Best Vinyl Surprises

Half Price Books

If we could bestow a piece of advice upon you, lover of vinyl, it is to wear pants you don't mind getting dirty the next time you go to Half Price. Sure there are stacks of Dan Fogelberg and Electric Light Orchestra records displayed at person-height, but down toward the ground are old DJ cuts and singles, scratch records and weird anthologies. At any other boutique these gems would wreck your wallet, here they're often less than a dollar. Wannabejays can amass an impressive and eclectic collection in a matter of months instead of years – and don't worry, established spinderellas, you can rest assured that your old vinyl is finding a life after life.

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