Rasputin Music

I went to Rasputins to sell some books.. over 20 boxes full with over 350 books. I had recently sold 3 of these said books on ebay for over $ 30 dollars. If you look at the screen shot I posted a makeup book that recently sold for $ 35 plus shipping that was included in these books. Well it turns out that they happily screwed the customer here. I get that they are fronting the risk but to openly and aggressively f@$! a customer in such a fashion should by law require lube and I can tell by how I am walking that I didn’t get the benefit. So if you have anything to sell don’t just walk but run from here as fast as you can or bring your own lube as you are sure to get a good colon cleansing here

I like my music just as I like my Mondays a chaotic, bipolar, emotional mess and what I mean by that is I have no limits when it comes to my beats. I can go from Adele to Smashing Pumpkins /​/​Luni Coleone /​/​Disturbed /​/​The Spinners /​/​Rob Zombie back to T-​Nutty all in one day. I blame it on my parents. My father liked listing to Yes, Elvis Costello, Dinosaur JR, The Mamas and The Papas and 90’s Grunge. My mother liked Def Leppard, Van Halen, Prince and Madonna so I grew up with the best of both worlds. So when I venture into Rasputin I love that they carry all kinds of various music and even the Underground Artists the ones not many stores carry.
Sure I can go stream movies on my PS4 or go on my phone and listen to Pandora but call me an old fart but I still like the feel of going into stores and physically touching and looking at DVDs and CDs. I blame it on my OCD. Ever since my father was killed I try to grasp every memory we had and when I was a kid he would always take me into Tower Records (or Dimple) and pick out music together.
If you’re not happy with a purchase I asked the guy that rang me up what their return policy was and if you have a receipt they will be glad to exchange and apply 85% of it to another purchase. They also have a section buy 10 DVDs at $ 1.95 and get 5 free.
Many people say the DVD/​CD game is dead and it might just be on a hanging its last thread but I’ll still support businesses like this to its very last breath. Keep spinning that vinyl to the very last beat!

What can I really say? I have been coming here for longer than I can or care to remember and ALWAYS walk out with something.
Usually I am a pretty self-​sufficient shopper, like on a level of «oh hi, thanks for acknowledging me, I’ll be fine on my own and thanks again for being available if I have a question» and I have gotten by just as well. You see a lot of employees working the aisles and from the perspective of offhandedly observing them help other folks, service is always top-​notch, but I had never really experienced what they could do until my last visit.
I had been looking elsewhere for some specific DVDs or BluRays (really getting to the point where I would take whatever I ended up finding), and the gal ringing me up for the 6 other things I found instead searched a few titles for me. I was super excited to hear that they had Rear Window on BluRay but the feeling was fleeting when I realized that was one of the things I couldn’t find as I browsed the floor. Without hesitation, she walkie’d another staffer who knew exactly where the one copy they had in stock lived, and not a minute later he arrived at the register with the disc in hand. What a literal angel.
For some reason I usually end up stopping at Streetlight out of curiosity after a trip here but the sense of «enchantment» I feel at Rasputin just can’t be duplicated there. Thanks to all patrons who continue to keep this place up and running!

So I asked the manager (bald guy somewhat on the short side) what happened to Tower Records, because as of last year they still listed this store as one of their locations on their website (yes, Tower Records is still in business). But the manager tells me Tower’s been out of business for ten years or more.
Au Contraire. That is to say, no they aren’t. They are still an online entity, and I think still may have one or two stores left in California (possibly their Sacramento location where they started). I know. I check their website frequently. Ah, but management is ill informed.
Not such a big deal. I didn’t go there to talk the history of the record store, but to shop for some DVDs. Or, more specifically, bluray disks.
Like other Rasputins in the Bay Area this place has a very grunge like feel to it, catering to the unkempt musician in all of us who like to buy, sell, trade and otherwise exchange physical media; vinyl records, VHS tapes, DVDs, bluray disks, and even cassettes and 48s. Remember 48s? they’re still around.
I can’t say I’ve ever been a big fan of Rasputin for their whole presentation, but I’m glad they’re still in business, and kind of wish that Tower Records would surge forth once more and retake that which they sold to Rasputin in a big business comeback. Why? Because I like clean stores, or stores that at least have a clean appearance, and even though this Rasputin actually is clean, like I say, it’s got that cluttered look to it.
The selection is vast, the prices are good, knowledge of the industry is somewhat incomplete, but otherwise you should be able to find most of what you’re looking for here at some very respectable prices.
prediction; cassettes and vinyl are making a comeback because the sound is of higher fidelity. It this trend in the youth market continues to expand, then we may see a comeback of Tower, Rainbow Records, Camelot Music and so forth.
Until then, drop by this place and see what you think. Good prices, good merchandise.

