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1300 W. Lake St. Minneapolis, MN 55408

612-827-0646 

http://www.cheapodiscs.com  

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1300 W. Lake St. Minneapolis MN 55408

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New and used records, 45s, tapes, CDs, and collectibles. The Cheapo at 80 North Snelling deals exclusively in jazz and classical music.








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  • 2011 | Best CD Store (Used)

    Click click click. Ah, the unmistakable sound of hundreds of hard CD cases smacking against one another as shoppers pick through the recent arrivals, their fingers soiled with someone else's car dust or apartment scum as they search for that Goo Goo Dolls or Gin Blossoms album they've longed for ever since selling it for rent money in '03. The sound has got to be enough to drive Cheapo's employees absolutely bonkers. Yet they've kept on since 1972, from vinyl to cassette to compact disc and... More »

  • 2009 | Best CD Store (Used)

    Don't listen to the rumors, people. Size matters. And when it comes to local used-CD stores, Cheapo is simply the biggest and best. The recent-arrival racks are a digger's dream, and the store offers no shortage of ways for shoppers to find that copy of Everclear's "Sparkle and Fade." Don't have time to let your fingers do the walking through the recent arrivals? No sweat--hangers-on are cycled out to the alphabetized racks, so finding a skuff copy of Rumours is as easy as pie. But the... More »

  • 2008 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    It's easy to be overwhelmed when you walk into this candy-cane-colored store full of new and used CDs in every imaginable genre. From punk to psychedelic to glam, from bubblegum to surf rock, Cheapo is likely to have something--often someone else's castoff--to suit your mood. Take a trip around the world browsing the store's international section, starting with the Far East sounds of Thailand and ending with the beats of African drums in Burundi. The store even has a large section... More »

  • 2006 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    Our one gripe with Cheapo is their nutty taxonomic system, especially how the powers that be divide what could be a huge but user-friendly pop/rock section into "classic rock," "modern rock," "metal," "punk rock," "punkabilly with some modest jazz-fusion influences," etc. Okay, not that last one. All this categorization forces the consumer to do lots of flitting around and guesswork--especially vexing since Cheapo's filing can be questionable. Country-rock pioneers the Flying Burrito... More »

  • 2005 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    Every day, hordes of disappointed music consumers, kids late with the rent, thieves, and former Smashing Pumpkins fans head into Cheapo with their trash and your treasure. The abundance of new arrivals makes Cheapo an invaluable destination for the music fan and collector. Now, it should be said that shopping for used CDs simply isn't as pleasurable as shopping for used albums. First, there's the sound of shuffling through CDs, an abrasive click that seems to tsk-tsk the thrifty consumer... More »

  • 2004 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    Yes, we are in the age of iTunes and downloads and leave-me-alone-I'm-listening-to-MY-music cubicles. No, there is still nothing quite like the Zen of a Saturday afternoon or pre-club/pre-movie Friday night spent with the sound of souls searching the used racks for something new, old, or in-between; something that will perfectly get them through, get them to the next thing, get them high, low, over, out. In fact, we are waiting, not so patiently, for some member of the eternally gifted and... More »

  • 2004 | BEST PLACE TO BUY VINYL

    O vinyl, ravished bride of hissiness, you will ever earn our praise. Your elegant brevity, your malleability in the hands of an artful DJ, the beautiful pop and scratch of your gradual deterioration--so much more like life than compact discs. Fortunately for us purists and Luddites, the Twin Cities provide no paucity of spots to buy oldfangled records: For hip hop there's Fifth Element; for collectables there's Hymie's, Hazen's, and Root Cellar Records; for indie-rock and off-the-wall stuff... More »

  • 2003 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    A record collection is a lot like a relationship: It takes up a lot of your time; it needs to be maintained with loving attention and kept full of surprises; and every year or so, you need to scrap the whole thing and start over. Okay, not that last part. But when you do feel the passion you once felt for Electric Six or Supergrass begin to fade, Cheapo is the place to pick up a new infatuation. This isn't the best spot to shop for rare imports and such, but with an expansive selection in... More »

  • 2002 | BEST CD STORE (CLASSICAL)

