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1055 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

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Aquarius Records
Local(415) 647-2272

1055 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/tracker/link/website_redirect/marchex_nm/889286

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Expert Reviews of Aquarius Records

Citysearch | Shop for cutting-edge music in an unpretentious, unintimidating environment.

Focusing on the underground sound, the independent record shop (the oldest of its kind in San Francisco) serves as a caring incubator for indie-minded bands. Emerging talents are regularly invited to play...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/11/2005
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User Reviews of Aquarius Records

Yelp.com Review - by Margaret p.

4.0 of 5 stars. A quiet store where I can browse in peace! It is small, but full of unique choices for your music collection. The staff I interacted with were friendly, and the location is perfect, right on Valencia…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher D.

4.0 of 5 stars. If Amoeba stocks everything under the sun, then Aquarius stocks everything that shuns the light. From the darkest pits of Mordor, or from the laptop of some dude living in his parents' basement, if…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by erin h.

5.0 of 5 stars. They're stocking a TON more electronic vinyl lately! It just gets better!
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nate C.

5.0 of 5 stars. After 2-3 years of ordering from their amazing site, while finishing high school. I finally had the chance to visit aQ's physical location in person last month. Which was probably the closest thing to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Damon S.

2.0 of 5 stars. They seem mostly to stock the store out the Wire review section. I have bought things there in the past but the sections seem to be too spotty and anything but comprehensive.
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dorothy S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius Records is a pretty amazing record shop that has been around since 1970! Although their listening station is based from their web site and on an older Mac computer next to the cashier, you…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Diego B.

1.0 of 5 stars. Who is buying all of the doom metal vinyl? Seriously.
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by omar b.

5.0 of 5 stars. how can i forget! they have an effin TRON arcade unit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Pascal F.

5.0 of 5 stars. Though I am only in High school, I have seen a fair deal of good record shops. I have seen a fair deal of local hero shops such as Chicago's Reckless Records, California's Amoeba, Paris' Fnac, and of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jerry Y.

2.0 of 5 stars. Perhaps it's a reflection on my age, but I can't hardly stomach the place any more. After Windy left, it's been going downhill and I think I've been in denial this whole time. My last visit there,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by berto s.

1.0 of 5 stars. this place sucks. weak selection.
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy S.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is the best record store in San Francisco, without a doubt. Its also one of the best record stores in the world, and that is thanks to their exceptional webstore/mail order business. You somehow…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joel G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good small shop with players to sample away. There's some gems hidden in there at decent prices. Staff is way chill.
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mollie r.

5.0 of 5 stars. A fellow friend, and well known yelper, dragged me in here one day after raving and raving about how people all over the world are into this little record shop and they carry her boyfriends bands cd…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by kirk w.

5.0 of 5 stars. these crazy kids are the best. make sure to sign up with their newsletters to get the inside dope on all the new strange odd music that is coming out. it's chaulk full of love and personal reviews and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by sirius s.

4.0 of 5 stars. A great little gem in the home of all things psychedelic. If experimental, psychedelia, kraut, obscuro, and other things underground of the underground is your bag, Aquarius' selection will impress.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Danyell K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I would expect more VINYL selection from a store with "Records" in the name. Just sayin'.
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bryan M.

3.0 of 5 stars. i expected more vinyl, however, aquarius is a good source for expensive black metal lps. and the place is really asthetically appealing.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by James L.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best record store in the bay area, the west coast even. Yes it is a little bit pretentious, but they KNOW their shit.
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joanna R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this little record shop, I really do. Sometimes they don't have the CD I'm looking for, but somehow I never seem to mind.
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ray e.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Aquarius Records and they're uber-tiny-font-but-thorough-music-reviews-stuck-on-cds-that-their-employees-like oeuvre. I've been known to purchase cds based solely on those little gems of…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean T.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is perfect if you know what you are looking for. They usually have super obscure rare limited music. Their used section is average with an occasional rare find popping up here and there (i…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andi R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am experiencing waves of nostalgia thinking about Aquarius. I moved to SF when I was 20 and I was so lonely. I didn't know what to do with myself, so I'd wander around the mission finding food,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Martin D.

