Recommendations for Record Stores in...

[Pim]

On 4/22/2026 at 7:32 AM, Pim said:

Im going to Rome next week. What vinyl/cd stores should I visit?

No one?

[jazzbo]

I can't be of any help, I haven't visited a shop in Roma since 1971.

[Dub Modal]

8 minutes ago, Pim said:

No one?

Been to Rome twice, never to a record store. No personal experience but this one popped up on a search and looks pretty good: https://www.millerecords.it/en/

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Never been to Rome but going for a day this fall. I doubt I'll be hitting any record stores on that city tour.

[Rabshakeh]

Rome is amazing to the extent that it is one city where I have never gone record shopping.

[Pim]

Well our program is pretty stacked with visits to: the Colloseum, Saint Peter’s Cathedral, The Sistine Chapel, the Pantheon, Castle Saint Angelo, Galleria Borghese and virtually every monument we stumble upon on or way between these world wonders. But come on guys, there is ALWAYS time to visit a record shop. That is at least what I am going to tell my wife 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

We have one day in Rome during our October cruise and we've booked a 10 hour city tour, so I doubt I'd have any time for music shopping.  

[Rabshakeh]

The best bit of Rome is the way that if you don't want to go to the tourist spots, you can just turn any corner and the random church you find will be more impressive than any that you have ever seen anywhere, anyway.

Also, even for Italy the food is really good, with easier restaurants than e.g. Tuscany and very child friendly. 

[porcy62]

The shops I go for jazz used vinyl : millerecords, welcome to the jungle. The are also radiation records, three shops across the town, but not been there since long time. Don’t expect bargain. If you like digging for bargains you may try Porta Portese Market on Sunday mornings : the biggest flea market in town, but beware of pickpockets.

Edited 10 hours ago by porcy62

[Rooster_Ties]

Any recommendations for stores in Columbus (OH), Cincinnati, Louisville, or Indianapolis??  (Cleveland too.)

Now that we’re in Pittsburgh (and have a car for the first time in 15 years), we’re driving to see my dad in St. Louis every 6 or 7 weeks (and driving thru STL back to KC 2-3x per year to see my wife’s folks).

Specifically for jazz CD’s?

I almost never buy vinyl, for the most part — though I do have a turntable.

This is all territory we NEVER got to when we lived in KC, or when we were in DC either — so that vast expanse of cities between Pittsburgh and Chicago/STL is nearly all entirely new to us (which is kind of exciting for us, in terms of having so many new cities to explore — especially cities that date back well into the 19th century).

Edited 7 hours ago by Rooster_Ties

[porcy62]

2 hours ago, porcy62 said:

The shops I go for jazz used vinyl : millerecords, welcome to the jungle. The are also radiation records, three shops across the town, but not been there since long time. Don’t expect bargain. If you like digging for bargains you may try Porta Portese Market on Sunday mornings : the biggest flea market in town, but beware of pickpockets.

Sorry I missed the date of your trip. Hope you had a good time in Rome.

 

[Pim]

16 minutes ago, porcy62 said:

Sorry I missed the date of your trip. Hope you had a good time in Rome.

 

No problem. We visited Rome from April 29 till the 3th of May. We walked 45 kilometers in 3 days. Visited the Saint Peter, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, Villa Borghese, Castello Saint Angelo, the Pantheon, The Colosseum plus 4 very impressive cathedrals. And on our way of course the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain. 
 

It was an amazing experience. The whole city is one huge open air museum. Every piece of sand, rock breathes history. The Galleria Borghese I probably enjoyed most. I’ve also enjoyed the atmosphere, people and food. Every single product seams to taste three times as good in Italy as in the Netherlands
 

The only problem: way too many tourists but of course I realize I was part of that very problem…. 
 

Ive visited two record stores: one of the Radiation Record stores which wasn’t very interesting. Mille records had a nice stock but was expensive and most of the records not worth the price to me. 

Edited 7 hours ago by Pim

[Kevin Bresnahan]

1 hour ago, Rooster_Ties said:

Any recommendations for stores in Columbus (OH), Cincinnati, Louisville, or Indianapolis??  (Cleveland too.)

Now that we’re in Pittsburgh (and have a car for the first time in 15 years), we’re driving to see my dad in St. Louis every 6 or 7 weeks (and driving thru STL back to KC 2-3x per year to see my wife’s folks).

Specifically for jazz CD’s?

I almost never buy vinyl, for the most part — though I do have a turntable.

This is all territory we NEVER got to when we lived in KC, or when we were in DC either — so that vast expanse of cities between Pittsburgh and Chicago/STL is nearly all entirely new to us (which is kind of exciting for us, in terms of having so many new cities to explore — especially cities that date back well into the 19th century).

Isn’t Euclid in St. Louis? Great record store.

[Dan Gould]

42 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Isn’t Euclid in St. Louis? Great record store.

I went only a few times when I lived there, pre-Internet. Bought quite a bit online over the years and I do agree, excellent shop.

Vinyl Fever in University City (where Washington University is located) was my go-to when I lived in St Louis.  Or was that Vintage Vinyl? I always get the one located in Tallahassee mistaken with the one located in St Louis.

[Rooster_Ties]

5 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

Isn’t Euclid in St. Louis? Great record store.

Oh, being from STL area, I’ve been to Euclid Records probably close to 1,000x over the years (especially me going back to visit my folks/dad several times every year over the last almost 40 years since I went off to college in 1987 — to say nothing of weekly visits when I was late in my high school years, and summers in college).

My dad still lives there (in assisted living the last few years), and we’re visiting him for his 99th birthday next week (on our way to KC to visit my wife’s folks for a week).

It’s the vast expanse between STL and DC (now PGH) that I barely know — and that I’m looking forward to exploring on our frequent driving trips to STL (and to KC via STL).

I also have a couple cousins in Chicago, and we plan to drive there every couple years now — thru the upper parts of Ohio and Indiana (with cities we’ve never been too as well).

Edited 57 minutes ago by Rooster_Ties