Starship Records & Tapes’ closure earlier this year resulted in a massive gut punch to Tulsa’s vinyl shoppers.
While it was a devastating loss after five decades of serving Tulsans, the good news is there are multiple local shops carrying new and used vinyl and more music-related merchandise — and they all do buy/sell/trade.
According to every store owner I spoke with, CDs have become hot items at each shop, with the slim plastic cases of discs flying off the shelves.
“I’m selling a lot of CDs because younger people find them nostalgic and you can get them at a good price,” said Daniel VanDurmen, who owns Oil Capital Vinyl. He and every other shop operator are looking to buy all those CDs in your closet and vinyl — especially New Wave.
Rundown of Tulsa record stores
Boulevard Trash, 1545 S. Harvard Ave., caters to the punk and hard rock crowds with its vinyl offerings. The inventory is mostly new and reissued vinyl, but there are some used records mixed in. They are looking to grow their used vinyl and add used CDs through buy and trade. The store also carries music books, clothing, posters, accessories and more.
The store is open from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, noon to 7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Follow their Facebook and Instagram pages for new music alerts.
Josey Records, 1020 S. Rockford Ave., is the largest of Tulsa’s vinyl shops, recently expanding to nearly double in size. Part of a chain, the store carries an extensive amount of used records in every genre, plus the latest releases and reissues. That’s in addition to CDs, DVDs and more. The store also has a great rewards program.
Josey is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Follow their Facebook and Instagram pages for new additions to the store’s inventory, plus live events.
Oil Capital Vinyl, 2607 S. Memorial Drive Unit A, mostly focuses on used vinyl, but does carry a limited inventory of new releases and reissues. There are thousands of CDs for sale and about 100 cassettes in stock. The store has a wide selection of vintage turntables and even a couple of drum kits.
The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Follow Oil Capital on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
The roots of Monad Records & HiFi, 2808 E. 15th St., stretch back to Starship. Owner Calvin Compton spent many years behind the counter of the iconic store before opening his own last year. Monad’s vinyl inventory is mixed with new and used in the same rack. The store has a limited selection of CDs and is looking to grow its inventory.
Monad is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Follow Monad on Facebook and Instagram for new additions to the racks.
Studio Records, 409 S. Trenton Ave., carries new and used vinyl, plus CDs and cassettes. The Pearl District shop has a great selection of local artists mixed into the racks — look for the yellow labels — and has the most extensive inventory of new and reissued soundtrack pressings.
Studio Records is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for new music Friday announcements.
Other places to shop
Blue Moon Discs, 2606 S. Sheridan Road Suite E, carries an extensive inventory of used vinyl and CDs.
Gardner’s Used Books, 4421 S. Mingo Road, has extensive offerings in CDs and a more limited inventory of used vinyl.
Screaming Earth Records in Owasso has loads of vinyl and CDs. It remains the best place to find cassettes.
Tulsan can also keep an eye out at all the vintage and antique stores across the metro for racks of records.
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