Been to Rasputin huge selection but its always the same crap. I mean might as well go out of business if these clerks are always having a sh###y attitude they are never friendly just give bad vibes. Personally that’s really not right at all every place should greet the customers with a smile and hello. These senseless F##ks just mug at you act all stuck up. My bf has been a customer since 2002 and he says back then the clerks were nicer now it’s gone sour bitter foul. Their cult film section is so stupid you literally have to crawl on the floor just to find a good film. Please strongly enforce good customer satisfaction or otherwise go to hell and go out of buisness.

Disclaimer: This is only a review for the vinyl section.
I was low key a little disappointed over the size of the vinyl section. I tend to judge record stores by their price and selection of used vinyl, since you can get new vinyl anywhere for the same exact price (looking at you, Urban Outfitters! Then again, I work at Urban so I can use my employee discount on new vinyls) I didn’t feel as if there was that much selection (I couldn’t find any records for the more esoteric bands that I like), and even used vinyls were pretty expensive at more than $ 10 a pop.
The best deals are to be found in the classical section, where I picked up a copy of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for $ 4 or so. I was also eyeing Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 for the same price.
And also, of course, lowering your line of vision to the ground where they have 50 cent and $ 1 records.
Overall, Rasputin is worth a quick look but don’t set your sites too high!

Best place to find any old or new movies for a really good price! A big selection of many different movies. One of my favorite spot. Definitely recommend coming here.

MUZIK?!? Of course! Movies?.. Well I don’t watch them often although their animé selection is enough to satisfy the average geeks appetite like mine and I’ll eat up some samurai champloo, tekkinkreet, howls moving castle, yeah that’s enough! MUZIK pfft, King Nicky, Lynch, beach boys, maroon5, Jimmy, Mozart, deadmau5, the mutha phuken FOO, Billy Joel etc etc etc etc etc etc :-)
Place is phuken legit plain and simple. I could waste hours in here happily and wander thru each genre like a starving vulture feeding on his prey so patiently. I would get lost in here on countless visits leaving with MUZIK I never knew I liked until I pressed play on my discman. The employees know it’s Nirvana and always know exactly where to send me no matter what I’m craving genre wise. I’ve started in the rap and ended up looking at Ludwig van. I can be here for hours on end

Take my money all day everyday

Great selection of CDs and DVDs even old video games. People are too impatient and want to be helped right away that’s why there are so many complaints.

I can always rely on this place to find the old school titles of dvds & cds especially from movie & Broadway scores.

It was cleaner on my recent visit, which is always a plus with me, and they were more organized than I’ve seen them before, especially with the CDs.
I’ve always liked the set up: where the DVDs, clothing and CDs are because it creates its own creative environment and makes it easier to find what you’re looking for.

I will NEVER go here again. They have a great selection and reasonable prices but not worth the shit experience I had. I was there for an hour and a half waiting on 1 bag of CD’s I was selling. The staff never communicated to the buyer that he had put my bag on the side. When he finally started working on my bag he was too busy talking to his friend visiting that he spent forever getting through it. The staff are rude, they don’t communicate to one another, and the overall vibe sucks. I will say that Matthew was very friendly.

when i lived in mountain view, a few years back, there used to be a rasputin store within walking distance of my apartment complex… BUT, i actually never went inside, b/​c i didn’t have a reason to!
since we were in campbell, shopping at the pruneyard, my husband wanted to stop into rasputin to check out their cds and dvds. they certainly had a wide variety of cds, dvds, blue ray discs, and other music and movie related memorabilia. it reminded me of a music and record store that i used to frequent when i was a freshman in college!
my husband purchased a nelly furtado cd for $ 10.99, which was pretty good for a brand new cd that was never opened. i remember when i was in college, about 20 years ago, and the newest cds for the week were about $ 12 – 14, so $ 10.99 in this day and age is pretty darn good!
the staff was friendly and helpful, and checking out was a cinch.
**note that if you have a bag that’s bigger than a purse/​hand bag, you will be expected to check it in at the front.

