Captured is useful precisely because its label association does not define the whole shop. The Greenpoint store carries records across genres alongside CDs and tapes, and the official description says the online selection represents only a fraction of the physical inventory. That makes it worth a separate stop even if a familiar label release is not on the shopping list. Buying, selling and trading are part of the operation, giving the used selection its own reason to change. At 718 Manhattan Avenue, Captured fits into a route with Brooklyn Record Exchange on Guernsey and Record Grouch farther north. Keep some time for formats other than LPs here instead of assuming every Brooklyn vinyl destination is equally useful for CDs or cassettes.
What you will find
New and used LPs, 7-inch and 12-inch singles, CDs and cassettes across genres. Much of the store's physical inventory is not represented online.
Genre strengths: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Latin, International, Funk, Soul, Disco, Hip-Hop, Exotica, Country, Folk
Buying and selling
Captured advertises buying, selling and trading records, CDs and tapes. Contact the shop about a large collection and confirm current buying arrangements.
718 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. This is the current storefront; use the shop's official address when following older references to Captured Tracks retail spaces.
Local tips
Browse the formats that are only partly visible online, then continue north on Manhattan Avenue to Record Grouch for a different used selection.
CouchLot researches store information using official sources, local reporting and collector communities. This is an independent guide to a third-party shop. Inventory and policies change. Check the shop's official source before making a special trip.