Welcome to Crooked Beat Records

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

ATTENTION - We Are Now Located in Downtown Del Ray!

The pending block demolition of our North Fairfax location necessitated our move to a new location in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria. They are demolishing our former location to make room for a new apartment/condo building.

Come visit us at our new location on the basement level of 2417 Mt. Vernon Ave!

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 1:30-7:00 PM * Thursday through Saturday 12:00-7:00 PM * Sunday 12:00-6:00 PM

Important Announcement

We recently bought 3 estate collections, totaling over 13,000 records. We are scheduling to purchase another 3,500 records from 2 other estate collections, which will be brought to the store later this fall. Due to space reasons, we will not be buying many used records for quite a while. Most likely, we will not resume buying used records until sometime in 2024. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: The only used records we will look at and consider buying will only be in the genres of Punk, New Wave/Alternative, 1950s-60s Jazz and Reggae. We have lower amounts of used stock of these genres at this time.

Gift Certificates

  • $25 Gift Certificate
    $25 Gift Certificate
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    $25.00
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    $25.00
  • $50 Gift Certificate
    $50 Gift Certificate
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  • $75 Gift Certificate
    $75 Gift Certificate
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  • $100 Gift Certificate
    $100 Gift Certificate
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New Releases and Reissues

  • Basement Jaxx
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Kish Kash
    Regular price
    $36.99
    Sale price
    $36.99
  • Breeders
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Last Splash
    Regular price
    $43.99
    Sale price
    $43.99
  • Who (The)
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Who's Next
    Regular price
    $33.99
    Sale price
    $33.99
  • Leon Bridges
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Good Thing
    Regular price
    $32.99
    Sale price
    $32.99
  • New Order
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Temptation
    Regular price
    $16.99
    Sale price
    $16.99
  • Buck Meek
    Buck Meek
    Vendor
    Haunted Mountain
    Regular price
    $22.99
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    $22.99
  • Madeline Goldstein
    Madeline Goldstein
    Vendor
    Other World
    Regular price
    $23.99
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    $23.99
  • Rancid
    Rancid
    Vendor
    Tomorrow Never Comes
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    $23.99
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    $23.99
  • Motorhead
    Motorhead
    Vendor
    Lemmy Larry Mallis: The Boys Of Ladbroke Grove
    Regular price
    $28.99
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    $28.99
  • Wayne Shorter
    Wayne Shorter
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    Schizophrenia
    Regular price
    $35.99
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    $35.99

Back in Stock!

  • Black Keys
    Black Keys
    Vendor
    Dropout Boogie
    Regular price
    $24.99
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    $24.99
  • Lucy Dacus
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    No Burden
    Regular price
    Sold out
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    $20.99
  • Junior Kimbrough
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    You Better Run: The Essential
    Regular price
    Sold out
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    $26.99
  • R.L. Burnside
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
    Regular price
    $17.99
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    $17.99
  • Kurt Vile
    Kurt Vile
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    Wakin On A Pretty Daze
    Regular price
    $31.99
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    $31.99
  • Tom Waits
    Album Cover
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    Swordfishbones
    Regular price
    $28.99
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    $28.99
  • Radiohead
    Radiohead
    Vendor
    The Bends
    Regular price
    $59.99
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    $59.99
  • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
    Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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    Moanin
    Regular price
    $23.99
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    $23.99
  • Dry Cleaning
    Dry Cleaning
    Vendor
    NEW Long Leg
    Regular price
    $22.99
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    $22.99
  • Phoebe Bridgers
    Phoebe Bridgers
    Vendor
    Stranger In The Alps
    Regular price
    $23.99
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    $23.99

Just In Used Vinyl

  • Diana Ross & The Supremes
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Reflections
    Regular price
    $24.99
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    $24.99
  • Della Reese
    Album Cover
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    And That Reminds Me
    Regular price
    $13.99
    Sale price
    $13.99
  • Various (Texas Country)
    Album Cover
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    Texas Country
    Regular price
    $19.99
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    $19.99
  • Jimmy Buffet
    Album Cover
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    Floridays
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    $22.99
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    $22.99
  • Rolling Stones
    Rolling Stones
    Vendor
    Tattoo You
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    $26.99
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    $26.99
  • Bob Seger
    Bob Seger
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    Nine Tonight
    Regular price
    $7.99
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    $7.99
  • Beatles
    Beatles
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    Love Songs
    Regular price
    $29.99
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    $29.99
  • Julee Cruise
    Julee Cruise
    Vendor
    Rockin' Back Inside my Heart
    Regular price
    $9.99
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    $9.99

Crooked Beat Label

  • El Quatro
    El Quatro
    Vendor
    Displacement
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    $18.99
  • Various: A Bang On The Ear
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Crooked Beat Presents: A Bang on The Ear
    Regular price
    $13.99
    Sale price
    $13.99
  • Insurgence DC
    Album Cover
    Vendor
    Broken In The Theater Of The Absurd
    Regular price
    $14.99
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    $14.99
  • Various: (Recutting The Crap Volume Two)
    Various: (Recutting The Crap Volume Two)
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    Recutting The Crap Volume Two
    Regular price
    $19.99
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    $19.99
  • Various Artists
    Various Artists
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    Recutting The Crap Vol. 1
    Regular price
    Sold out
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    $0.00
  • Various Artists
    Various Artists
    Vendor
    Songs From The Astral Plane Volume 1: A Tribute To Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
    Regular price
    Sold out
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    $0.00
  • Violets
    Violets
    Vendor
    Athens, GA 1988-1992
    Regular price
    Sold out
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    $0.00
  • IndioBravo
    IndioBravo
    Vendor
    Breakdown/Crawlback
    Regular price
    $6.99
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    $6.99
  • Insurgence DC
    Album Cover
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    True To Life/Man In Black
    Regular price
    $5.99
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    $5.99
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

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