4.0 of 5 stars. Carl Craig's recent XLR8R piece was all LULZ.
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristo V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Amazing staff and amazing selection of music. This unique music store offers a selection of advant garde,experimental, soundtracks,pop ,jazz and their used selection has amazing prices. The staff is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by rob p.

5.0 of 5 stars. AQR is my favorite record store that I've never been to. These guys seek out the most obscure music, sounds you've never dreamed of.
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie J.

3.0 of 5 stars. not the place for used vinyl.
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim S.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you are looking for a more intimate local record store experience that's in the know Aquarius still satisfies. Reviews of new releases are written in obsesively small text on some of the CD…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike H.

2.0 of 5 stars. "WE WANT YOUR CDS" says the sign on the door of this postage-stamp-sized store that specializes, as all the hipsters have already noted, only in music you've never heard of. Unless you're a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by daniel m.

5.0 of 5 stars. Small, but you know that everything in this store is handpicked by the staff to be the best of the best. You literally cannot go wrong by blindfolding yourself and then randomly picking one item…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Raymond A.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is the ONLY place in San Francisco where you are going to find the "underground" music you are looking for. Noise, Apocalyptic Folk, Black Metal, Dark Ambient or whatever, chances are they…
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cindy r.

1.0 of 5 stars. they think they are cool.........unfortunately. arrogant attitude is criminal.
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by M.A. C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I can always find about one or two things I want when I visit here and that's about what you expect from a store this size. You can tell all the employees are big music fans and I love to support…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lynae S.

4.0 of 5 stars. The boyfriend drags me in here every time we go by. It's well-lit and well-organized, and really laid back inside. It's one of only two record stores I've ever been to that regularly carries Current…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gamahuche S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Every time I'm off to dinner with someone I haven't seen in a really long time and it happens to be their birthday I drop in here about an hour before because I know they'll always stock those albums…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Aaron K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I too was mislead by the word "Records," expecting more vinyl than I saw upon entering the premises. But hey that's ok cuz I ain't never owned one o them in my life anyways!!! Seriously what ARE…
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Micah S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Having never written any sort of Yelp-ism before, I found myself unable to resist the urge to gush all over Aquarius Records in reaction to Aaron K's so-called review (Three stars? C'mon!). I may not…
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Larry A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius Records has been around since I was a teenage metalmerchant back in the mid 80's . Back when they were located on Noe St., they carried a ton of vinyl. The "Rock" and "Alternative" sections…
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul B.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you've never been before, make sure you have the actual address on hand, because I bicycled past it once before getting directions and u-turning. (It might also have been the large dumpster out…
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by emily w.

2.0 of 5 stars. Bleagh. This place is so not for me. First-They call it Aquarius RECORDS. 90% of the shit sold here is CD's. Very disappointing. And misleading.
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike S.

4.0 of 5 stars. the best record store i've been to in the san francisco area. they actually had copies of longmont potion castle's "longbox option package" box set and neil hamburger's "great phone calls" CD.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ry W.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite record stores in the country that primarily sells new stuff. Glad these guys are around and manage to have an internet/mailorder presence as well as a lovely, cozy store. If you are…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Olu J.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm glad they exist also, Maryam... (http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=HPrEWuR_ZzBjtGzKVz8KFA) They have a limited range, but they pursue it. So if you know and like, or have heard and don't…
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Maryam R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Very very glad this place exists. I awkwardly sung an ESG tune to the guy behind the desk and he didn't look away in terror, he just told me what album it was on. Even though I got the words wrong.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve D.

