House of Oldies

Pretty expensive with a minimum of $ 30 a record. But they do have some great stuff in there. Well set out and easy to find your way around. The owner was lovely, other people must have caught him on a bad day

Expect common and rare records — with most clearly in better condition than in any other NYC or Brooklyn store. (I visited 16 other record stores in three days).
The records’ great condition warrants the prices and so has kept this place in business for decades.
They sell many different types of music — e. g 250,000 45’s alone are stored in the basement! Oh, and it may help to know that famous record collector Jimmy Page shops here too.
Yes, the owner can be a bit pushy at times, such as saying he’ll only get a record if you’re going to buy it. Perhaps that’s how his pride/​ego comes out. I just take the high road, smile and say «I’ll see please» and then he gets it. Any such short verbal push is at least worth the reward to me for the high quality that’s on offer.
Price negotiation is typically possible so I say worth a try each time! About $ 10 off per $ 100 priced. Good luck!

Not enough words to describe how awful the owner of this store is. I am a collector, so I KNOW my stuff, and it’s super unpleasant to walk into a shop and be judged by stature and money. This man assumed I didn’t have enough money to buy something I asked to see, not once but time after time. I have given this store many chances but been met with an ugly, assumptive attitude and sheer laziness in meeting a request. «Don’t make me go down and get it if you aren’t gonna buy it» is a nasty nasty attitude. I am gonna go ahead and assume racism as well, as a white woman walked in while I was there, and promptly was attended to with glee. Never going back.

Sorta crossed with this store. The owner is friendly once you get to know him but may come across to 1^st timers at the shop as curt. He will help you out with what you are looking for and then… bang…you see the price. This place is very expensive though not the extortion prices of other stores (see my other Unilocal reviews).
The quality of the vinyl is almost all high end. The order of the store makes it very easy to find what you are looking for, very well organized. The owner is honest and will not try to pass off a 3^rd pressing as a 1^st pressing.
The shop is VERY HEAVILY classic rock slanted, so if you are looking for that rare Spiritualized pressing, you are out of luck. I would say that very few records after 1990 are at this store.
If you are in a need of a 1^st pressing towards near mint condition and are willing to pay 50% above market rate this is the shop.

This review brought me out of Unilocal reviewing retirement.
These people leaving all these one star reviews probably don’t know anything about vinyl… they wouldn’t know an «RL» first pressing of Led Zeppelin II from a 90’s CD sourced vinyl pressing. You go to House of Oldies because they’ll have that «RL» pressing. And guess what, it’s not going to be cheap. So, if you’re looking for some dollar bin copies of The Captain and Tennille, then you shouldn’t be coming here in the first place. But if you want some great first pressings then this is where you’ll want to come first. You’re not going to get some great deal but you’re going to find something you probably won’t find anywhere else.
To all you one star reviewers, go somewhere else to get your hipster vinyl fix. Your Crosley turntable doesn’t deserve the vinyl sold here.

What the hell happened here? I commend whoever it was that organized the place… but shit… usually when you have a massive surplus of something (like this place does), you sell it cheaper to move the product.
What the hell is with the rounded off $ 20, $ 30, $ 40 pricing scheme? Not only is it inflated, but after 15 minutes of seeing the same prices I gave up. 5 bucks makes a world of difference.
I gotta say, no doubt record digging in NYC has been taking a dive for a while, but this place is wearing lead shoes.

I am very disappointed with the ignorance of many of the reviews I see here for house of oldies. This is a COLLECTORS vinyl shop, its not a rip-​off when a collectors item is more valuable then a reprint by an off brand company like RECORDISSSSSIMO, these are not for someone who just wants to get an album. Many are out of print, first edition, original pressing, Harvest label, etc. I almost never review record stores but house of oldies is exceptional and is getting an awful rap on Unilocal.Price shouldnt affect your review, you should review the product, there is an area on Unilocal to say the price range so the buyer decides. the 2 star rating makes people think they are a bad record store but they are simply expensive. Theres a picture of the owner with Jimmy Paige in the store and they are in a book for the best music stores in the city.

Probably the worst record shop I’ve ever been to. Talk about an overpriced tourist trap. 25 dollars for a Kinks 7″? No thanks.

Pricey but very good. Worth every penny. If you’re looking for that really really rare record, go here. For records that are well known, go somewhere else. This is the place where you can find it. Got a Charles Manson record here.

The only thing that keeps this overpriced craphole from getting one star is that this guy actually does have some British Invasion titles that are nearly impossible to find anywhere other than a record convention, an out of state store or ebay. Probably the last place you should look, unles you have money literally falling out of your butt, and don’t need to spend it on silly things like food, clothing or shelter.

A fantastic selection of rare vinyl, no doubt. I never pass up a record shop, so I know a good selection when I see it. BUT, BUT– COMPLETE RIP OFF! They had the same Beatles album I bought in MA for $ 15, for $ 40, damn. most albums were at least $ 30 and I’ve seen them elsewhere for much cheaper. Kinda disappointing, because I saw some hendrix stuff i liked. So, if you’re looking for a specific album you can’t find elsewhere, they’ll prob have it for you, but know you can get it elsewhere for much cheaper. also, tiny, tiny aisles with very little space to walk past people, this is typical though of records shops.

Amazing selection of rare vinyl, all well cared for and in very good condition. Too bad it’s all obscenely, grotesquely overpriced.

The cheapest records here are $ 5, but you could probably find those same records elsewhere for around $ 1.
And $ 10 records are considered «bargains» here. That being said, I found 1 steal even at $ 10 so it was all good.

Arg.
Alexander K. (see above) got it right. I can’t remember the last time I saw bigger rip-​offs at a record store. Literally, I can’t remember, and I go to record stores frequently. I was astounded. It’s a real shame too, because they have some great vinyl there, but it’s like they’re living on another planet. I don’t know where these prices of theirs come from… it’s bizarre. Shouldn’t a house of oldies have anachronistically LOW prices?

they have a ton of vinyl and it’s all clean, BUT… this place is THE biggest rip-​off. they always say they’ll knock a few bucks off of whatever record you’re holding at the time, but yer still getting screwed. hard. if there’s a record you just gotta have, do yourself a favor and come here last.