Record Surplus

One of the bigger stores in L.A., Surplus lives up to its name. Things have changed since this mega-store self-identified as “the last record store,” but the business (founded in 1985) has survived streaming to finally benefit from vinyl’s vogue again. They buy and sell records and are always stocked on rock, jazz, soul, hip-hop, blues, classical, international, Latin, reggae, oldies, country and more. Used CDs, a $1 record bin and listening stations make it one of the most reliable stops on a record shop tour.