Cutler’s Records & Tapes

I’m not sure if you know this or not, but it’s a law that all record stores in college towns have a section devoted to Cocteau Twins. This store breaks that law.
To add insult to injury, the selection of both vinyl and CDs was really sparse and tended toward mainstream/​pop fare. The prices were entirely too high. The only exception to my otherwise disappointing experience was that I managed to find a CD copy of Coil’s «Love’s Secret Domain» for $ 8 (usually lists for $ 30). As elated as I was, it just reinforced my belief that they just don’t know their music.

A long review would belie the disappointing experience of visiting this once grand and now sad record shop.

This review is only for the LPs at Cutler’s. Disregard it if you’re shopping for other media.
While I want to support independent record stores, I can’t get behind $ 10 Barry Manilow LPs. In other words, Cutler’s has a lot of overpriced common LPs. New record prices, though, may be on par with other stores.
In addition, the used turntables and receivers are overpriced and mediocre.
The train to NYC is only $ 28 RT. Take a day trip and check out Academy LPs and others.

I am all about local record stores, but most of their items were wayyy overpriced. Compared to other stores I have visited, their vinyl section was A-​OK. Nothing spectacular, since the prices were a little steep. They had some used CDs, which I wish were a little cheaper. It was fun to go in and take a look around though. There was a bargain big 10 items for $ 10, with everything from Afroman to the Baha Men lol.

Vinyl here is outrageously overpriced. CD’s are almost pointless to buy these days anyway, and they are overpriced as well.

Stopped in after hearing rumors of it being somewhat of a local landmark, but didn’t see anything of interest & don’t see myself returning.

This is a great little record store and it makes me a bit sad that I seldom go inside. I know that if I’d gone to college or high school in the area I would have been in and out every time I walked by. Times have changed, and as you don’t need a physical store to sell music anymore, places like Cutler’s have already started calling it quits.
I’ve thrown a little business their way, as I do occasionally purchase CDs, and they offer stamp cards to entice repeat patronage. The selection of music is pretty extensive for a small place, and they carry plenty of used CDs as well as LPs.
The staff is friendly and the place is welcoming, and it’s definitely worth a good browse. Cutler’s has been around for a long time, and I hope it has the customer base to stick around a while longer.

A great music store for the less popular stuff. The front still has all the usual popular type of music but the back room has some great early music, and not just the usual best of the 18^th century crap. I have found obscure music by renaissance and medieval composers that is almost impossible to find except on line. Plus they have a pretty good selection of used CD’s.
They also have a good selection jazz and blues and a staff that seems knowledgeable and willing to help. A nice touch is the cat that they usually have sleeping in the store.

I grew up going to this store. I used to go once a week with my Grandpa and had as I tried to stump the clerks they always knew what I was talking about and more often then not, they had it.
Shopping at Cutler’s is an experience in and of itself. You walk into the front door and it’s almost like stepping back in time.
With all the chain stores coming into play in this day and age, it’s great to be able to go to a store like Cutler’s.

Read everyone else’s reviews on this place. They love it. They’re right.
When you’re done with all those other reviews, come back to mine, okay?
Done? Good.
There is a man who works at Cutler’s. He has somewhat messy dirty blonde hair. He’s around 5’6″-ish. He’s almost always smiling. He wears glasses. He knows more about music than anyone I’ve ever met.
This guy can make a recommendation for anything from Baroque to Indie-​pop to 1^st-​wave emo to 1930’s jazz.
Find him and increase your music collection.

It ain’t what it used to be, but Cutler’s still rocks!
I’ve watched this place shrink time and again. It used to be 5 or 6 times the size and it seems every couple of years it loses more sq. Footage. But, somehow it’s still the same great record store. Ouch! How old does that make me sound? Record Store?
Great used collection of Cd’s and some good vinyl. Nice Ipod accessories too. Some novelties and a cool collection of dopey horror flicks on dvd make it all worth the trip. And the Miss PacMan machine is a kick in the pants. Man they have that thing set to play fast.
Life was never better than when Cutler’s and Rhyme’s Records were both going strong. Cutler’s was the big assed superstore, while next door and up the creaky stairs was Rhyme’s — the hardcore alternative.

Cutler’s now has my favorite Jelly Beans!!! That’s right, they are not only touting the best records in town (yes! you can buy REAL records!!), Cd’s & DVDs of every kind, a huge selection of used media, and their cooky selection off Spencer’s-type-gifts but they have Jelly Belly Jelly Beans in single flavors… so any time I have a craving for Strawberry Daiquiri jelly beans, I don’t have to worry about the nuisance of eating all those other flavors before I can get to the two delicious ones in the bag! Woo-​Hoo!!!

I love the cranky guy who buys used cds. He always has something snarky to say about whatever it is you’re trying to get rid of, and it’s entertaining. I always go for trade rather than cash because there’s always something that I need.

Always fun to stop in Cutlers. A wall of try-​before-​you-​buy headsets playing selected discs is a highlight.

They always had some good White Labels for the selectors.

Just around the corner from Toad’s Place, Cutler’s has a good selection of just about anything. Pick out kitchy action figures in the front, or head to the back where they keep the used records. They have an extensive Herb Alpert collection. I picked up something called «Let’s Have a Pizza Party» by The Gaylords for $ 2. If sleazy used records aren’t your speed, there’s new CD’s organized into every genre imaginable. There’s a bunch of old arcade games too, in case you want to get your Q*bert on. My only problem is their high and sometimes seemingly random pricing. I could get a lot of Herb Alpert records for the price of one at this store. And how is that an old soul record by someone named Howard Johnsons is 8 bucks, and Munich Machine is 2 bucks? What could possibly be difference to most people? Maybe the owners know something I don’t.