Welcome to Crooked Beat Records

Your place to discover rare, unusual, and independent new and used vinyl records

Due to COVID-19, our store hours have been reduced until further notice...

Mon: 1:00 - 5:30   Tue: Closed   Wed: 12 - 5:30  Thu - Sat: 12 - 6:30   Sun: 12 - 5:30 

August & September 2020 RSD Drop - These Titles Go Fast! - Get Them Now While They Last!!

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    Live In London 1983
    $21.99
    $21.99
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    Livin' Love
    $35.99
    $35.99
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    Triple Live Mother Goose At Budokan
    $29.99
    $29.99
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    Cherry Jam
    $22.99
    $22.99
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    Dying For It
    $14.99
    $14.99
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    Icky Flix
    $39.99
    $39.99
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    Psyche France Volume 6: 1960-70
    $24.99
    $24.99
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    Live At Drury Lane 1974
    $25.99
    $25.99
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    Tonight In The Dark We're Seeing Colors
    $24.99
    $24.99
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    Record Store Day Party With Canned Heat
    $27.99
    $27.99
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Look What Just Came In: Brand New Vinyl

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    Live At Cat's Cradle: August 19-20 2011
    $33.99
    $33.99
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    Presents Song Machine
    $23.99
    $23.99
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    Kaleidoscope: New Spirits Known & Unknown
    $37.99
    $37.99
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    I, Jonathan
    $22.99
    $22.99
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    Getting Into Knives
    $27.99
    $27.99
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    Groovie Goolies
    $29.99
    $29.99
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    Letter To You
    $35.99
    $35.99
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    Live At Third Man Records
    $15.99
    $15.99
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    Kick
    $23.99
    $23.99
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    Live From Austin TX
    $25.99
    $25.99
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Just In! New Additions To Our Used Inventory

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    Blues On Top Of Blues
    $29.99
    $29.99
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    Holy Night
    $9.99
    $9.99
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    Paul Simon
    $8.99
    $8.99
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    Kettle Drums, Brass, & Paris
    $5.99
    $5.99
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    Profile II: The Best Of Emmylou Harris
    $9.99
    $9.99
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    Provocative Percussion, Vol. 3
    $7.99
    $7.99
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    Night Of The Worm Moon
    $13.99
    $13.99
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    Masterjam
    $22.99
    $22.99
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    Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man
    $8.99
    $8.99
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    More Golden Grass
    $5.99
    $5.99
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Look What's New - Just In 7" Records

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    Eat It
    $2.99
    $2.99
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    Rock Steady / Don't Play That Song
    $8.99
    $8.99
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    Beautician Blues
    $3.99
    $3.99
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    I Know Where I'm Goin'
    $1.99
    $1.99
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    What You Do To Me
    $2.99
    $2.99
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    Come to Mama / I'm Leavin' You
    $8.99
    $8.99
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    Big Girls Don't Cry
    $1.99
    $1.99
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    Love Hurts / Hair of the Dog
    $3.99
    $3.99
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    Evacuate / Body Count
    $2.99
    $2.99
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    An American in Paris
    $12.99
    $12.99
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Having A Little Fun

  • Million Dollar Quartet 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
    $17.99
    $17.99
  • Monopoly: The Beatles Yellow Submarine Edition
    Sold out
    $49.99
  • Monopoly: The Rolling Stones Collector's Edition
    $49.99
    $49.99
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  • 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

  • 7" Records

  • If you are looking for a large selection of 7" records, we have you covered. Whether you are a DJ, jukebox owner, discoverer of new talent, or a collector of singles never released on full length LP, visit our catalog of 7" records today.
Visit Our Collection of 7" Records

  • 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

7" Records

If you are looking for a large selection of 7" records, we have you covered. Whether you are a DJ, jukebox owner, discoverer of new talent, or a collector of singles never released on full length LP, visit our catalog of 7" records today. Visit Our Collection of 7" Records

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

Come See Our Store

Our brick & mortar store is located in Old Town Alexandria at 802 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.  We are about a 15 minute walk from the Braddock Road metro stop on the Blue/Yellow Line. Street parking is readily available. There is also a free trolley that runs from the King Street metro every 10-15 minutes.