Independent record stores in Charleston is smaller than it was fifteen years ago. What remains is genuinely good. Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. Here are the shops worth making a special trip for.
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Local Works Charleston
Independent record stores in Charleston
Downtown Charleston
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Charleston shop has operated since 2012 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
North Studio Charleston
Independent record stores in Charleston
The Heights Charleston
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Charleston shop has operated since 2003 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
South Goods Charleston
Independent record stores in Charleston
Old Town Charleston
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Charleston shop has operated since 2008 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
North Exchange Charleston
Independent record stores in Charleston
The Heights Charleston
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Charleston shop has operated since 1995 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Local Exchange Charleston
Independent record stores in Charleston
Downtown Charleston
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Charleston shop has operated since 2006 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
