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 

Store News!

We are pleased to announce that we finally found a new store location in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria. We will have more details soon and will most likely be moving in February!

New Releases and Reissues

  • Bruce Springsteen
    Only The Strong Survive
    $34.99
    $34.99
  • Hammered Hulls
    Careening
    $16.99
    $16.99
  • Beatles
    Revolver (Super Deluxe)
    $204.99
    $204.99
  • Various: (Halloween Garage Blues)
    Halloween Garage Blues
    $29.99
    $29.99
  • Various: (Punk Rock Halloween)
    Punk Rock Halloween
    $27.99
    $27.99
  • Vince Guaraldi
    It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
    $27.99
    $27.99
  • Soundtrack: (Missile To The Moon)
    Missile To The Moon
    $19.99
    $19.99
  • Album Cover
    The Munsters
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Arctic Monkeys
    The Car
    $27.99
    $27.99
  • Bjork
    Fossora
    $31.99
    $31.99

Back in Stock!

  • Fugazi
    Steady Diet of Nothing
    $15.99
    $15.99
  • Fugazi
    Red Medicine
    $15.99
    $15.99
  • Bad Brains
    Rock For Light
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Bad Brains
    Quickness
    $17.99
    $17.99
  • Art Blakey
    Moanin'
    $23.99
    $23.99
  • Radiohead
    Ok Computer
    $30.99
    $30.99
  • Radiohead
    Pablo Honey
    $28.99
    $28.99
  • Radiohead
    The King Of Limbs
    $20.99
    $20.99
  • Radiohead
    A Moon Shaped Pool
    $29.99
    $29.99
  • National
    High Violet
    $25.99
    $25.99

RSD Black FridaY Titles

  • Big Bill Broonzy
    $26.99
    $26.99
  • Davis Bowie
    $24.99
    $24.99
  • Jim Carroll Band
    $31.99
    $31.99
  • Marshall Crenshaw
    $34.99
    $34.99
  • Dead Milkmen
    $49.99
    $49.99
  • Doors
    $26.99
    $26.99
  • Duran Duran
    $36.99
    $36.99
  • Billie Eilish
    $49.99
    $49.99
  • EPMD
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Grateful Dead
    $126.99
    $126.99
  • Knife
    $31.99
    $31.99
  • Gladys Knight And The Pips
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Willie Nelson
    $42.99
    $42.99
  • Question Mark & The Mysterians
    $25.99
    $25.99
  • Red Hot Chilli Peppers
    $51.99
    $51.99
  • Jonathan Richman
    $29.99
    $29.99
  • Rick Springfield
    $19.99
    $19.99
  • Stark Reality
    $35.99
    $35.99
  • Tower Of Power
    $45.99
    $45.99
  • Tommy Townsend
    $26.99
    $26.99
  • Townes Van Zandt
    $26.99
    $26.99

Gift Certificates

  • Crooked Beat Gift Certificate- $25
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Crooked Beat Gift Certificate- $50
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Crooked Beat Gift Certificate- $75
    $75.00
    $75.00
  • Crooked Beat Gift Certificate- $100
    $100.00
    $100.00

Crooked Beat Merch!

  • 25th Anniversary Hoodie (click here for more color options)
    $39.99
    $39.99
  • Crooked Beat Records - Classic T-Shirt Design (Click Here for more Color Options)
    $14.00
    $14.00
  • Crooked Beat Records T-Shirt - 20th Anniversary Edition
    Sold out
    $12.00

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
  • Album Cover
    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

Featured on The Vinyl Vault Radio Show: Thursdays at 8PM on WERA 96.7 FM

  • Fugazi
    In On the Kill Taker
    $15.99
    $15.99
  • Album Cover
    Songs The Lord Taught Us
    Sold out
    $0.00
  • Rites Of Spring
    Rites Of Spring
    Sold out
    $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.