Mill City Sound where I'm rebuying vinyl from my youth. This is a great store with 2 levels of new and used records. I find the prices very fair and more importantly every used record I have purchased has been in great condition. They are very transparent if a record isn't in great condition. I wasted a lot of time and money scrounging antique stores for records only to be disappointed when I played them at home. Now I just go to Mill City where their great and friendly staff always steer me in the right direction. I bummed that my mom got rid of all my vinyl when I went into the military, but pumped that I discovered Mill City. read more

Two floors of an incredibly diverse selection of new and used vinyl. We love this store and visit any time we are in the area. read more

Mill City Sound - Music & DVDs Near Me - Hopkins, Minnesota

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Great organized selection of albums. Also very good prices on stand alone turntables and speakers. Went in for an album and walked out with a turntable, speakers and an album. Staff was very friendly and helpful! read more

cool store Horrible employees so rude. Will not be going back asked to go in the elevator as a grown women and they started scolding me not to "play in it" i walk over after I got permission from a employee and got yelled at by a different employee "read the sign it says right here to ask for permission what are you doing don't touch that" After I asked for permission Humiliating experience read more

After cherry picking the records they do not give you a fair price for the records that they picked. It's a waste of time to bring any of your collection in there. read more

Beautiful, full service store for anyone who loves the pure sound only available from vinyl. Albums, 45's, and audiophile gear as well as unique collector editions. They also buy good-quality vinyl in certain genres. read more

It's the best record store in Minnesota. And I live four blocks away from Electric Fetus, which used to be. I've never gone into MCS without buying some gem of an album (like this strange Little Richard gospel record, or a Sun Ra platter), and their used CD prices cannot be beat. I buy the lion's share of my new music through Mill City. And by the way, Amazon still sucks. read more

Mill City Sound is a great record store with a consistently updated selection of reasonably priced and hard-to-find used / new vinyl. It's filled with employees that know music and love the store and you can tell that pretty quickly by the kind vibes. If you are selling, I'd go here first because they seem to pay fair prices and will treat you respectfully. read more

I find something every time I go in there which speaks to how well they keep up with their used vinyl inventory. The new vinyl is well stocked but I have less luck in that section. Also head to the basement for $.99 LPs, soundtracks and thousands of 45s. Prices for used vinyl has gone up nation wide and Mill City Sound has changed with the times. Sometimes they in-line with on-line dealers and sometimes they are lower and sometimes higher but within a margin of would be shipping costs. I find the location convenient, with good parking, clean, brightly lit, friendly and entertaining. read more

Not sure how anybody could rate this place below 5 stars? I have a 150 album collection in mint condition and no turntable. Call these people several times with many questions trying to decide to sell or buy a standalone bluetooth turntable. Extremely nice everytime I called. Well I finally decided to make the trip to Hopkins and buy a turntable. These people are awesome. Very patient and helpful. And the space is open, clean and bright. BTW I have never been able to walk into a record store without buying an album. Today was no exception. LOL read more

This is exactly the type of record store that takes the soul out of crate digging. Prices were stupid expensive on EVERYTHING. I've found stuff they're selling for $10 and $15 like Blondie's "Eat to the Beat" in the dumpster @ Half Price Books in the same condition (for real). Typical lame internet pricing ("Durrrr...Some guy in Italy has a VG+ copy of a Brian Eno bootleg for $15...Price it at $14.95!"). Come on, dude. . .COME ON. 7" shopping is also painful; everything is thrown together in a vomit heap and then alphabetized. Genres? Bump 'em! Every. Item. appears to have been internet researched and priced according to the global selling price. Sorry, but that's bullshit to me and there are waaaaay too many other record stores in the MSP/STP area for me to care about your effort. When people say "Shop Local!" I point to stores like this and tell them this is why I don't. read more

A-1 record shop. From the selection to the wealth of knowledge that if you're lucky enough, will be shared if you listen carefully. If you're only going to hit one shop in Minnesota, it should be this one. read more

Found this little gem of a record store a few months ago and have continued to stop by occasionally. They have an excellent assortment of new and used vinyl at reasonable prices. New vinyl is a bit pricier than some of the other area record stores, but there are a lot of good deals on used. What I like best has been the folks working there. The owner seems to be a music fan first and foremost and in our brief conversations, has displayed a good knowledge of the music they carry. I also purchased a vintage turntable from here. It was a little more expensive than what I could have purchased off EBay, but has worked great and am satisfied with the purchase.Yes, you could save a little bit of money online, but I like that if I had a problem, I could just bring it back to be looked at without shipping hassles. Overall, solid record store worth a trip to. Look for their bargain bins and regular sales if you want to save a buck. read more

I'm so glad I found this place! My parents' 30 year old turntable that I've had in my possession for a while now had been out of commission for nearly four years. Knowing nothing about turntables, I had no clue what was wrong with it or if it could be fixed. I was thrilled when I found Mill City Sound and saw that they service turntables. Just a day in the shop and it's working like new! I did get a chance to browse their vinyl selection while I dropped off my turntable. I agree with what everyone else is saying, their prices for used records is a bit on the high side, but it's not unreasonable by any means. Definitely worth browsing just to see if you can find anything cool, I found an album that I had been looking for for nearly six years. They have an excellent selection of new albums as well. They're pretty middle of the road priced, but definitely good to know they're there if you need something in a pinch. read more

