Supervinyl

Supervinyl approaches record shopping through both the object and the system used to play it. The Sycamore Avenue shop displays album covers prominently and carries hi-fi equipment from makers such as McIntosh and Rega alongside vinyl. The current catalogue gives Japanese pressings and jazz reissue series, including Blue Note Tone Poet, their own visible place rather than hiding them inside a generic rock selection. Owner Barry Perlman's retail background is reflected in the spare presentation, but the useful collector question remains the pressing and its availability. Choose this stop for a focused vinyl-and-equipment visit in Hollywood's Sycamore area. It is a different proposition from a large used-CD shop or a bargain-bin day in the Valley.

New vinyl, collectible and Japanese pressings, jazz reissues and hi-fi equipment, including turntables and amplification. Check the edition and availability of a particular record.

900 North Sycamore Avenue in Hollywood. This is south of the Hollywood Boulevard record cluster and should be planned as a separate stop within the wider area.

Use the Japanese-pressing and jazz-reissue categories to narrow a visit. Bring equipment model details if playback gear is part of the shopping list.