WOMEN OWNED RECORD STORES

We wanted to create a living resource for women owned record stores.  If you own a store that you’d like to have listed, or know of one that is female owned, please get in touch.

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

East County Vinyl | La Mesa, CA
Owner: Kelly McFall

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

Beachside Retro & Records | Satellite Beach, FL
Owner: Josette Tornabene

Jesse Carl Vinyl | Lakeland, FL
Owner: Jessi Zilka

Rust & Wax Record Shop | West Palm Beach, FL
Owner: Melanie Feldman

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

Loud Pizza Records | Chicago, IL
Co-Owner: Jeri Yingling
(Pending)

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

Belltower Records |North Adams, MA
Co-Owner: Andrea Belair

Deep Thoughts JP | Jamaica Plain, MA
Co-Owner: Alaina Stamatis

The Provincetown Bookshop | Provincetown, MA
Owner: Barbara Clarke

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

Northside Soul | St. Louis, MO
Owner: Victoria Donaldson

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

    Gneiss Sounds | Houston, TX
    Co-Owner: Parker Hernandez

    Red Zeppelin Records | McKinney, TX
    Owner: Katie Scott

    Serious Sounds | Houston, TX
    Owners: Marketta “Music Lady” Rodriguez

    VIRGINIA

    Small Friend Records & Books | Richmond, VA
    Co-Owner: Zoe Golden

    WASHINGTON

    Atomic Genius Records | Puyallup, WA
    Owner: Beth Curtis

    AU Records | Richland, WA
    Owner: Amanda Divine

    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

    Royal Cat Records | Guelph, OntarioI
    Owner: Sarah Vandenboom

    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

    AUSTRALIA

    Feminista Vinyl | Melbourne
    Co-Owner: Trish Hayes

    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

    IRELAND

    Starr Records| Belfast
    Co-Owner: Sinead Green

    Sound Advice | Belfast
    Owner: Marion Hawkes

    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

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