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U N I T E D S T A T E S
ALABAMA
Vertical House Records | Huntsville, AL
Co-Owner: Ashley Vaughn
ARIZONA
Stinkweeds Records | Phoenix, AZ
Owner: Kimber Lanning
ARKANSAS
Mojo’s Records | Eureka Springs, AK
Owner: Morgan Haney
CALIFORNIA
Crateism | Los Angeles, CA
Owner: Fatima Chantel
Goldies Record Company | San Diego / Oceanside, CA
Owner: Danielle Mendicelli
Mod Lang Records | El Cerrito, CA
Co-Owner: Naomi Diamond
Permanent Records | Los Angeles, CA
Co-Owner: Liz Tooley
Vinyl Sage | Riverside, CA
Owner: Tina Bold
COLORADO
The Bizarre Bazaar | Fort Collins, CO
Owner: Jane Makarchuk
CONNECTICUT
Exile on Main Street | Branford, CT
Co-Owner: Paula Kretikiewicz
Tumbleweeds | Niantic, CT
Owner: Tara Wyatt
DELAWARE
Rainbow Records | Newark, DE
Owner: Melissa Forsythe
FLORIDA
Bananas Records | St. Petersburg, FL
Co-Owner: Michelle Allen
Jesse Carl Vinyl | Lakeland, FL
Owner: Jessi Zilka
Sweat Records | Miami, FL
Owner: Lolo Reskin
GEORGIA
Habersham Records | Macon, GA
Owner: Phillis Habersham Malone
HAWAII
IDAHO
Revolver Vintage Boutique & Record Store | Moscow, ID
Owner: Courtney Siebken
The Record Exchange | Boise, ID
Co-Owner: Catherine Merrick
ILLINOIS
Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles | Chicago, IL
Co-Owner: Jen Lemasters
Out of The Past Records | Chicago, IL
Co-Owner: Marie Henderson
Score! Records | Alton, IL
Owner: Becca Peterson
Val’s Halla Records | Oak Park, IL
Owner: Val Camilletti
INDIANA
Atmosphere Collectibles | Evansville, IN
Co-Owner: Ashley Whittington
Ignition Music Garage| Goshen, IN
Co-Owner: Julie Hershberger
Indy CD & Vinyl | Indianapolis, IN
Co-Owner: Annie Skinner
Irvington Vinyl & Books | Indianapolis, IN
Owner: Elysia Smith
Locked Groove Records| Muncie, IN
Owner: Celeste Outen
KANSAS
Sisters of Sound Records | Manhattan, KS
Owners: Sarah & Leah Cunnick
KENTUCKY
Guestroom Records | Louisville, KY
Co-Owner: Lisa Foster
Terrapin Station | Murray, KY
Co-Owner: Valerie Hancock
LOUSIANA
Lagniappe Records | Lafayette, LA
Co-Owner: Tess Brunet
The White Roach| New Orleans, LA
Owner: Danielle Dietze
Pop Shop Records | Baton Rouge, LA
Owner: Kerry Beary
Peaches Records | New Orleans, LA
Owner: Shirani Rea
MARYLAND
Sonidos! Music Shop | Beltsville, MD
Owner: Claudia Mendiola-Duran
Bird City Records | La Plata, MD
Owners: Shannon Wang & Mona Wise
The Record Exchange | Silver Spring, MD
Co-Owner: Sheila Hunt
MASSACHUSETTS
Deep Thoughts JP |Jamaica Plain, MA
Co-Owner: Alaina Stamatis
MICHIGAN
Kitschy Spirit Records | Calumet, MI
Co-Owner: Anna Greenwood
The Record Lounge | Lansing, MI
Owner: Heather Frarey
MINNESOTA
Electric Fetus | Minneapolis, MN
Owner: Stephanie Covart
MISSISSIPPI
Little Big Store | Raymond, MS
Owner: Betty Strachan
MISSOURI
Mills Record Company | Kansas City, MO
Owner: Judy Mills
Records with Merritt | Kansas City, MO
Owner: Marion Merritt
MONTANA
Bitterroot Records | Livingston MT
Owner: Candace Hall
NEBRASKA
Homer’s Music and Gifts | Omaha, NE
Owner: Sue Weidner
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
Music Country |Cliffside Park, NJ
Owner: Joan Demarest
NEW MEXICO
Hi-Phy Records | Albuquerque, NM
Owner: Jenny Gordon
NEW YORK
