Welcome to Crooked Beat Records

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

Store Hours

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

New Releases and Reissues

  • Fleet Foxes
    A Very Lonely Solstice
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Kanye West
    Donda
    $61.99
    $61.99
  • Roxy Music
    Avalon
    $29.99
    $29.99
  • Roxy Music
    Flesh + Blood
    $29.99
    $29.99
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    A Light For Attracting Attention (Indie Exclusive Yellow)
    $37.99
    $37.99
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    Chloe And The Next 20th Century
    $29.99
    $29.99
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    I Can't Let Go
    $24.99
    $24.99
  • Album Cover
    C'mon You Know
    $25.99
    $25.99
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    Ugly Season
    $28.99
    $28.99
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    Kissing Lessons
    $14.99
    $14.99

Back in Stock!

  • The Pogues
    If I Should Fall from Grace with God
    $24.99
    $24.99
  • Distillers
    Sing Sing Death House
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Supergrass
    Moving
    $23.99
    $23.99
  • Pearl Jam
    Ten
    $35.99
    $35.99
  • London Calling - Clash
    London Calling
    $42.99
    $42.99
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    Paranoid
    $35.99
    $35.99
  • Eagles
    Hotel California
    $24.99
    $24.99
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    Innerspeaker
    $39.99
    $39.99
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    Fear Fun
    $24.99
    $24.99
  • Album Cover
    Big Science
    $22.99
    $22.99

Crooked Beat Label

  • Various Artists- A Bang on the Ear
    Crooked Beat Records
    $13.99
    $13.99
  • Insurgence DC
    Broken In The Theater Of The Absurd
    $14.99
    $14.99
  • Various Artists- Recutting the Crap Vol. 2
    Recutting The Crap Volume 2
    $19.99
    $19.99
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    IndioBravo
    $5.99
    $5.99
  • The Everymen
    A Very Short Tribute To Eric's Trip
    $6.99
    $6.99
  • Palabras Poridas, - Mobius Strip
    Palabras Poridas
    $5.99
    $5.99

2022 RSD Titles!

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    Vaudeville Villain
    $36.99
    $36.99
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    The Gold Experience
    $34.99
    $34.99
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    Miles Davis Live What It Is Montreal 7/7/83
    $29.99
    $29.99
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    Live From RCA Studio A (Jim James Acoustic)
    $23.99
    $23.99
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    Seaview Records Presents World Party
    $35.99
    $35.99
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    It's Hard (40th Anniversary)
    $41.99
    $41.99
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    Go Ahead Punk... Make My Day
    $25.99
    $25.99
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    50 Years of TV's Greatest Hits
    $36.99
    $36.99
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    Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams
    $27.99
    $27.99
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    The Soul Sides
    $29.99
    $29.99
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Crooked Beat T-Shirts!

  • Crooked Beat Records - Classic T-Shirt Design
    $14.00
    $14.00
  • Crooked Beat Records T-Shirt - 20th Anniversary Edition
    Sold out
    $12.00

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  • Fugazi
    In On the Kill Taker
    $14.99
    $14.99
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    Songs The Lord Taught Us
    Sold out
    $0.00
  • Rites Of Spring
    Rites Of Spring
    $14.99
    $14.99
  • Nick Cave
    Henry's Dream
    Sold out
    $0.00
  • Damned
    Machine Gun Etiquette
    Sold out
    $26.99

  • 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.