    If you're a classical-music snob with the moxie to weather the metronome-like clicking of used-CD shoppers rifling through bins and bins of last Wednesday's arrivals, then heaven might look a lot like Cheapo. The store is physically divided, much like pre-Reagan Berlin, between the east side--which is full of commoners lapping up pop and rock--and the west side, Applause, which has its own staff, plays ambient music, and features row after row of classical beauty. (After all, no one wants to... More »

  • 2002 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    Used CD stores create a kind of vibrant economy that's marginally subversive but by no means underground. For instance: PR dude sends lame Staind CD to snooty music writer. Next, rent-strapped music writer cashes in disc for a buck or so. Eventually, some lucky Staind fan cheats her idols' corporate overlords out of a few bucks. But from this rather mundane trade comes a poetry of scavenging that flea-market junkies and thrift-store hounds will recognize. To those who share the hunger, the... More »

  • 2001 | BEST CD STORE (CLASSICAL)

    Not long ago, an opera fan from a rural town happened to charge a Minneapolitan with finding a CD set of Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), a somewhat obscure opera composed by Georges Bizet. Time was in short supply: The opera, like an organ transplant, was needed immediately. Understanding this dire situation, our Minneapolitan gofer quickly dashed to Cheapo, a bit angstful that the Uptown haven for alt-indie music lovers might disappoint. But upon her visit to the opera... More »

  • 2001 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    If you're not careful, this place will suck you in like a toilet does a toddler's bottom. One could spend hours upon hours scouring the spacious store's new and used stock, which encompasses nearly every established genre of music (club, rap, jazz/blues, soundtracks, unconventional). An avid supporter of the local music scene, Cheapo Discs' Lake Street location not only allows local artists to consign CDs through their store, but also features a Radio K listening station. Additional... More »

  • 2000 | BEST CD STORE (CLASSICAL)

    As more and more music buyers are turning to the Internet to save money or track down obscure titles, it seems that the selection in most retail outlets is getting thinner, especially when it comes to genres outside the Top 40. You might not that think that a store in Uptown--the Twin Cities' nexus of alternative-leaning rock--would be a natural place to seek classical discs, but take a peek at Cheapo. The classical (and jazz) CDs here are now separated from the main store by some glass... More »

  • 2000 | BEST CD STORE (USED)

    This, the newest jewel in the Cheapo crown, gets the nod over the other branches by virtue of its varied catalog. Which, of course, comes courtesy of its proximity to an enormous college campus. Oh, to be young again, to have the energy for romance, hard partying, and cutting class to buy CDs with someone else's money! God only knows why someone would fall out of love with the collected works of Loverboy, Boredoms, or Clint Black--but there they all are. The store also carries a fair amount... More »

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    | Minneapolis, MN | 145 Reviews

    4
    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    It's easy to be overwhelmed when you walk into this candy-cane-colored store full of new and used CDs in every imaginable genre. From punk to psychedelic to glam, from bubblegum to surf rock, Cheapo is likely to have something—often someone else's castoff—to suit your mood. Take a trip around the world browsing the store's international section, starting with the Far East sounds of Thailand and ending with the beats of African drums in Burundi. The store even has a large section of classical music. Buying CDs may seem outdated in today's world of MP3 players and iPods, but stores like Cheapo allow you to listen to an album as a whole, the way the artists intended their music to be heard. Face it, nothing sucks more than when some random, computer-generated song list follows Tupac with Clay Aiken. With prices around $9 a disk, Cheapo seems like a better alternative than a lawsuit for illegally downloading music. If you don't find what you need at the Uptown store, head over to St. Paul or Fridley, where other people's rent-paying junk just might be your good fortune.

  • henry.travis28
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    | Minneapolis, MN | 26 Reviews

    4
    | Wed, August 25, 2010

    CHEAPO! Enuf said. Definatly one of thew best record stores in the city for independent music. If you want lady ga ga go to best buy if your taste in music is a bit more rich try something else.

  • patricia_lopez56
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    | Norwood Young America, MN | 2 Reviews

    4
    | Sun, September 6, 2009

    It seems that am the oldest person to post but I know awesome things when I see them.

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