Main Street Beat | Nyack, NY
Owner: Jennifer O’Connor
Music and More Records | New Hartford, NY
Owner: Kathy Dunn
Vinyl Fantasy Records and Comics | Brooklyn, NY
Owner: Ilana Engel
NORTH CAROLINA
Sound Off Records & Hi-Fi | Raleigh, NC
Owner: Anna Cassano
The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop | Raleigh, NC
Owner: Lacie Lindstaedt
NORTH DAKOTA
Vinyl Giant Records | Fargo, ND
Co-Owner: Erica Sponsler
OHIO
Brittany’s Record Shop | Cleveland, OH
Owner: Brittany Benton
Erie St Vinyl | Massillon, OH
Owner: Samantha Heaton
Spoonful Records | Columbus, OH
Co-Owner: Amy Kesting
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
2nd Avenue Records | Portland, OR
Co-Owner: Kathy Hagen
PENNSYLVANIA
A Day In The Life Records | Lancaster, PA
Co-Owner: Ashley Spotts
Melusina Records | Hermitage, PA
Owner: Martina Holliday
Vertigo Music | West Reading, PA
Owner: Stacey Kasper
RHODE ISLAND
Kangaroo CD’s & Tapes | North Providence, RI
Owner: Linda Bowen
SOUTH DAKOTA
Total Drag | Sioux Falls, SD
Co-Owner: Liz Nissen
TENNESSEE
Alison’s Record Shop | Nashville, TN
Owner: Alison Warford
Luna Record Shop | Franklin, TN
Owners: Brenna Gentry & Calvert Gentry McMahan
TEXAS
Curious Collections Vinyl Records and More | Bryan/College Station, TX
Owner: Mary House
Red Zeppelin Records | McKinney, TX
Owner: Katie Scott
Serious Sounds | Houston, TX
Owners: Marketta “Music Lady” Rodriguez
VIRGINIA
Small Friends Records & Books | Richmond, VA
Co-Owner: Zoe Golden
WASHINGTON
Lantern Records | Olympia, WA
Owner: Heather Hahn
WASHINGTON D.C.
Byrdland Records | Washington, DC
Co-Owner: Alisha Edmonson
WEST VIRGINIA
Budget Tapes & Records |Charleston, WV
Co-Owner: Priscilla Pope
Nail City Records |Wheeling, WV
Co-Owner: Molly
WISCONSIN
Strictly Discs | Madison, WI
Owner: Angie Roloff
Boneset Records | Madison, WI
Owner: Maggie Denman
Lilliput Records | Milwaukee, WI
Co-Owner: Tanner Musgrove
Longshot Vinyl | Racine, WI
Owner: Jada Pfarr
C A N A D A
Flip Side Music & More | Conception Bay South, Newfoundland
Co-Owner: Melisa Penney-Jones
Société des Loisirs | Quebec City
Co-Owner: Audrey Lapointe
St. Clair Records | Toronto
Owner: Rachele Clemente
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
ASIA
Night Beat Records | Osaka, Japan
Co-Owner: DJ Misty
Puppy Fat Records | Shenzhen, China
Owner: Zhihe Peng
ENGLAND
Bella Union Vinyl Shop | Brighton
Co-Owner: Abbey Raymonde
Pure Vinyl | Brixton, London
Owner: Claudia Wilson
Tallbird Records | Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Owner: Maria Harris
Union Music Store | Lewes, East Sussex
Co-Owner: Jamie Freeman
Vintage & Vinyl | Kent
Owner: Alison Wressell
Vinyl & Vintage | Wolverhampton
Owner: Claire Howell
GERMANY
Elevate Berlin | Berlin, Germany
Owner: Cinthie
White Rabbit | Lemgo, Germany
Co-Owner: Diana Biernat
INDIA
Drocer Record | West, Mumbai
Owner: Kinjal Gosar
NETHERLANDS
Velvet Music Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Co-Owners: Esther Lutgendorff and Merel Parlevliet
Evelyn Novacek | Hoogezand, Netherlands
Owner: Evelyn Novacek
PORTUGAL
Drogaria Central Record Store | Lisbon, South Bay, Portugal
Co-Owner: Cristina Morais
KEY
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