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    Revilla Grooves & Gear

    4.6 (33 reviews)
    ModerateVinyl Records
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Chris C.

    Nice record store in Milltown, NJ - friendly staff, informative and interesting selection. They also buy record collections, so I will call Darren after I finish my inventory and am ready to sell.

    Thomas M.

    What a gem. You could spend $5 or $500 and be equally satisfied. Huge rotating selection, everything fairly priced. I got a sonic youth record and a lee Morgan. Two lees. Lots of digging to be had, and a rare jazz heaven. My older brother goes here on the regs and is always showing me the random stuff he finds. Great selection of metal too. If you're in the area or looking for a cool dig spot, look no further.

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    ken m.

    This is the kind of LP store that collectors dream of finding: Clean premises, excellent demo gear (AKG headphones? We're definitely not in Manhattan!), interesting oddities, tons of vintage used tube and SS gear (Marantz, Yamaha, Prima Luna, Audio Prism) and a selection of LPs that is second to none, and thankfully NOT PICKED OVER!. What really makes it a pleasure is owner Darren Revilla, who is friendly, generous, and as helpful as he can possibly be. I was tipped off by a friend who posts on FaceBook's Jazz Vinyl Lovers that this small store in a small town was the bomb. He was so right. I made the trip from Manhattan (NJT to New Brunswick, than a $12 Uber ride) specifically to check out Darren's mint condition Japanese LPs, which included titles from Blue Note, Prestige, Savoy, Vee Jay and Riverside. Prices were very good, between $20 and $35, and condition was mint. These LPs were unplayed! Apparently Darren bought tons of LPs and some extremely high end audio gear from a guy who bought the merchandise then kept in his basement, untouched. I was floored, my wallet opened, I was happy. The catalog stock was also excellent, with plenty of unusual rock, soundtrack, contemporary classical, Latin, International and jazz including rare LP titles from Dorothy Ashby,Stan Getz, Miles Davis, a Rufus Speedy Jones LP (which I nabbed) and many more that I had to leave behind. Revilla Grooves reminds you that deals can be had even today, and travelling away from the major urban hubs is definitely worth the trip if you're lucky enough to find a class act like Darren Revilla's Revilla Grooves.

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    Amazing store, so many options,great prices and amazing staff! Get ready to loose a couple of hours! So worth the trip!

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    Great store, always find really cool stuff for great prices. Where else could you get New Order's "Technique" for $3?

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    What's more, when I was there, the owner, Darren, introduced himself to me and showed me the listening room.

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    3.8(5 reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    Horrible customer service. I bought a 3 dollar AFI cd online. It arrived with stickers stuck to…read morethe digipak that were not easily removed. When I contacted them about being unhappy about the erroneous product description, they mocked my 3 dollar cd purchase and hoped I could financially recover. I paid 9 dollars with tax and shipping. They can get fucked!

    95% record shop, 5% antique shop, 100% very cool shop. I waited a few weeks to pen this review just…read moreso I could try out the stack of records I bought and see what kind of condition they were in. All were PERFECT! How is that even possible?! I got 2 for $1 each (insane) and was almost positive they would be scratched and skip. Not the case. They played wonderfully. The others I got were not expensive at all and all also played wonderfully. When I stopped by they had a few crates outside, all for $1 a record. Not only did I find a Leo Sayer album in those bins, but also a old Greek movie soundtrack! I didn't know the artist and it ended up not really being my favorite, but I just thought it was so cool and couldn't resist, and for a dollar?! I am very sure my dad will get such a kick out of it when I show him. I walked out with those two gems plus an Abba, Smokey Robinson and Johnny Cash album and I think I spent like $20. I chatted with the owner a bit who was really friendly and helpful. Their old loc was near the corner of Somerset and Easton for all you RU alums that are wondering how you may have missed them all these years. They had some cool vintage/antique pieces and nick knacks, but not many (hence the %5) but I highly recommend a browse around if you are looking for affordable records or just want to browse around a great little shop. Thank you for the newest additions to my very thin collection!

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    Main Street Comics & Toys - More than doubled our size! Here's the new storefront.

    Main Street Comics & Toys

    4.0(41 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Updated, I love this shop and the people who work there, they are friendly, reasonably priced and…read morethe shop is well organized and its easy to find what you're looking for and comfortable if you're just browsing. Mike the owner is very accommodating and it very fair to sellers when making offers to buy their books. (Often explaining how much they would be resold for an makes a reasonable offer based on that price). Mike and Jackie have excellent knowledge about Comics, Toys and Funco Pops and serious collectors shop there weekly because of them. I'm at a total loss for why there are some bad reviews here, Yes they have a sign that they are always buying, but you are best calling ahead and asking when the owner is in (which is almost all the days). As he is the one that will make the best offer and he really knows what sells well and doesn't. (Avoid Sundays and Mondays if you are there to sell your collection). Word to the wise, when selling a collection, it is always best to call ahead, see when the best time to visit is and see if they are interested in your collection. If they are, this is a great place to deal with as you won't get robbed. Naturally they are a business and need to stay profitable and need to buy at a rate that allows them to mark it up, but you aren't going to walk in with a rare comic that is worth $500 and walk out with 20 dollars, I've seen Mike buy and he is very honest. (Sometimes that means that he has to refuse to buy items that he can't sell, and other times people walk out with much more than expected. A reviewer complained about parking during a snow storm. My feeling is that the person with the car parking problem wasn't even dealing with the people who own the comic shop, probably from another business or an irate person who is a customer of the vacuum shop. Another reviewer said that they didn't feel comfortable there and I find this hard to fathom, I've always felt comfortable there and noticed that they treat their regular customers like family, often knowing about them, their jobs and families and remembering to ask them about things that they have shared about their lives (Changing Jobs, Children's health, Weddings, loss of family members, etc.).

