than any other record place i suppose. the guy working was very nice and had some good recommendations and was extremely helpful. i will definitely be returning if i’m in the area."

"Owner is nice and the selection is diverse. Great selection of sometimes harder to find metal records. Prices are very fair. Love to see local stores like this in the age of digital music and online shopping. Nothing beats the experience of rooting through a stack of vinyl!"