Welcome to Crooked Beat Records

Discover rare, unusual, and independent new and used vinyl

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Soft Open Hours
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

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

Stop by during our soft opening!

Crooked Beat is back on the Avenue!  We are excited to welcome you in.  See our hours above.

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

  • Greta Van Fleet
    Palace for the People
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Greta Van Fleet
    Palace For The People
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Eric Clapton
    The Lady In The Balcony (Lockdown Sessions)
    $55.00
    $55.00
  • TORO
    I'd Trade It All For A Little More
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Chieftains
    60 Years of The Chieftains
    $33.00
    $33.00
  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra
    The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Bouncing Souls
    The Bouncing Souls
    Sold out
    $27.00
  • Beatles
    Rubber Soul (Double LP 2026 )
    $48.00
    $48.00
  • Go Betweens
    Tallulah
    $27.00
    $27.00
  • The Go Betweens
    Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
    $27.00
    $27.00

Back in Stock!

  • Joy Division
    Love Will Tear Us Apart
    $19.00
    $19.00
  • Clash
    Sandinista
    $33.00
    $33.00
  • Booker T & The MGs
    And Now
    $21.00
    $21.00
  • Booker T. & The MGs
    Doin Our Thing
    $21.00
    $21.00
  • Booker T & The MGs
    Soul Dressing
    $21.00
    $21.00
  • Simon & Garfunkel
    Parsley , Sage , Rosemary And Thyme
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Pink Floyd
    8 Tracks
    $31.00
    $31.00
  • Echo And The Bunnymen
    Apples For Isaac
    $33.00
    $33.00
  • David Bowie
    The Shell Talmy Recordings
    $32.00
    $32.00
  • Ruts
    Shine On Me: The Singles Collection 1979-1980
    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Simon & Garfunkel
    Sounds of Silence
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Rush
    Greatest Hits 1974-1987
    $47.00
    $47.00
  • Clifford Brown
    Memorial Album
    $27.00
    $27.00
  • Propagandhi
    Less Talk More Rock
    $28.00
    $28.00
  • Wino (Spirit Caravan)
    Forever Gone
    $20.00
    $20.00

Just In Used Vinyl

  • They Might Be Giants
    The Spine Surfs Alone
    $38.00
    $38.00
  • Monkees
    Greatest Hits
    $42.00
    $42.00
  • Mozart Handel Palestrina Lassus
    Sacred Music of the Masters
    $12.00
    $12.00
  • Blue Cheer
    Oh! Pleasant Hope
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Barry White
    Let the Music Play
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • Various (Sister Sledge, Dionne Warwick, Average White Band, Hall & Oates)
    Dancing in the Streets
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • Bach (Pablo Casals)
    Prades Festival
    $14.00
    $14.00
  • Mozart (Dennis Brian)
    Horn Concertos
    $10.00
    $10.00
  • Water Carlos
    By Request - Bach, Beatles, Elgar, Wagner, Tchaikovsky
    $13.00
    $13.00
  • Camel
    I Can See Your House From Here
    $15.00
    $15.00
  • Richard Pryor
    Are You Serious???
    $12.00
    $12.00
  • Lena Horne/ Harry Belfonte
    Porgy And Bess
    $14.00
    $14.00
  • MC5
    Kick Out the Jams Picture Disc
    $32.00
    $32.00
  • Moussorgsky (Vladimir Horowitz)
    Pictures at an Exhibition
    $12.00
    $12.00
  • Paul Scheoffler
    in operatic arias and songs
    $11.00
    $11.00
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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.