4.0 of 5 stars. The selection may be small, but this place is certainly quality over quantity, and it doesn't pretend to serve more than a specialized, niche market. In particular, I think it's rad that they can…
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am not very cool...or hip. I don't wear a lot of tight, old clothes, I shaved off my beard years ago, I don't rock the big plastic sunglasses, and I'm closer to 40 than I am to 30. I do ride a…
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. Their review for Tim Hecker's Harmony in Ultraviolet calls for five stars all by itself: "Imagine the most beautiful music in the world. Then with an old thrift store camera, take a super grainy…
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by John G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Are you a music nerd? Do you obsess about obscure psychedelic garage groups from 1963? Do you know more about Nordic ambient drone bands who've only sold 167 copies of their homemade CDs than you do…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Horay B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Nice small record store with a lot of gems (especially in the used section) I've never been able to find anywhere else. They open till late and the service is very good.
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Any store run by two unabashed metal fans can't be a drag. Aquarius has been a favorite stop for music since the days they occupied their even tinier outpost on 24th Street in Noe Valley, when the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Akshay S.

4.0 of 5 stars. This isn't the store that sells "I Just Called to Say I Love You". You're looking for the mall. That's right... Aquarius Records doesn't sell sentimental tacky crap. Go here to discover new music.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by greg a.

4.0 of 5 stars. i'm shopper for whatever record stores call 'electronica', 'experimental' and hip hop. this place didn't have a terribly large used collection of any of those, and the used hip hop was the smallest…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Bert C.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of the greatest music stores in the country, absolutely. It's been said before, I know, but nothing wrong in saying it again. Adventurous selection combined with a genuinely friendly staff -- and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Pete J.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius is a light that never goes out. I've only been a few times, probably because they've always got something really awesome & really rare, & I just can't say no. For example, last time I was…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Keri S.

4.0 of 5 stars. this place has cute descriptions and suggestions taped to all of the albums (nice touch). the perfect place to find that rare indie album that you feel too guilty to download.
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nora b.

4.0 of 5 stars. when i very first moved here i wanted a cd. i turned to my friend who's couch i was crashing on and said "i want this cd." he said "go to aquarius. they'll have everything you want and only the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Y'shua B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I simply love this place. They're unironic love of all things doooooooooooooom is worthy of great praise and they have a great selection of the good stuff...not just everything. I've been going to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by National H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really love coming to this place because I enjoy difficult to find music thats not for everyone. The actual record section is pretty lean, although I've never dug through it seriously. The real…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dandy D.

4.0 of 5 stars. i'm turning the big 3-0 this summer, & i've noticed my musical obsessions have practically vanished over the past couple of years. this seems odd for someone who almost came when he saw sonic youth…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by cindy w.

4.0 of 5 stars. This shop holds a fond place in my heart - it was where I discovered the Yeah Yeah Yeahs's "Fever to Tell" CD the summer of 2003....for like $13.99 when back home, I'd have to pay like $21 cause Best…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jose ..

5.0 of 5 stars. If I could write a review like AQ writes reviews, you'd skip it and read something shorter.
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Best record store in the city? I'm afraid not. Great record store nonetheless? Most definitely. Somewhat small, but always a fair to high chance you'll find some gems hidden away in their modest…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Vikram A.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's a fairly small shop without a huge collection of artists. Given that, I was surprised that no one asked me if I had any questions, something that I normally find quickly with any other small…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by maria d.

4.0 of 5 stars. Coming in here with Maiko H. (yes, she is a pink bunny) was probably the coolest thing ever, since she gets personalized service because she is a music industry maven/VIP. Seriously, she snapped her…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Neej M.

4.0 of 5 stars. The people here know their stuff. The CD's are a bit pricer, but I doubt you'd find any of these discs at Best Buy. I always lose myself reading the little band blurbs/ staff recommendations. Nowhere…
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jeremy l.

4.0 of 5 stars. i find it odd that the aquarius staff has a reputation for being snobby, because i've always found everyone there to be very sweet and enthusiastic about sharing their love of music. the album reviews…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick W.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is great for experimental and music off the beaten track. I can tell these guys take pride in their music selection and it's the kind of store that SF needs more of. Much better atmosphere…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by terry x.

4.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius Records is a peachy treat situated at the foot of Pretensia St. I like the atmosphere because it is quite meek and homey. The staff tuck their own intriguing reviews behind several of the…
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The way some people talk about Aquarius you'd think it was run by a bunch of jerks who'd rather listen to the mating calls of rare birds run through eight thousand distortion and delay pedals than…
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I am not a cool music person (yes, I like the Thong Song), but I think everyone in here absolutely is. They have a great selection of music that you wouldn't find at Virgin or places like that, and…
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by julia r.