    I only ever stopped into Main Street Comics once while passing through the area. I was certainly…read moreimpressed with how clean and organized the store was, along with their overall collection of back-issue books. So, I spent some time going through most of their bins. Unfortunately, the condition of those back-issue books rarely reflects the significantly higher prices they charge. As an avid comic collector and seller myself, I'm well aware of market value. And their prices are well -above- market value. Keep in mind, this is only regarding their back issues. The new release section had standard new-release pricing and was well stocked. So if I ever decide to visit again, it will only be for the new releases and nothing else.

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    Flipside II Records

    4.5(29 reviews)
    38.9 mi
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    You'll need the right attitude for Flipside. The variety is immense (5 stars) which is why I'm…read moregoing back. But it feels like a hoarder's basement! The prices seemed high for playable records, I saw nothing under $20. All too many of the covers were badly worn or the records scratched, for these prices I think an album should be pretty outside & unscratched inside. Not everything is overpriced, there's also an enormous section of $1 albums, completely unsorted. The center rack is sorted by artist with sections for rock/pop, jazz and hard rock. But it's tough to get to that rack, all aisles are hopelessly cluttered with boxes of unsorted vinyl, packed so full that you cannot get past other people, stacked so tightly that you cannot reach the racks to flip thru, it's just unpleasant. If you're patient you may indeed find something you'll treasure. I bought a playable, non-collectible pressing of a 1985 rock album for $20, that was about the same as the fleabay price but here it was instant gratification and support of a local business. I was surprised this music business couldn't bother to play interesting tunes on a decent sound system, here it's just staticky radio through cheap speakers, meh.

    Pretty cool store. I came across it by accident and I'm glad I did. It's pretty overwhelming at…read morefirst. Tons of stuff everywhere. Not easy to search through or get around but it's all about the dig. Pretty well organized as far as genre. I knocked a few things off my want list. Prices were pretty reasonable for the most part. I later found out there was a documentary about the store so I watched that and now I'm even more glad I stopped in. Seems like the store isn't doing great at the moment. I would hate to see it close so I will be making this a regular stop. If you're an old school collector, you'll enjoy it.

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    The Vintage Vu - Vintage steampunk custom built hifi rack

    The Vintage Vu

    5.0(1 review)
    42.3 mi

    I popped in Saturday March 11th for a look see. I had heard about them from a family member that…read morepasses through there every day. I generally go to The Record Exchange in Princeton, NJ or Double Decker Records in Allentown, PA for the selection and pricing. This store is tiny by those standards, but they had some titles that would normally be snatched up in a busier store. For that I was grateful. The owner is eager, but I fear that he might be stretching himself a bit thin carrying a couple of arcade machines, some stereo equipment, a listening station that takes up about 25% of his capacity, books, T-Shirts and cassettes. I wouldn't mess with half of that stuff if I were him. There were alot of records I could never get through because they were literally on the floor and my back doesn't care for that. The guitars and arcade machines have to go. Not enough space. He was having a dollar sale on several boxes of records, but many of them were too banged up to consider. I'd call it a day on 80% of them in his shoes. It's a decent space, but it's definitely out of the way for most folks. Belvidere is farm country, but they are on the main drag with a liquor store, a coffee shop, a CBD store and a bodega all within close proximity. Parking was decent. The prices were a little high, but I can forgive some of that due to his store size and relatively small selection. I found maybe 10 records I wanted at their price points and I got out of there for $120. Try doing that at those other stores I mentioned. One really cool thing is that the actual price tags peel right off the LP jackets without the need for Goo Gone or worrying about ripping the covers. Almost all of them were already in plastic sleeves which really classed up the joint. Keeps the fingerprints off the good ones. Most of actual vinyl I looked at was in fairly good shape. I found a smattering of $5-$7 records to buy so that was good. I would say there were another 5-7 records I would have bought if their prices were maybe $5 cheaper. A used record, unless it's very rare and or in extremely high demand, should never exceed $20 in my opinion. At that point you may as well buy a new one. I got the impression this guy was a rookie retailer, but he was extremely accommodating and even offered coffee to the folks shopping. Not a particularly good idea with the likelihood of one handed spillage high, but it spoke to his humanity. I was impressed. Their logo is very cool and I would have bought a jersey from them, but they didn't have my size. In summation, if you are around Central NJ, give this guy some love. He could use it. I'll definitely be back for sure.

    From the owner: Boutique Record store featuring all types of physical media,hand built one of a kind guitars,…read morearcade machines, turntables and record stands and displays.Vintage and new concert and band tees. Listening lounge. Musician owned and operated!

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