Welcome to Crooked Beat Records

Discover rare, unusual, and independent new and used vinyl

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Monday 1:00 - 7:00pm  
Tuesday - CLOSED
Wednesday 1:00 - 7:00pm
Thursday & Friday 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 11:30 - 7:00pm |  Sunday 12:00-6:00pm

  (703) 244-5003

Grand Re-Opening On Friday, October 30!

Come celebrate our grand re-opening with us from 11-7 on Friday, Oct 30. We will have live music starting at 11:00am! T-shirts with the new address (free with purchase for first 30 customers), Pink Floyd boxset raffle, a Signed The Owners Monster vinyl giveaway, and coupons from our friends at the Department of Beer and Wine and Continues Arcade. Stop by and party with us!

THE RSD BLACK FRIDAY LIST IS IT IN!

RSD Black Friday is 11/27! We are building our order list over the next couple days and we want to hear from you. What titles are you interested in? Browse at https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases and let us know what you want. We can't promise we'll get everything we request on your behalf but we will do our best! Email your list crookedbeat@crookedbeat.com

WAYS TO HELP CROOKED BEAT

Important Announcements!

  • Largest Selection of New Vinyl in the DC Area

  • We specialize in Indie Labels such as Dischord, Touch & Go, Merge, Matador, Cherry Red, Soul Jazz, Sub Pop, Jagjaguar, Secretly Canadian, Constellation, K, Domino, Sister Polygon, Epitaph, Anti, Hellcat, Numero, Temporary Resiliance, Dead Oceans, Fat Possum, Norton, Third Man, Light in the Attic, Colemine Records... and many more (including the big labels).
Visit our collection of New Vinyl

  • Diverse Collection of Used Records

  • We stock thousands of used vinyl records in all genres including Classic Rock, Soul, Punk, New Wave, Reggae, Soundtracks, Jazz and so much more! New albums are stocked every day.
Visit Our Used Vinyl Collection

  • DC and Regional Recording Artists

  • Crooked Beats celebrates DC and the local region which have a rich history in music. DC has been vastly influential in most music genres including Jazz, R&B, Bluegrass, Punk, and Go-go. We stock local emerging artists and established DC legends.
Visit our collection of DC Regional Artists

Largest Selection of New Vinyl in the DC Area

We specialize in Indie Labels such as Dischord, Touch & Go, Merge, Matador, Cherry Red, Soul Jazz, Sub Pop, Jagjaguar, Secretly Canadian, Constellation, K, Domino, Sister Polygon, Epitaph, Anti, Hellcat, Numero, Temporary Resiliance, Dead Oceans, Fat Possum, Norton, Third Man, Light in the Attic, Colemine Records... and many more (including the big labels). Visit our collection of New Vinyl

Diverse Collection of Used Records

We stock thousands of used vinyl records in all genres including Classic Rock, Soul, Punk, New Wave, Reggae, Soundtracks, Jazz and so much more! New albums are stocked every day. Visit Our Used Vinyl Collection

DC and Regional Recording Artists

Crooked Beats celebrates DC and the local region which have a rich history in music. DC has been vastly influential in most music genres including Jazz, R&B, Bluegrass, Punk, and Go-go. We stock local emerging artists and established DC legends. Visit our collection of DC Regional Artists

New Releases and Reissues

  • John Coltrane and Wilbur Harden
    Savoy Recordings
    $106.00
    $106.00
  • Shane MacGowan (Pogues)
    20th Century Paddy
    $65.00
    $65.00
  • U2
    Carnaval de Luz
    $42.00
    $42.00
  • Chet Baker
    Chet
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Pink Floyd
    Meddle
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Sade
    Lovers Rock
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Misfits
    American Psycho
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Bad Company
    Live In London
    $31.00
    $31.00
  • Loretta Lynn
    Van Lear Rose
    $29.00
    $29.00
  • Nat King Cole
    After Midnight - Complete Sessions
    $55.00
    $55.00
  • TV Girl
    Who Really Cares
    $33.00
    $33.00
  • Bill Evans (Trio)
    Waltz For Debby
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Chet Baker
    It Could Happen To You
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Laufey
    A Very Laufey Holiday
    $18.00
    $18.00
  • Sufjan Stevens
    Worst Christmas Ever!
    $27.00
    $27.00

Back in Stock!

