Since 1990, the tiny but expertly curated Wall Of Sound has peddled the zenith of avant-garde music to discerning aficionados. Due to space limitations, Wall Of Sound owners Jeffery Taylor and Michael Ohlenroth have abided by an all-killer/no-filler ethos. The duo know their clientele’s left-field tastes and have excelled by stocking covetable new and used vinyl, CD, and cassette releases from various strata of the global underground, with plenty of rarities to sate elite collectors. Taylor and Ohlenroth’s honed aesthetics shine in the ambient, jazz, psychedelic-/progressive-rock, electronic, experimental, and world-music genres. However, one recent Saturday, a local singer entered WOS looking for gospel records; she exited with three such LPs.
A First-Timer’s Guide to Record Shops in Seattle 🛍
It was difficult for us to narrow this guide to a few shops, but you can’t go wrong by starting at these places.
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