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Joe's Record Paradise

4.6 ★★★★★ 232 Google reviews · Record store

Buys records jazzrock listening stationscassettesCDs toobooks & movies

Small record store offering a variety of genre choices such as rock, jazz & hip-hop.

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8700 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 585-3269

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Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday 12–8 PM
Saturday 12–8 PM
Sunday 12–6 PM

Where to find Joe's Record Paradise

What's in the crates

The genres crate-diggers actually call out in reviews of Joe's Record Paradise — not self-reported, earned.

🎷 jazz 4 mentions

“They got plenty, just a little lacking on the new jazz but other than that.”

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🎸 rock 3 mentions

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What collectors say again and again

The things reviewers keep bringing up across 232 Google reviews — in their own words.

🎧 listening stations

“There's a listening station too so you can try before you buy!”

📼 cassettes 5 mentions

“An insane quantity of records plus a decent number of cassette tapes (not very interesting artists, though).”

💽 CDs too 4 mentions

“There are also some other items like CDs and I believe I saw some books there.”

📚 books & movies 5 mentions

“There are also some other items like CDs and I believe I saw some books there.”

What customers say

I want to give a shout out to the integrity of this business. I sold a very large collection of music and accepted the offer made to me, that felt very fair. A few weeks later the owner contacted me, because after a closer evaluation of the collection , he felt he had undervalued it and offered to send me a check to…

★★★★★ — Anita, 2022-01

Fabulous collection ,spans every music genre including world music and all western music styles. More than 10,000 records in the store. Staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. There's also a couple of turntables where you can check out vinyls before buying them. Prices are very reasonable.

★★★★★ — Prithviraj, 2017-06

An insane quantity of records plus a decent number of cassette tapes (not very interesting artists, though). Definitely a place to spend some time digging, if you don’t mind the chaotic vibe of the whole place. I’d say it’s worth your time if you plan to visit, even though I didn’t but anything.

★★★★★ — Miroslav, 2025-05

The magic of Joe's is simple: Even if they don't have what you're looking for, there's ALWAYS something magical to find in there. If you're a music lover then this basement haven is a definitely a must go on a random Sunday morning or "sick day" Spend an hour just thumbing through the thousands of records, CDs, DVDs &…

★★★★★ — Sean-Anthony, 2018-12

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