Stores
In the 70s, 80s, and 90s the Sacramento area had a lot of great independent music and record stores, including Spirit, Record Heaven, Music Exchange, Manic Music, In The Groove, Obsessed With Music (of course), and others. Many of those are closed up now but we still have some great music stores. We’ve listed the ones we know about below. If you know of any others, leave a comment below or send us email here.
CDs, vinyl, DVDs, tapes:
The Beat web site
1700 J Street
Dimple Music web site
2433 Arden Way – second vinyl-only store in back
2500 16th Street at Broadway
7830 Macy Plaza Dr. (Citrus Heights)
1701 Santa Clara Dr. (Roseville)
9692 Elk Grove-Florin Rd. (Elk Grove
313 E Bidwell St (Folsom)
212 F Street (Davis)
Esoteric Records
1139 Fulton Avenue
Records web site
1618 Broadway
Phono Select web site
2312 K Street (closed, looking for new location)
Musical instruments:
Skips web site
2740 Auburn Blvd
9660 Elk Grove-Florin Road (Elk Grove)
1209 McHenry (Modesto)
Kline Music web site
2200 Sutterville
The Fifth String web site
3184 N Street
Guitar Center web site
2120 Alta Arden
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