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan
    In Step
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • TV Girl
    Who Really Cares
    $33.00
    $33.00
  • TV Girl and Jordana
    Summer's Over
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Kim Deal (Pixies, Breeders)
    Live 01 March 2025 at Barbican London
    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Descendents
    Bonus Fat
    $26.00
    $26.00
  • Beths
    Straight Line Was A Lie
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Beths
    Jump Rope Gazers
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • XTC
    XTC 45 - The Collected Singles Vol. 1
    $34.00
    $34.00
  • Damned
    Damned Damned Damned
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Woods Sun and Shade
    Woods Sun and Shade
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Bill Evans (Trio)
    Waltz For Debby
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Chet Baker
    It Could Happen To You
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Booker T. & the MG's
    In the Christmas Spirit
    $29.00
    $29.00
  • Laufey
    A Very Laufey Holiday
    $18.00
    $18.00
  • Philly Special (Travis Kelce, Jordan Milata, Lane Johnson)
    Christmas Special
    $55.00
    $55.00

Just In Used Vinyl

  • Smiths
    Bigmouth Strikes Again
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • The John Renbourn Group
    A Maid In Bedlam
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Taylor Dayne
    Can't Fight Fate
    $13.00
    $13.00
  • The Smiths
    That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
    $28.00
    $28.00
  • Delaney & Bonnie And Friends
    Motel Shot
    $10.00
    $10.00
  • Peter Gabriel
    So 25th Anniversary Box Set
    $95.00
    $95.00
  • John Lennon
    John Lennon Self-TItled Boxset
    $165.00
    $165.00
  • MC Spy-D (Spider-Man)
    The Amazing Spiderman Remix
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Menthols
    Michigan Works
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse
    Americana
    $175.00
    $175.00
  • Grateful Dead
    S/T
    Sold out
    $36.00
  • Bola Sete
    Extraordinary
    $18.00
    $18.00
  • Counting Crows
    This Desert Life
    $185.00
    $185.00
  • Buddy Morrow
    And His Golden Trombone
    $12.00
    $12.00
  • Oscar Peterson
    Plays Harry Warren and Vincent Youman's Songbooks
    $10.00
    $10.00
View all

Bargain Bin, Closeout & Sale

  • Publicist UK
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Dr. Feelgood
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Kool Keith
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Game Theory
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Lower
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Various Artists (World Party)
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Father John Misty
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Daughtry
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Perfume Genius
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Toby Reddj (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Noctorum
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Ocean Colour Scene
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Hoodoo Gurus
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Empath
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Sountrack: Jarv Is
    $5.00
    $5.00

Come See Our Store

Our brick & mortar store relocated to 2101-B Mt. Vernon Avenue, AlexandriaVA 22301 oin downtown Del Ray.  Street parking is readily available. 

Metro Directions

Metro Access: 

Walking: Head south on Potomac Avenue. Take a right on Glebe Road. Take a left on US 1 (Richmond Highway). Turn right on East Raymond Avenue. Turn left on Mt Vernon Avenue and you will find us located on the same block as Velocity Co-op.

Bus: From the Potomac Yard Metro, take the 33 bus (King St Metro via Mt Vernon Ave) to the Mt Vernon Avenue and Windsor Ave.

Walking: Head south on N West Street. Turn right on E Braddock Road. Turn right on Mt Vernon Avenue and continue for .9 miles.

Bus: From the Braddock Road Metro, take the 10B (Ballston) bus to Mt Vernon Avenue & Windsor Avenue stop.