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6610 Delmar Blvd. University City, MO 63130

314-721-4096 

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6610 Delmar Blvd. University City MO 63130

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  • Sun-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-12am
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This independent record store is the darling of the Loop (and with selections ranging from mainstream to obscure, it's easy to see why). Its ability to draw in such diverse patrons makes Vintage Vinyl an impressive platform for CD signings, meet ´n greets and in-store performances. Whether you're looking for that latest local release or dying to see your favorite touring band up-close and first-hand, you can count on Vintage Vinyl to deliver.








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  • 2011 | Best CD/Record Store

    Vintage Vinyl is the Grand Central Station of record stores -- sooner or later, everything comes through its doors. Rightly famed for its deep and cultured reggae selection and the ever-expanding universe that is its rock & roll department (simply reading the divider cards in these two areas is a musical education in itself), Vintage should be your first stop if you're looking for the new album by such grizzled vets as Neil Young or the shiniest dance confections by whoever happens... More »

  • 2009 | Best CD/Record Store

    What sets Vintage Vinyl apart from other record stores in the area is a commitment to local music. It's not merely the unparalleled selection of records from St. Louis artists that the store (a virtual landmark in the Delmar Loop after nearly three decades in business) keeps stocked on its shelves. No, this year the folks at Vintage continued to go above and beyond by producing a greatest-hits compilation by the late Lou jazz and R&B luminary Oliver Sain. It's not the first time store... More »

  • 2007 | Best In-Store of the Past 12 Months

    Los Angeles buzz-band Silversun Pickups had a good reason to cancel their November 2006 appearances in St. Louis: Instead of opening for Aussie rockers Wolfmother at Mississippi Nights -- or playing its Vintage Vinyl in-store -- the quartet was taping an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. But the fuzzed-out rockers made good on their promise to perform at the Loop landmark the next time they rolled through. In fact, the too-short acoustic set SSPU performed in April... More »

  • 2005 | Best Record/CD Store

    It isn't quite Cheers, but the Loop outpost of Vintage Vinyl fosters a homey, open atmosphere that's a far cry from the snobbery of many indie stores. Whether it's the cheapo vinyl selection that resembles your parents' collection (lots of Phil Collins!) or the friendliness of patrons, the Delmar landmark encourages musical exploration. Entire sections devoted to local tunes, $1 underground mixtapes, plentiful used CDs and vinyl, local show flyers haphazardly affixed to shelves and workers... More »

  • 2004 | Best Record/ CD Store

    Give yourself an hour sometime at Vintage Vinyl. Browse. Run your fingers down a row of yellow plastic tiles, each scribbled with a band name. Contemplate the minute accidents, the forced association of alphabetical order that will forever link The The and They Might Be Giants. Slip on the headphones at each listening station. Sample each CD, if only for a moment. Marvel at the depth, the breadth of music you can find here. The reggae section without match, the amusing tough calls in the... More »

  • 2003 | Best Record/ CD Store

    It's tempting to recommend Euclid Records, which consolidated its two locations into one grand Webster Groves store this past year; the result is a very nice store for the record geek. But, ultimately, Vintage Vinyl reigns supreme -- and it has actually gotten better in the past year with new releases and collector-type merchandise. In a world where any release is available with the click of a mouse, Vintage Vinyl is, and has been since its inception nearly 25 years ago, the go-to place for... More »

  • 2003 | Best CD Store (Used)

    Year in, year out, same thing. Vintage Vinyl on Delmar rules this category. And with good reason -- the store may not have as many used CDs as other stores, but what they have counts. The staff won't take just anything, and while that may suck when you're trying to get beer money out of your Kenny Rogers CDs, it pays off when you have a Saturday afternoon to spend sifting through the racks. Much of your work has already been done for you. You're not going to find multiple copies of mid-'90s... More »

  • 2002 | Best Store for Used CDs or Vinyl

    Used CDs are everywhere: pawnshops, garage sales, flea markets, eBay. You can spend weeks scouring the town, or you can just go to Vintage Vinyl. Although the store's got a healthy supply of new and a decent supply of used vinyl, its emphasis is obviously CDs at this point, and the place is jammed with thousands priced under five bucks. Most important, there's stuff you want, even if someone else didn't. The bargain bins, often sorted by genre, provide the best way to fill in a country or... More »

  • 2002 | Best In-Store Concerts

    Truth be told, Vintage Vinyl doesn't have much competition in this area: Border's has brought in some decent talent, including Neil Halstead and Julia Fordham, but it's primarily a bookstore, with a penchant for NPR-friendly strummers who won't freak out the grandmas. Euclid Records hosts the occasional live performance, but it's too small for balls-out rock bands. Streetside Records offers high-profile autograph signings, but no one actually performs. But just because Vintage Vinyl's... More »

  • 2001 | Best Store For New CDs

    At one time, not especially long ago, the discovery of a well-stocked record store -- and let's continue to call them that, despite the waning of wax -- was cause for ecstatic celebration. Today, with the dizzyingly vast resources of megastores and the Internet, finding a CD is more a problem of superabundance than of scarcity: There's so much product, you need a guide -- or at least a MusicHound volume -- to negotiate the store's mazelike terrain. Vintage Vinyl, as its anachronistic name... More »

  • 2001 | Best Store For Used CDs or Vinyl

    Two winners here: Vintage Vinyl is the best place to buy used CDs, hands down. Their offerings, both at the flagship Delmar store and across the river in planet Granite (City), are so broad and varied that Vintage is the first place to stop if you're short on cash but long on musical desires. Unlike the majority of used-CD places stuffed to the gills with old copies of yesterday's flavor of the week (Britney's Oops, anyone? Howsabout some Green Day Dookie?), Vintage Vinyl's selection is so... More »

  • 2001 | Best Unseen Hand Shaping St. Louis Music

    Look, if you want definitive proof of Jim Utz's greatness as a record-store employee, you're gonna have to dig. Jim is not one of those attention-grubbing, glamour-hog, name-tag-wearing service drones who cheerfully barks, "HI, MY NAME IS JIM! ARE YOU FINDING EVERYTHING OK, AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY SOME MATCHBOX 20 ALBUMS?" every time you mosey down the aisles. No, Jim Utz possesses an almost feline craftiness, a sort of animal cunning that enables him to oh-so-subtly warp the fibers of... More »

  • 2000 | Best Record Store

    There have never been as many options for buying music as there are today. You can buy it at Wal-Mart, on the Web -- heck, if you don't mind limiting yourself to the Britneys and 'N Syncs of the world, you can buy music at McDonald's these days. But chances are, if you really love music, you wanna go where there are other people who do, too. In terms of St. Louis record stores, that means Vintage Vinyl. Some of the large chain stores might be able to outdistance Vintage in the size of their... More »

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  • scottood
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    | Saint Louis, MO | 1 Reviews

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    | Fri, June 11, 2010

    Not just a record store, a place for the community of musicians and music lovers to gather. In store shows, low priced Cd's and vinyl, t-shirts, etc. Vintage Vinyl is a Loop institution for over 30 years!!!!

  • srbrickler
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    | kirkwood, MO | 22 Reviews

    4
    | Sat, August 22, 2009

    to get all sorts of music. includes underground mix tapes

  • chefsah
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    | Unknown, MO | 12 Reviews

    4
    | Thu, December 31, 2009

    I really hope Vintage Vinyl will be here for another 50 years. Many memories and music bought their. We all forget about these types of music stores, everything is online now.

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