Wrecka Stow: Record City – Las Vegas, Nevada

Located at 300 East Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, Record City appears on the outside to be a simple brick building near some prime real estate but is like a TARDIS once you open the door.

The amount of stuff in the store is amazing. I don’t know if there are more vinyl records or DVDs in the place. There was a good amount of CDs, too.

I knew I was in a fun place when I looked left upon entering and saw these crates.

A Cramps import version of Songs The Lord Taught Us next to that cool Siouxside and The Banshees record? Come on! Their new wave section was also impressive.

The variety in the place is excellent. Check out this mix of records for example.

L-R: Can, Ian Dury, Sheena Easton, Frankie and The Knockouts

Another highlight of the place is their collection of neat soundtracks and movie scores on vinyl on display above their massive DVD collection.

“Toy Story” next to “Phantasm”
That “Judgment Night” soundtrack alone is worth the purchase price.

It’s a fun place, full of bins and dusty boxes to explore. One box I found on the floor had vintage Escape from the Planet of the Apes loose trading cards in it among various picture of Elvis Presley. I almost bought them, but opted for CDs from Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, and Satan’s Pilgrims instead.

Don’t miss it if you’re in Sin City.

Keep your mind open.

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Nik Havert

I've been a music fan since my parents gave me a record player for Christmas when I was still in grade school. The first record I remember owning was "Sesame Street Disco." I've been a professional writer since 2004, but writing long before that. My first published work was in a middle school literary magazine and was a story about a zoo in which the animals could talk.

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