Magnolia Records

11/15/05

Best Place to Find Obscure Music by Sabrina L. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

Several times in the past few years I've wanted to find music that is difficult to come by. I know I could order it online, but I'm an instant gratification kind of person, so this store rocks for me. So far they've not let me down.

09/16/09

A throwback--both good and bad

by tbrave at Citysearch

I recently moved to Columbus and desperately wanted to support a local independent music store, and at first this looked like the place. There's a good selection, lots of t-shirts, and for the headbangers, a special metal section in the back. It's just too bad that almost everyone working is full of attitude. I've been in ther about 10 times (purshasing something almost everytime), and the staff has made eye contact with me once. The last straw was when I asked for help finding an import from the UK and was told to just order it on Amazon. It's difficult to suppor that type store. it was nice knowing you, looks like you had a great ride...maybe everyone's just in a bad mood because they know the end is near for their industry. Then again, up the street is Used Kids--go there and your faith in music-o-philes will be restored.

• Pros: Large selection of hard-to find discs, especially metal
• Cons: Old-fashioned alt-record store bad attitude

A veteran south campus record store, with a well-tended selection of all kinds of music.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Sounds
The selection is mostly on disc, and features a comprehensive jazz layout, along with well-researched rock and indie racks. Magnolia does stock some vinyl, focusing on 45s as well as 7" and 12" singles from varied underground circuits.

On the Wall ...
Can't find that Sun Ra box set at Virgin? It's probably here, along with boxes of imported Miles Davis you didn't know existed.

Reading Room
This place stocks most decent music magazines, plus a few hard-to-follow cultish zines.

Rocks Off
This is the place to go if you want a must-have classic that doesn't end up in used bins often. Search through the entire catalog for artists like the Rolling Stones and the Who.