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| - Record City has been around in the Vegas Valley for years. They originally had 5 or 6 locations around the valley, but in recent years have been reduced to 3. That's 2 at Sahara/Paradise, and 1 at Charleston/Lamb. They previously had locations on Decatur and one on Las Vegas Blvd. (in the old Odyssey building), both of which have since closed.
Record City is one of the record stores remaining in Vegas that actually sells (vinyl) records. With so few places left that sell those, that's definitely a step up. They carry CDs, VHS tapes, DVDs, and memorabilia as well. There is a little bit of everything in here.
However, the stores themselves are quite cluttered, with narrow, messy aisles. Prices on merchandise are higher than I have seen at some other, similar shops. The staff service tends to be hit and miss - Joey at the Charleston store is far and above the most helpful employee I have dealt with in any one of their facilities.
Like many stores of its kind, they buy, sell, and trade. Most of the merchandise on hand is used, though they do have some new stuff as well. Every now and then, you can find some oddities and OOP/rare stuff in here. It isn't a great set of stores, but there are so few places in Vegas to shop for this sort of thing anymore.
I strongly recommend Zia over this place, but if you're in the neighborhood of one of their stores, why not swing in and check it out? You never now, you might find a hidden treasure.
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