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Joint Custody

4.6 ★★★★★ 242 Google reviews · Record store · Vintage clothing store

Record Store Day punkmetalreggaerock 45s & 78s

Secondhand shop offering a variety of clothing, records & electronics such as turntables.

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1530 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009

+1 202-643-8614

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Hours

Monday 12–8 pm
Tuesday 12–8 pm
Wednesday 12–8 pm
Thursday 12–8 pm
Friday 12–8 pm
Saturday 12–8 pm
Sunday 12–8 pm

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What's in the crates

The genres crate-diggers actually call out in reviews of Joint Custody — not self-reported, earned.

🧷 punk 2 mentions

“This place is fueled by love of music and specializes in DC's storied hard core punk history, but every other genre including rock, reggae alt and more are here.”

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🤘 metal 2 mentions

“A vast array of all genres: hip-hop, metal, soul, rock and roll.”

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🌴 reggae 2 mentions

“This place is fueled by love of music and specializes in DC's storied hard core punk history, but every other genre including rock, reggae alt and more are here.”

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🎸 rock 4 mentions

“This place is fueled by love of music and specializes in DC's storied hard core punk history, but every other genre including rock, reggae alt and more are here.”

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What collectors say again and again

The things reviewers keep bringing up across 242 Google reviews — in their own words.

💿 45s & 78s 2 mentions

What customers say

great place! owners/people who work there are very friendly and are more than happy to let you look around and browse. they have a HUGE selection of vinyl that spans the wall from the front of the store all the way to the back jam-packed full of records. any genre you are possibly thinking about can be found here.

★★★★☆ — Jamari, 2019-05

Amazing record shop. Really cozy basement vibe with cool art. They have a great variety of records. I found a few I was looking for, for a long time. The guy at the register was also really nice. I recommend this place.

★★★★★ — S, 2021-09

A little hard to find as I'm not used to having to look for places both above the ground floor and basement level shops (this one being the latter) but still a very cool shop with plenty of dance tracks (mostly house but a few DnB and Electro tunes in there as well) to dig thru and priced very reasonably.

★★★★★ — Joe, 2025-06

The collection of records here is awesome, with many bins and many genres in top condition wrapped in plastic - and many more below, not in plastic, for the more adventurous record hunter. Ambrose behind the counter was engaging and chill at the same time.

★★★★★ — Sam, 2025-03

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