Although they have cheap cds/​dvds the customer service is horrible. The few times I’ve come here to sell some cds/​dvds the team members here have been extremely rude. The atmosphere and vibe is very unwelcoming. They’re condescending and belittle you to say the least. I’d much rather shop at Streetlight where the customer service is very pleasant and their products are just as cheap.

Horrible Horrible Horrible customer service!!!
I went there to sell them some DVD sets that I had and the guy working there was a taller older man by the name of Don, everyone heads up Don is a rude one! He was having a bad day, he said so himself, and totally took it out on me. Look Don if your having a f’ed up time and you have to work leave your problems at the door dude! Especially when dealing with the public and paying customers at a legitimate business! So I had a coupon to get 10% more cash on the value of the DVD’s but it was on my phone and not printed on paper. Don refused to honor that coupon that I received from them as a email, all while being a grumpy old fart. I asked Don if I could speak to the manager and this man had the audacity to tell me NO! Ok now I’m getting heated when I already took this rudeness from the old guy and needless to say I ended up getting to speak to the manager (FRANCO) and I explained how unprofessional his employee was being towards me and that I was an unhappy customer. He didn’t seem to care very much and I’m guessing Don was never confronted about his horrible customer service. I really just wanted to let management know about the situation and leave it at that but when Franco asked if there was anything he could do and I replied «yes I would like my 10% coupon honored» believe it or not Franco said no that he had to have the paper to staple to the receipt when he sent it to the headquarters! I WAS IN SHOCK!!! TALK ABOUT HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE CHEAP AS F@÷K!!! 10% COME ON! AND THEY OFFERED HARDLY ANY MONEY AT ALL FOR THE NICE COLLECTION I HAD. …TWO THUMBS DOWN!
BOOO RASPUTIN!

Selection and on-​going buy three sales are a top pick for those seeking worthy music or media gems.
It’s a great space to unwind with a fantastic selection of albums.
Books could be a backbone here too, seems like an effort is a foot to do just that.

An amazing place to spend time if you have a list of what you own (which at the time I didn’t, which resulted in the dreaded buying a thing or two you already own). The used Rock collection on the floor is significant, I spent almost three hours going through it all. To top it all off, they had a buy 3, get the fourth free sale, so I wound up leaving with a large bag of CD’s, about 70 in all. Score!
All of those CD’s are in large anti-​theft cases, which also raises them to the point they’re easier to read while leafing through them all. They have a 50 cent (cost, not the artist) collection as well, but I didn’t go through it. They also have a large collection up higher which for the most part is all new, with sprinklings of used copies of some titles throughout.
Those who came for used vinyl and aren’t looking for anything else will surely leave disappointed.
Those anti-​theft cases added over five minutes to my checkout while all of those, one by one, were taken apart so the CD’s could then be stacked, grouped by price, etc. That’s not a problem since I was in no hurry, but if you buy a lot, add some time to get out the door.
This place is a notch behind Pleasant Hill for the size of inventory, but is no slouch.

Probably the best store in the Rasputin Music chain outside of Berkeley. This store is massive and decently organized. The employees are friendly and knowledgeable and the stock is deep. I always find something I want to buy when I go here, and hopefully my wallet agrees!
This place makes it worth a trip to San Jose!

Still as solid as ever. I love stopping by to find rare copies of my favorite movies for under $ 5, or especially at the $ 3.95 price point for a very old, but ‘slightly more used than these other copy’ options.
They’ve added a books section which is still working it’s way towards having a better selection.
I was surprised to find that they also have a ‘game’ section (if you can call something with less than 100 games a section). The beau and I (mostly me) were searching for the diamond in the rough that is Donkey Kong: Country Returns for our Wii, but were disappointed to only find more than a dozen copies (unsurprisingly) of the Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour game.
If you’re looking for a classic old movie to add to your home DVD collection, or a really great album to replace an old copy, definitely make Rasputin your first trip. Skip Rasputin for games though & stick to GameStop– though I’d bet you’d get a better buyback deal at Rasputin considering their pathetic game selection.

Been coming to this store for years to buy all the newest CDs that come in every Tuesday. I don’t come here as much these days cause have stop listening to hip hop, but stop by every time I’m around this area for some DVDs for the kids and afew for myself. You can’t beat buy 3 DVDs for 10 bucks. Works are always been helpful if you ask them for something they will help you look for it or they will check on computer for you to see if they have it in stock. So if you in the campbell area stop by there is always something for everyone. (Books, CDs, Games and DVDs new and used)