I don't want to call it a "record store", because it sells so much more. But that is what I knew it as. I have patronized this store since it hid out in Newberry's department store over in the mall, back in the 70's. The owner, a huge Paul McCartney fan like myself, always had the most incredible selection. Whatever you wanted, he would get it. Back before the internet, that was something in itself.
Of course, like all good 1970s era record shops, Record Den sold all the stuff you had to have to properly listen to the music of the time: black light posters, incense, and t-shirts. They probably sold roach clips and water pipes at one time, most of these places did. But the best thing about this store is the large selection of "imports".
This store still sells vinyl, which as any music lover knows, is superior to the throwaway cd in its flimsy case. The incense, t-shirts and posters are still for sale, along with bins and bins of cds and even cassette tapes. I still visit Record Den when I go home, just to pick up an "import" for old-times sake, even though I can easily find them on the internet. The internet doesn't have the owner, his love for music or an old Abbey Road poster on the wall.