I have a vintage turntable that needed a new needle and speaker wire. Turns out the speaker wire was gorilla glued into the unit and it did not appear to be reparable. My heart was broken because the unit was near and dear to my heart. They brainstormed and checked in with their colleagues and managed to get the glue safely dissolved! It is working beautifully. Other places would have "junked" it. They will have my ongoing business and devotion. read more

This is a great record store, and I almost always find something that suits my music taste in my budget when I stop in. The 10-10-10 club gets you 10% off everything in the store for $20 per year and they have special promotions that are going on that you can get 20% off used records sometimes too. If you have a vinyl habit like I do, that will pay itself off maybe in the first few months or earlier. The new arrivals are updated constantly and I find deals in there most times. Overall, the pricing methods are very fair, and you can easily find records in the 99c bins for a steal especially when they update them. Great for finding records of all genres leaning heavy on the rock and soul collection in the store entrance level and jazz section in the basement. Small section of hip hop and electronic music in the basement. They have a lot of 45 inch records in the basement that often are overlooked. Solid! read more

Great place to find CD'S and Records. .new and used. And you can buy turn tables too. read more

I've been in to Mill City Sound three times so far, and I have not walked out of the store empty-handed. I have not bought a new LP here so far, as the pricing is a bit on the high side compared to Down in the Valley just down 169 and 55 in Golden Valley...but the used selection has a heavy amount of rotation, and the amount of sealed 70s and 80s vinyl they are pulling from a recent Texas store purchase cannot be ignored. They price these records to move, and I love the ability to buy a sealed 80s press of a Peter Gabriel album for 12 bucks versus buying a repress from the last few years, or a used copy. Make this store a part of your regular record store stops. read more

Absolutely Outrageous prices and lackluster selection. Wouldn't want to interact with the employees cause they sounded like jerks. Bad first impression. read more

I have heard about this place for well over a year, but today I finally went in. I like it. They have a really large selection of new vinyl, and I'd say they have just about anything you'd be looking for if its a current release. There are a lot of comments about the pricing. I have to agree that the prices are on the higher side. The majority of records are $5 to $10 in the used bins. That's a little high. I have over 800 records in my collection, so I have been in a few shops, bought online and at yard sales. It's high. BUT - the place is clean. The selection is awesome. They know their stuff. It's very well organized. EVERYTHING is alphabetized. If they have it, you will find it easily. The condition of most records is Vg+ or mint. So, I'm willing to pay a little extra to know that it's a comfortable place with knowledgeable people, and when I find that diamond, it won't be rough. Nothing worse than finding something you really wanted but it looks unplayable. I will be a regular in here. If you're looking for nice records, you should stop in to browse. read more

An amazing experience. Nothing better than flipping through music history. It may not be the cheapest as mentioned in previous posts (if it's over $10 there's a good reason for it), but the condition and quality of the used vinyl is outstanding. I've been in a lot of 'cheap' record stores and wasted alot of time flipping through their garbage. Not here. Rarely do I walk out empty handed. read more

Amazing selection. Great turnover in records. Super nice people working there.

In response to Trent B: (1) Vinyl prices are outrageous everywhere. I find MCS prices to be average. (2) I found selection to be fantastic. Maybe you were looking for Justin Bieber or One Direction? Go to Target or Best Buy. (3) "Wouldn't want to interact with the employees cause they sounded like jerks." Seriously? I found the store owner to be extremely friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. Maybe the employees didn't want to interact with jerks. (4) You shouldn't post a review based on first impressions. I've been to the store a dozen times and I think it is a fantastic addition for music lovers in the western suburbs. Makes me wish I hadn't moved from Hopkins... read more

A friend and I went to Mill City Sound to look for some Beatles records. We were not disappointed. In fact we were thrilled to see all that they offered. There was a lot of stuff not for sale and that was OK. It was fun to just look at all the posters, puzzles and figures. We will defiantly be back. read more

A HUGE selection of sort of b-rate stuff with some gems thrown in the mix. Prices are fair, though on two separate occasions while at the checkout, the prices of some new records I was buying rang up at a higher price than what it was stickered at. One time they honored their price. The other time they didn't. They said the distributer changes prices all the time, so they might not be priced at what they are marked at. Sort of misleading. All and all it's an ok shop. read more

Found this place recently through a blog post on Tumblr. Friendly place and good selection - lots of new and used vinyl and little crap filling the bins. A bit more expensive than Hymie's or the Fetus, but also less time needed digging through what I dont want to find those one or two gems. read more

This is my favorite record store in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The used new arrivals section is amazing and ALWAYS has good and obscure titles in it. Prices at Mill City Sound are incredibly reasonable, contrary to what Blank P. says. I shop at all the record stores in the city all the time (addicted to vinyl) and this one consistently takes the cake on all points, hence me writing this review to defend and give praise to such an amazing store. Vinyl selection and prices aside, I recently had my turntable serviced here and had a much better experience than at Jerry Raskin's Needle Doctor, which outfitted my table with a cartridge that was not properly matched weight-wise causing my arm to skip across my records. Mill City Sound identified this problem immediately, corrected it and outfitted me with a new cartridge that is a perfect match for my table. This business has integrity and they care about what they do, so I do too! Best record store in the cities. read more