Fantasyland Records

Listen. I don’t normally write Google reviews. I mean, who has the time, right? And I hardly ever leave bad ones unless the staff is straight-up disrespectful. But this? This has stuck with me since 2019, so here we go. I walk into this place, and they’ve got conservative talk radio playing. Weird vibe for a record shop, but whatever—I’m not here for their taste in politics, I’m here for the vinyl. I find a Neil Young record. Cool, right? The guy rings it up, and then—get this—he tosses it, like tosses it, from four feet above the counter. It slams down like flat it’s a frisbee, not a flat piece of wax. At first, I thought, maybe this guy just hates Neil Young because of his liberal views. Or maybe he just doesn’t like him. Either way, super unprofessional, super unnecessary. I made a mental note to never step foot in here again. And yeah, I haven’t.

Fantasyland is a perfect name for this gem of a record shop. You can find just about anything to fill your heart’s desire. Just getting back into vinyl after a 35 year hiatus. This shop has a mind bending collection of albums of every genre and most artist, andvis constantly adding stuff. The prices are very reasonable and satisfaction is guaranteed. What more could anyone ask for?

Curious place. Very good selection that is well-organized. A wide variety of Jazz, Rock, Pop, R&B, New Wave, Alternative, and everything in between. Pricing was generally on point with Discogs median, if not a bit high on a few records. Some records that I brought up, though, were repriced with a sticker on top of the old one. A bit peculiar.

The two men who appeared to be running the store were both extremely unnerving and kept hovering over me and my friend, both of whom did not have any bags of any size and were not being suspicious in any way. We were simply there to shop for vinyls, and we left with nothing because we felt we were being to an extent, stalked rather in appropriately. We were watched to the point of walking out the door, and one of the men even commented and asked as we were leaving why we weren't buying anything. I understand wanting to assist costumers and wanting to get them to make a purchase, but under no circumstances should it come off as pushy or unsettling, which it most certainly did. I can buy records from stores with much kinder workers, thank you very much.

Great record store! Excellent selection of LPs from every "era" and genre. We purchased rock, folk, and blues LPs plus a Stevie Nicks poster for our granddaughter and a 60's concert poster for us. Folks were friendly and knowledgeable. We'll return when we are back on town.

Holy damn this place is big! The selection is well organized and spans different genres and prices. I was specially fond of the cassette selection and the soundtracks. There are some very deep tracks in there. Will come back.

Huge selection of LPs and 45s filling several rooms. Mostly rock but also a large selection of jazz and country. Staff are very helpful and friendly.

For 2019, I have set out on a hunt for "My Favorite 50 Albums" (and anything Prince). I have been visiting local shops again but this time with a different eye. With that said, I am very picky now that I have shopped record stores over the states. Things that stand out to me 1 Inventory 2 How the records are organized 3 Condition of the vinyl But of all of those the Condition of the vinyl is tops! In one day, I found 6 of the 50 I was looking for. I was so overwhelmed, I had to buy what I had and leave! I mean it was so much and in such great condition. I didn't want to spoil my next trip by finding everything the first time. I also noticed the prices are amazing. I have checked every store in the city, some charge because of the artist and sometimes how old the album might be. I have seen some of the strangest prices for even Reprints. But I felt everything here was fairly priced. Not only that, I was told if I didn't like how an album sounded, I could exchange it. WHO DOES THAT NOW DAYS!. That tells me they stand behind the music they are selling. The vinyl was in such great condition. Best I have seen anywhere!!! Fantasyland has become my first stop!