Record Grouch

Record Grouch gives the label name real value as a browsing tool. Its store description points to labels including Editions Mego, Sublime Frequencies, Black Truffle and GRM, alongside local operations such as Amish and Future Audio Graphics. That is a more useful explanation of the selection than calling it broad or eclectic. New and used records share the shop with CDs, tapes, books and zines, while collection buying keeps the secondhand side moving. The Manhattan Avenue address is farther north than Captured, making the two a sensible walking pair in Greenpoint. Use Record Grouch when the aim is to follow a musical connection into a less familiar release, and inspect the physical stock rather than assuming a web catalogue exhausts it.

LPs and singles, CDs, cassettes, books and zines. Experimental music, independent labels and local releases give the broad stock several focused entry points.

Record Grouch buys collections across formats and genres for cash or store credit. Walk-ins are welcome; contact the shop about larger collections or a possible house call.

986 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. Captured is farther south on the same avenue, making this a straightforward second stop on foot.

Browse by label as well as artist, particularly in the experimental and local selections. A short walk south to Captured adds another inventory without leaving the neighborhood.