Best Record Store Independence Near Me

Jordan H: Friendly staff. Good vibes.

Chuck Simmons: This is a great record store. The owner Farron is kind, helpful, and knowledgeable in various genres of music. His store has a wide variety of new and used vinyl at fair prices. If you haven't checked it out I highly recommend you do

Bryan Harrison: Top notch service and a great selection highlight this relatively small shop. Both of the gentlemen I've dealt with there really have a lot of knowledge, and treated me very well. If you're a vinyl collector this is definitely one of the best spots in Kansas City to visit.

R L: Great record store, friendly staff and good selection.

Scott deJong: It may not be as large as some of the other used record stores but it has the absolute best selection in the city. Very friendly staff, as well. Good records, good prices and great conversation.

William Craig: Great little shop owner is very knowledgeable great selection

Eric Murray: Good selection and really enjoyed meeting the owners.

Moriah Makovec: I wish I had more money on me because I would have bought a lot more than I did! The space is little and cute but there is so much to offer!! it is very organized and clean so that you can go in and find exactly what you’re looking for rather than having to shuffle through a bunch of stuff. Albums that I can’t find anywhere else. I had no problem finding here. I can’t wait till I get paid to go back. Lol!

Douglas Edgar: Great Music shop in the Heart of NKC. Lots of New & Used Vinyl, tapes & CD's, swag, stickers, and sum vintage electronics! Definitely worth the Visit

Brian Pattison: Great vinyl spot. Used and New.

Jo Ann Groves: Friendly Pop run shop full of treasures.

Ron Watts: Crazy busy today. Proprietor was on site and very knowledgeable and helpful. I always leave with SOMETHING cool.

Andrew Stone: Very Nice Guy. I bought a fully restored Pioneer SX-780 and it is excellent. The interior and exterior are beautiful, it had been cleaned up and checked out and I have had no issues with it. Great Guy, Great Shop. Never have left without something cool.

John Craven: Great little hidden gem, just north of downtown. Great selection. Friendly staff

Tyler Greeley: I had my car stolen last year and with it, all the CDs I've ever owned. Faron has been working with me since to rebuild my collection to better than it has ever been. He knows his stuff and can make great suggestions based on what I like to try new bands/artists. My fiancé and I have also gotten into vinyl thanks to his suggestions. Only place we'll shop and a bright spot in NKC! We'll be back soon!

Robert Lanphier: Great record shop with knowledgeable owner...Faron

Michelle McDaniel: Tons of selection, cool merch, great staff.

Deborah K Langdon: I have way too much fun shopping here for albums and cds. Faron is very knowledgeable on music and extremely helpful.

Jamie Tilden: Wonderful smaller record store. They have vinyl and CDs, gift items like t-shirts, mugs, candles. Helpful owner on site. I will return and send others. 🙂

Bonnie S.: The place is tiny but great!! The music and condition of the vinyl are excellent, the person behind the counter is knowledgeable, and sometimes there's even beer! They have a bunch of stickers, and metal on vinyl has its own little spot. There's a whole room for CDs too. Definitely a place to check out for any music fan!

James Holmberg: Muzick Luvah nailed it.Hipsters have no taste yet they're taking over anything remotely connected to food, music, news and culture.

Jill Jerome: Drove 30 minutes to buy a $45.00 record with my very small children. My 4 yr old had to use the bathroom and they absolutely REFUSED to be kind enough to let her borrow their bathroom, even though I had just given them my business. So thoughtless

Laura Tessendorf: Great selection with lots of variety of music choices

Joel Vanderpool: I just started collecting Vinyl not that long ago, and heard about record store day and was pretty excited. Mills Record Company did not disappoint. They had the record I was looking for (How to Train Your Dragon 2 Record Store Day Exclusive) and all the staff was extremely helpful in lending me a hand to find whatever records I was in search for. I tried to get 2 Taylor Swift record store day exclusives but they wouldnt let me which I understood so I went back the next day and got another one for me seeing as the first one was for my niece. Mills Record Company will forever have my business. They were much better than another record stores I went to who was not helpful in the slightest and didn't have anything I was looking for.

Muzick Lovah: This is not the store to shop at. You will never see more than 5 people inside during the regular work week. It is only during events like Record Store Days where people line up and that is only because they are able to get the largest amount of copies to sell. If you have been on those days, do not be fooled and think that is normal for this store.Mills and its owner has gotten such a huge ego after being lied to and told they were the #1 store in Kansas City. They cater to one audience and one audience only and that is hipster music listeners and disregard all other customers. From hiking up prices, to not being knowledgeable on popular artists across all genres, the shopping experience at Mills lacks nostalgia and diversity.If you are looking for R&B, you won’t find it. Why? Because EVERY black artist other than jazz is listed as “HIP HOP” while blue eyed artists like Adele and Sam Smith take their place in the R&B section. Have a question? Yeah don’t bother asking anyone. Let google, discogs, or Amazon be your friends as no one here will answer.With the resurgence of vinyl records, you would think they would make sure that they are able to cater to every race, every genre, everyone period, but that is not the case. The owner lacks “soft skills” and I have seen people walk right out just because of it. I preordered a record before along with others I know and their copies were SEALED, yet I was sold an open one that they used for their instagram post and then they claimed they would never open a record. I told the owner and she rushed me off the phone and said “it’s either you return it for a partial return or keep it because I can’t get you another copy”Preordered another record that kept getting pushed back, when it was finally released, they didn’t look at the preorders and ended up selling my copy (that I paid for) and when speaking to the owner, she said “well I don’t know how I can get you another copy, I have other customers to tend to”.BAD customer services, leads to BAD reviews like this one. Do better! You are in the Urban core of Kansas City, yet far from URBAN and does not seem to care either. And I'm waiting for the owner to reply to this with a smart remark like she has others instead of changing.

Lyndon Smith: Make you wear masks in store, not complaining about that but it is the fact that said masks that they offered were disposable and have all been reused 🤢

josh jacobs: Not only is this place anti-science they are also very rude. It's a shame a business like this is in our community.

B C: Still requiring paper masks in 2023 is a hard no.

Candi Lion: This record store always has a good variety of albums and the staff is so friendly.

calder bischoff: Favorite record store in KC

Leslie Soto-White: The atmosphere, the vibe, the setup is simply perfect. This record store was the only one that had a record we couldn't find anywhere else. They had plenty of copies, too. We called ahead of time and they held it for us until we got there to pick it up.

Chandler Glasgow: Wonderful selections and knowledgeable staff. Found a lot here, it was great!

R L: Always good to check inventory via phone for me. Large selection. I don't visit as much as others in the area simply due to parking and the new arrivals are in a rack that my back won't hold out to try to go through (better for younger people or older thin people with good backs). Probably the largest inventory in the area.

Kelly Jordan: One of my favorite KC businesses! Always hidden treasure and used selection is very reasonable

Benjamin Spadt: Good selection. Helpful staff.

Brandon Norris: Covidiots still making you mask when transmission rates are low in KC. Anti science losers, and their selection is weak.

Brandon A.: Great selection but requiring masks in Oct. of 2022 was a little weird. Taking a star off for that.

Andrew Cochran: We stopped in here in the way back home to Milwaukee. The selection was amazing and the worker was incredibly kind and helpful. If we pass through Kansas City again, we’ll be sure to stop in again (though I think if we’re ever driving through the area in general, we’ll probably go out of our way to stop in).

Blake David: One of the best selections of curated new and used records for a pretty fair price. Employees are always friendly and welcoming. Could not recommend this place more!

The Thyroids: Absolutely huge selection! Rarities of all sorts for everyone. Cool staff people too :)