5.0 of 5 stars. i always hold my breath when i walk in here, as if i'm about to do something naughty that makes me feel giddy - like skinny dipping or making out with someone i know i shouldn't. what is it about this…
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Robyn C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Should I write this review? Should I not? Am I really qualified? I come here and ask Jim what I would like. I say something like "I want something I can listen to while laying on my living room…
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by William W.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's the perfect record store for the Mission, but it's not really my type of place. Vinyl selection is thin, no listening stations, and just not the sort of space I'll hang out in for hours. That's…
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Social N.

2.0 of 5 stars. Mixed feelings on this mecca of uneasy-listening cool. I will concede upfront that, for a record store roughly the size of a large tool closet, they have a generous supply of Nordic metal and French…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric H.

5.0 of 5 stars. 5 stars, yeah, but I can totally understand not everyone feeling this way. I mean, as other reviewers have said, this is a shop for music off the radar for 95% of the population, or, perhaps, of a…
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by adam w.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love Aquarius! Before I moved to the Bay Area, I used their website frequently for reviews and ordering new stuff. They definitely have the best descriptions for releases that I've ever read. The…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rasmus K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I discovered my first Los Amigos Invisibles album in the used rack at Aquarius Records some years ago. The folks at the counter were kind enough to put it on the store stereo system and jump around…
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Yelp.com Review - by Katrina D.

5.0 of 5 stars. It is a truth universally acknowledged that words will never be as cool as music, but I sometimes wonder if the real reason I come here is to read the commentaries taped to selected CDs. So much…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like Aquarius Records. Their collection is undoubtedly limited, but it is a culture present here that I enjoy more-so. I typically know little about the artists that they recommend, which is always…
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ever walk into a shop and it seems like its just been pleasantly and patiently waiting for you? Then you know how I felt when I walked into Aquarius Records (btw the name is so fittingly SF and yet so…
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Chloe S.

4.0 of 5 stars. I always have really good luck with the used bins at this shop. Once found some Kim Gordon records and old metal for way cheap, which is totally exciting. Amoeba often overwhelms me, thereby making my…
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Yelp.com Review - by David P.

3.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius is one of those record stores where you can find weird limited edition records and cd's. If you want commercial music go elsewhere. Formerly owned by Windy (we miss you girl). They do mail…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by elly j.

5.0 of 5 stars. don't be afraid. really. i know you have post traumatic stress disorder from that one time you went into the indie record store back home and the guy behind the counter was surly and made you feel…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Shane L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Okay, so I have yet to make a purchase here, but this place is the best music store in SF. The people who work there obviously love the music they listen to and are incredibly knowledgeable. The…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Coco D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius Records is too cool for me. I mean, I've got pretty decent taste in music, then I walk in there and I just get fucking schooled. I'm all, uh, I have only ever heard of about 20% of this…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Grace N.

4.0 of 5 stars. The little store that could. I like the plants in the store window and the write on/wipe off board. But the best part are the reviews that reflect the backbone of the staff--pretty f'in' dedicated…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Entertainment M.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a very interesting shop. You will find some really obscure underground things here. I always appreciate learning about some rare, weird, underground band. My only complaint, which is minor,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Cornelius S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius has been one of the coolest record stores in town since as long as I can remember. I remember buying records from them at the old 24th st location in the early 80s when I was like 15. I'm…
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher J.

5.0 of 5 stars. You know the big fucking problem with this vestibule of refinement? When you stop caring about genre-definitions and even abandon having preferences at all. See, at this point, i can grow apathetic or…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2006
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Aquarius Records

Why go anywhere else but Ameoba to buy music? Because Aquarius has those insightful blurbs that they...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike O.

3.0 of 5 stars. You know what the weird thing is? They actually don't often have what I want! I often find the shop lacking due to its small size. I can't remember how many times I've gone in asking for [random…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius is one of those record strores where I always tend to find great stuff. The clerks are super helpful and knowledgeable, and are usually playing some interesting music in the store. At least…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeremy H.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite stores, ever. The handwritten reviews on the majority of the albums, the superior hand picked eclectic selection, the knowledgeable staff, and the ambience all put this shop on top…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Mingus R.

