Independent record stores in Springfield 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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Central Works Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
Downtown Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield shop has operated since 1996 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.
West Market Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
Eastside Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield shop has operated since 2007 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 Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
The Heights Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield shop has operated since 2007 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 Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
The Heights Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield shop has operated since 2016 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.
New Supply Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
Old Town Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield shop has operated since 2007 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.
Central Market Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
Downtown Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield shop has operated since 1998 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.
Old Works Springfield
Independent record stores in Springfield
Downtown Springfield
Record stores — the real ones where you lose an hour flipping through bins. This Springfield 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.
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