Celebrating Record Store Day on Long Island and New York City

It’s Record Store Day!  Founded in 2007 by indie record store owners and their employees, Record Store Day began as a way to celebrate the unique scene and culture of vinyl music enthusiasts.  The very first Record Store Day event was on April 19th 2008, and while that was a modest event, now there are worldwide celebrations of Record Store Day on every continent barring Antarctica. Each year musicians, record shop owners, and music enthusiasts come together to celebrate the magic of vinyl and music tradition, through a series of performances, signins, special releases, and more!  We’re very excited about the return of this yearly event and being able to stop by local shops in person again!

Here’s a list of great record shops and music stores in the area that could use your patronage.  And be sure to check out their website and social media to find out what special records they’re offering today!  You may just score a limited edition vinyl from your favourite artist if you get there early enough.  Good luck and have fun!

• Infinity Records in Massapequa Park

• Vinyl Bay 77 in Plainview

• Needle + Groove Records in Lynbrook

• Mr. Cheapo CD & Record Exchange in Commack

• Record Stop in Patchogue

• High Fidelity Records & CDs in Amityville

• Looney Tunes Record Store in West Babylon

• Record Reserve in Northport

• Mr. Cheapo CDs in Mineola

• Sunday Records in Riverhead

• Moonshot Emporium in Sea Cliff

• Eastport Music Scene in Eastport

• New Royalty Records in Deer Park

• Better Nature REcords in Sayville

• Captured Tracks Shop in Brooklyn

• Record Grouch in Brooklyn

• Human Head Records in Brooklyn

• Fifth Avenue Record Shop

• Deep Cuts Record Store in Queens

• Hifi Records & Cafe in Queens

• VP Records Retail in Queens

• Record Runner in New York

• Rock and Soul DJ Equipment and Records

• Generation Records in New York

• Westsider Records in New York

• Limited to One Record Shop in West New York

Looking to stock up on tunes by local Long Island crooners? Look no further than our list of amazing musicians who shaped the music industry and also call Long Island home!

• Billy Joel was raised in Hicksville.

• Pat Benatar grew up in Lindenhurst.

• Members of Public Enemy hailed from Roosevelt (Chuck D, Terminator) and Freeport (Flavor Flav, Professor Griff.)

• Blue Oyster Cult came together as a group in Stony Brook.

• LL Cool J is from Bay Shore.

• Mariah Carey grew up in Huntington.

• John Tesh is from Garden City.

• Ashanti was born in Glen Cove.

• Taking Back Sunday formed in Amityville