New and used vinyl, turntables and cartridges, record cleaning, special orders, local artist consignment, and in-store listening stations — all of it under one roof in Louisville, Kentucky.
Fig. 1 — A clean groove, annotated at the counter.
Chapter 01 · What lives here
Learn what's here before you start flipping, and you'll spend less time guessing and more time listening.
Fresh pressings and reissues, filed by artist the way you'd expect. Sealed, sharp corners, no mystery about what's inside.
The life of the shop. The bins turn over, so the section you flipped last month is a different section this month.
Tables and cartridges for people who'd rather listen than fiddle. Bring your setup questions to the counter.
Records that have lived a life deserve a second one. Hand them in at the counter and pick them up clean.
If it isn't in the bins, it can still land there. Tell us the title and we'll work the order.
Louisville artists leave their records with us. The shelf changes as copies sell, so it rewards a second pass.
Pull a record, take it to a station, and let the needle settle the argument before it goes home with you.
Chapter 02 · Identification
The short version of what we'd tell you across the counter: what it is, what to check, and what to ask before it goes home with you.
Fresh pressings, filed by artist
Factory-sealed pressings and reissues, filed by artist. If the title you're hunting isn't on the shelf, that's a special order — not a dead end.
The life of the shop
Trade-ins land constantly, so the bins you flipped last month are different this month. Pull anything and audition it at a listening station before it goes home.
For people who'd rather listen than fiddle
Tables and cartridges, plus straight answers about which one fits the rest of your setup. Ask before you commit — the right cartridge depends on the chain around it.
A second life for well-loved records
Records that have lived a life deserve a second one. Hand them in at the counter and pick them up clean.
Chapter 03 · Local species
Local artists leave their records with us on consignment. The shelf turns over as copies sell, so it rewards a second pass — and it's the quickest way to hear what's being pressed in Louisville right now.
Chapter 04 · Before you leave
Pull a record, take it to a station, and let the needle decide. If it isn't in the bins, ask about a special order — and cleaning drop-offs happen right at the counter.
Needle & Groove Records · Louisville, Kentucky