3.0 of 5 stars. When describing your favorite bands do the words "Noise", "Drone" or "experimental" consistently come up? Do you dig labels like Kranky, Constellation, or Southern? Do you subscribe to Wire magazine?…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Thadd L.

3.0 of 5 stars. You have to be up on your knowledge to shop here. No joke, the people that work here are some of the biggest music snobs on the planet. This isn't bad but know that if you are not on the bleeding…
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by ir o ro o.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is the place for sounds from the outer-limits, the deep underground, the we-got-no-U.S.-distribution or to find music that was reviewed in The Wire! haha! I was in love with this store when I…
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by steven c.

2.0 of 5 stars. I definitely enjoy perusing their "new arrival" used section. I guess I just feel like there's nothing really super spectacular about this record store. Supporting your local, small-fry record shop is…
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Olivia S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Prepare to spend HOURS. The knowledgable staff have cultivated a loyal following of anti-Amazon.com clientele who purchase based on their detailed reviews. They also have magazines, and some cheap…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2005
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The Coolest Record Store in the World

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Yelp.com Review - by O K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Hmm.. This store didn't live up to my expectations. It is really small, and their selection, though interesting, is not quite wide enough. They only had one Smiths CD (The Queen Is Dead)... and the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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Aquarius Records

This is the best place to find all your music needs. Prices are decent and the workers there are ver...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Ron A.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's the Green Apple of record stores. I love this place, and the handwritten reviews of nearly every record are a very nice touch. Plus, they totally stoke my snooty-music-guy flame when I ask the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Rye G.

5.0 of 5 stars. A record store that does justice to music. I like the little staff write-ups on the albums. This isn't your chain Top 40 store.
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Joshua S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent staff that is extremely knowledgable. Their website and newsletter probably keep several obscure labels in the black and have introduced me and many others to a variety of bands. A …
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Colin S.

1.0 of 5 stars. Overpriced. Snooty staff. No thanks.
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by patrick g.

5.0 of 5 stars. Amen. A record store that knows itself *and* dispenses with the attitude *AND* is small enough to know their stock and make a cogent recommendation?
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by maiko h.

5.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius is not a behemoth that carries everything under the sun like the "other" SF record store, but what's wrong with being a little selective? This is a store that takes care in finding the most…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by alex d.

5.0 of 5 stars. Not much to say that hasn't already been said about the great Aquarius Records. It is a Mecca for those of us who enjoy expanding our minds and record collections in all directions. A specialty shop…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Bilal A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great music store that reviews all albums. This way, the customers have an idea of what kind of music they are listening to and what it compares with. They specialize in underground bands, stuff…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Nish N.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love reading the staff picks, always come away with music I never knew I needed so much. This happened for me with The Decemberists, Matmos, I think even Sondre Lerche. They also sometimes do…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Hog F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Aquarius is one of those record stores that if you go into it, you can and will find something that will better your life. Whenever I get to Aquarius I'm gonna be enlightened by something new. There…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love music -- and not that stuff they play on the radio. As a former college radio dj, I'm looking for the stuff that no one's ever heard of -- and they've got it at Aquarius. I usually head right…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve R.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best smaller record store in San Francisco (and they still have vinyl as well as zines and DVDs). They have an excellent weekly email with tons of reviews. You'll also get notified of in-store…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Brandon B.

5.0 of 5 stars. not as large as amoeba (which is also very nice), but cooler
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2004
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Yelp.com Review - by Benjamin L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Quite good. Better selection of some hard to find stuff imho.
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2004
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"don't go there!"

I thought it's cute store and enjoyed browsing there. However, the last time I was there, I was promptly told to leave the store when my cell phone rang. A very snobby girl came over, pointed at me, and then,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/09/2002
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One of the Best!

This hole in the wall cd store stocks things almost as rare as that cute little place in the Castro with all the disco latest. aquarius, however, would rather have you sinking into a beanbag chair than hitting...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/16/2002
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