A little of this... a lot of that... mostly disorganized but fun to poke around and see what treasure you might unearth! read more

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......this place is wild..... GET TO DIGGING!!! its labor intensive...... seems like 3/4 of the store is the usual new arrival bin that hasn't been sorted yet, just kinda thrown in when acquired..... other than that a lot of cool odds and ends around the shop, some classy t shirts that gave me a good giggle read more

I liked it. Huge selection: I saw things here I haven't seen in a store since 1971. I didn't buy anything but the owner was still friendly. The prices are what used records are. I'd go back any time I was in Hudson. read more

Lots of everything, John Doe gave us a great deal without any prompting. Saw him perform many months later and it was legendary

I'm a jazz collector. I came in here and was very impressed with the wealth of jazz records they had all were very clean. I found a handful of titles I've never seen anywhere. There are problems, no workable turntable to hear the records. And even when I asked if they could play the records on their turntable behind the front desk it did not work. This is kind of a dealbreaker for a vinyl store. They didn't even have an open outlet so I could charge my phone. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They also have quite a good classical section. The prices are a little bit on the steep side for a store in such a remote location. But considering there are three or four other stores nearby the prices are fair. And, they have a bunch of cool junk to look at in the store! I went back today. The owner was there, not a very agreeable fellow. Apparently the turntable works now, and he agreed to play me a record even though he said he usually doesn't. A record store they refused to play records to check for condition is basically worthless. You have a shit ton of these records, you should be more than willing to play a few cuts from records up to five records. This is what we always do to jazz record center. It's just basic common decency. I did find a good used miles Davis record that I never seen before. read more

Possibly the worst record shopping experience of my life. On initial appearance things looked good and eclectic and i was excited to go in and look around. I was still excited when i saw a couple of rarer sections that you usually wouldn't find in record stores. Then it look about 3 minutes of flipping to totally get put off. The records aren't in any kind of order, they have a couple of good ones in the front so it looks like its alphabetical or in order of band but then you quickly realize its just one beat up Rolling Stones album on top of the Goodwill specials. Even worse were the conditions of the records, some were decent but a lot were scratched, dirty and over priced. Not worth the effort to go through everything to find the couple of good albums that are in decent enough condition to buy... read more

As a vinyl enthusiast and music lover, I feel the need to warn others about this place. This record store fails on almost every level. 1. $$$$ - Is the owner/curator out of his freakin mind? The prices smack of ripping off every customer that walks through the door. It's like the owner has never heard of the internet before, or Discogs, or eBay, or Amazon. If the stock was brand new and sealed the prices would still be outrageous! 2. Records are organized by genres according to a few labels on the bins, but this is a sad joke. It's like whoever if organizing the bins has no clue. Classical is mixed in with folk. Punk mixed in with new wave. Easy listening is mixed in with jazz. Crap is mixed in with everything. Also, nothing is organized alphabetically or by artist. This all smacks of complete ignorance and laziness. 3. Books - yay! This place also sells books. Great, I'm a book collector too! Oh wait, the books are dirty, beat to crap, unorganized worse than the records, and wait for it... $$$$ KA-CHING! Priced just as outrageously. 4. Yelp forces me to give one star, but I will concede that John Doe does have a tiny bit of charm when you take your first step through the door. Once you take you second and third steps through that door, the charm disappears and is replaced by sheer annoyance and outrage at the criticisms outlined above. I've been to hundreds of record stores in my day, from NYC to Seattle and just about every city in between. I've even hit a few in Europe and China! I can't stand stores like this that clearly have rip-off prices on junk. I gave this store 2 chances. The first time I was annoyed. The second time I felt downright angry. You will have better luck at the Hudson Goodwill down the street. I can't fathom who is buying from this store, let alone how they pay their rent and stay in business. A fool is born every minute I suppose. If you are reading this review, be warned, or don't waste your time. read more

Awesome and quirky store - great selection & fair prices. Also great staff! Have bought some great jazz, funk, Japanese city pop, etc.

I'm so glad I stumbled into this shop. I love the vibe. It's definitely searching for hidden treasures. Everywhere you look there is something hidden that is so cool and unique. I surprisingly found a beautiful vintage wool coat tucked away in the back. I can't wait to go back and find more treasures! read more

Complete rip off! Owner sold us a broken record player even after guaranteeing it was in perfect condition and even being insulted that we asked if it worked. Then proceeded to be annoyed we were even in the store. Such a disappointment because the store is really cool and in a great location. read more

This place is the BEST! One of my favorite record stores anywhere. Period. Great selection of vinyl, books and weird things. I could get lost in here for hours. A treasure! read more

Always wonderul. Always, always. Great selection, amazing finds, and adds to the entire upstate experience. If you're coming from the city, you can show your true class by appreciating this gem of a place, and all of the exciting treasures within it. read more

Apparently someone didn't like my last review and reported it as being 'NOT SPECIFIC" enough. So pretty please with sugar on top let me be MORE SPECIFIC. This place is expensive. Got that ? Let me be really specific. These are NYC prices only suprisingily higher. A clean copy of a common Motown LP like ANY temptations LP will run you 15-20 dollars These are common records,and should cost no more than 10-12 dollars. Common Frank Zappa LP's of which HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WERE PRESSED are fetching 25-35 dollars.Sorry a clean copy of Zoot Allures or joes garage is not worth that much. And so on. I couldn't bring myself to pay 10-25% more than the regular market value at retail for basically common stuff. The dollar bins were loaded with chud. New arrivals were really expensive. It was a total bummer looking thru these bins.This place is a museum not a store.They are not into moving their stock.Take a hint from ACADEMY and price things to move dude. Let me be really specific......In one word______ MEH. read more

Great little record shop with lots of used jazz, rock, folk, etc on glorious vinyl. I live west of Albany but will def make the trek to Hudson again specifically to hit up this shop. read more

So-so store that I always hit when in Hudson b/c there's no other record stores nearby. Overpriced but a big selection (good amount of dreck to sort through); if you don't mind paying about 20% ( at least) more than you should. Junk shop vibe which personally I like but isn't for everyone. Come w/ expectations low and you might walk out w/a few goodies. read more