Record Stores in San Jose, California, United States

Understated storefront with a chill, vintage vibe, specializing in new & secondhand vinyl records.

We opened Needle to the Groove - SJ in Downtown San Jose in the summer of 2014 with approximately 20,000 items in stock ranging from dusty exotic psychedelic LPs to minty random rap sleepers. Originally founded in Fremont, California by Daniel Bernal, Needle to the Groove brought in Allen Johnson a local collector, dj, producer, & marketing specialist to open in the center of the Silicon Valley. In 2017, the two joined forces with a few other partners to form a independent label, NTTG Ent, LLC. We share relevant happenings from our shop and our label so give us a follow!At our shop the goal is to provide a quality selection of clean and bargain records at fair prices supplemented by hundreds of rare collectibles and thousands of brand new titles. We take pride in customer service & paying fair prices for used vinyl. We over 50,000 records in inventory to date including new & used LPs, 45s, and select used CDs & cassettes. Follow us on TW, FB, & IG to keep in tune with our weekend sales & collection launches.

Owner, Carlos, has been in the DJ Scene (Club/College Radio/Mobile) for over 35 yrs. Has an extensive knowledge of Freestyle, Hip Hop and NRG genres and a comprehensive foundation of other styles of music as well. His shop literally has thousands and thousands of tracks for sale. Prices are reasonable (for used wax). A diggers paradise. On my initial visit I had to keep myself from diving in because I know I could easily blow 5+ hours and that would just be scratching the surface. open 7 days a week but call in advance if you're planning on getting there at noon (when he opens shop).

This small shop operated during the mid 1980's and carried some imports. It was on the upper level of building 5 of the original El Paseo de Saratoga shopping center.