Record Store Socks
Description: Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst (who managed such acts as the Ramones, Big Audio Dynamite, Deee-Lite and Deborah Harry) and MCA Records, and it is now out of business. Its catalogue is now owned by Geffen Records and licensed through Universal Music Enterprises.
Description: A sun-faded tribute to the golden age of the American record superstore. Ripe peaches, spinning vinyl, orchard rows and old wooden-crate typography collide in a worn 1975 screen-print aesthetic. Built for crate diggers, vinyl collectors and anyone who remembers when discovering an album meant flipping through records one sleeve at a time.
Description: Nothing Records was an American record label specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor in 1992. It is considered an example of a vanity label, where an artist is able to run a label with some small degree of independence within a larger parent company, in this case the larger company being Interscope Records.
Description: Part record shop, part alley cat, this design pairs a bold Japanese-style cat illustration with a spinning vinyl record for artwork that feels equal parts retro and cool. It's the kind of piece that gets a knowing nod from anyone who's ever flipped through crates at a local record shop looking for something rare.
Description: The chain got to be a auxiliary of the Nehi Record Conveying Enterprise. founded Peaches in 1963 and went on to ended up president of Nehi. At its crest, Peaches had 50 stores in 22 cities with over 2,000 representatives. In June 1981, Peaches recorded a appeal for insolvency beneath Chapter 11 citing $20 million in obligation (identical to $161 in 2022) for its 35 stores coast to coast, owed to Citibank and six diverse record merchants.
Description: Turtle's Records and Tapes was an Atlanta based southern US record store chain that specialized in cassettes, vinyl, and concert tickets and later it rented movies in VHS format. Great gift for crate diggers, vinyl record lovers, old school hip hoppers, turntable spinners and vintage music lovers. License plates promoting Atlanta's WKLS 96 Rock were sold here exclusively, and concert tickets were sold here.
Description: Support Record Stores design with retro LPs over a blue textured geometric background. This vintage aesthetic design is the perfect gift for music lovers, musicians, or audiophiles obsessed with vinyl records. Show off your love for music on vinyl, and record stores, with this cool design!
Description: The late great Subway Stop record store Record Mart- Literally an underground shop in the times square subway. Great source for Vinyl Records. Gone but not forgotten part of the NYC Music scene. Great vintage New York City gift, Great gift for New York music lovers and vinyl record crate diggers.
Description: Boasting an eclectic inventory that stretched well into the hundreds of thousands, Car City Records earned a reputation as one of the Detroit Metro area’s premier used record stores. Founded in 1984 by longtime vinyl enthusiast Bob Setlik—who began dealing jazz records in the mid-1970s—the shop became legendary among collectors for its deep selection of jazz, rock, blues, and classical LPs. Car City embraced an independent spirit and never tried to chase the trends or compete with chain stores pushing the latest chart hits. Instead, it focused on what it did best: offering crate diggers and music obsessives a true vinyl-hunter’s paradise packed with rare finds, forgotten gems, and shelves upon shelves of used records.
Description: Back in 1938 Max Silverman opened a record store at 1836 7th Street in Washington, D.C. under the name Waxie Maxie Quality Music Co. Silverman's store was an instant hit as he stocked it with all the latest recordings as well as those from up-and-coming musicians, including many black artists, something that was still not very common at the time. Silverman began holding jam sessions and live radio broadcasts in the storefront's window, a spot that attracted teens and young adults to the store and became known as the Maxie's goldfish bowl.
