Record & Tape Traders

This store has so many records they need 2 floors to hold them all. They also deal in cd's, dvd's, video games both used and new. They will buy your items for a pretty good price and you can get some really nice deals. They carry hard to find items but you will have to pay a premium for them. They also sell posters, stickers and other items from various musicians. The place is pretty small and cramped. There is really no parking so you will have to park on the street or at a local business. more

Record and Tape Traders has become a Baltimore classic—I remember them from my teenage years, when they were still relatively new, as the record store where you could buy quirky, non-mainstream records (and they were still records at that point) for almost no money. They’ve now expanded to several locations in the Baltimore area and I’m lucky enough to live within walking distance of one. It was the one local store where my teenage stepson, my husband, and myself—all with wildly different musical tastes—could find something to suit ourselves and kill some time. They are still the store of choice for quirky, non-mainstream music (fortunately now on CD) as well as a large selection of popular music as well, although don’t expect to find much of anything at all in the way of world music or classical music. Anytime you go, you’ll find something new because they aren’t just stocking what’s selling well nationally. The prices aren’t quite as cheap as they once were, but they are certainly better than you’ll find at even discount chains. more