Be prepared to spend two things when you go to Cincinnati’s Shake It Records (4156 Hamilton Avenue) – time and money…A lot of both.
This place is deep with stuff and is two floors – the ground floor and the basement. Both are stocked with everything from LPs to action figures.
Yes, action figures.
So, yeah, this place is amazing. I could spend an entire afternoon here. The back of the front counter looked like this when I was there.
Plus, there’s funky art everywhere.
Oh yeah, there are records…Boy, are there records.
Some of the coolest records are special signed editions you can get there.
They also have CDs and cassettes, of course.
By the way, this is just some of the stuff upstairs. As I mentioned earlier, there’s an entire basement with more records and books in it.
Most of their jazz, blues, classical, country, and soul records (and soundtracks) are down here.
They also have a big section each of books, graphic novels, and zines.
I walked out of here with CDs by My Bloody Valentine (a three-disc EP set), a double Ennio Morricone album, the new TV Priest album, and the soundtrack to the weird cult film Forbidden Zone. I could’ve spent more time and money there, but we had limited time on the parking meter.
Don’t miss this place if you’re in town. You won’t regret it.
Keep your mind open.
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