Record Archive is an eclectic record store and a landmark for the Rochester, NY music scene since 1975.

This isn’t your dad’s record collection he keeps in the basement…well, okay some of those record collections are amazing, let’s add to it! Record Archive is a music lover’s paradise holding over 250,000 records, movies, and more. Expand your horizons with every genre under the sun, new and old. Don’t see what you’re looking for in the store? Our three online stores offer an impressive selection of rare finds that can be shipped worldwide. Still can’t find it? We will special order it for you.

Record Archive’s Backroom Lounge is Roc City’s hidden gem for a good time. It’s where friends meet for a drink, local artists perform live music, and anyone is free to rock out with a 20-foot dinosaur, yes you read that right.