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Westsider Records

4.5 ★★★★★ 216 Google reviews · Record store · Music store · Used CD store

Buys records ✓ (per their site) jazzclassicalrock cassettesCDs too

Indie store stocking used vinyl, CDs & DVDs, turntables & books with a performing-arts emphasis.

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233 W 72nd St
New York, NY 10023

+1 212-874-1588

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Hours

Monday 11 am–6 pm
Tuesday 11 am–6 pm
Wednesday 11 am–6 pm
Thursday 11 am–6 pm
Friday 11 am–7 pm
Saturday 11 am–6 pm
Sunday 12–6 pm

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What's in the crates

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

🎷 jazz 6 mentions

“Great store - incredible opera, broadway/showtunes, blues and Jazz collection in vinyl, CDs and cassettes.”

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🎻 classical 6 mentions

“Tremendous collection of vinyl especially if you’re interested in classical and opera.”

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🎸 rock 3 mentions

“They have a pretty good collection of rock and pop cds though, but not much vinyl.”

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What collectors say again and again

The things reviewers keep bringing up across 216 Google reviews — in their own words.

📼 cassettes 4 mentions

“Great store - incredible opera, broadway/showtunes, blues and Jazz collection in vinyl, CDs and cassettes.”

💽 CDs too 3 mentions

“Great store - incredible opera, broadway/showtunes, blues and Jazz collection in vinyl, CDs and cassettes.”

What customers say

Great stock, wide range. Best secondhand classical & jazz section I've seen in NY. I could have stayed all day - very friendly welcome. Will be my first port of call when I next visit. Will make a point of recommending this place to all music fans heading to NYC.

★★★★★ — Adam, 2025-02

Excellent collection of classical music, opera and jazz. A few rare book finds. Chill environment with knowledgeable staff. To the staff: it’s dusty.

★★★★☆ — Stephen, 2018-01

TLDR: Wonderful. This small space, already packed with interesting and quality finds, felt even fuller with shared connection and engagement. This place brims with history - the fact that the man that works there was too, made it twice as good.

★★★★★ — Hana, 2023-02

Westsider Records is a hidden gem that you could spend hours in. If we weren’t on a time crunch during our visit, I would definitely be there for that long! The man who runs it is kind and helpful and you can talk to him about all kinds of genres.

★★★★★ — August, 2024-06

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