Celebrated Summer Records

The best and they belong in the city, not Towson. Great place to browse through and see some great used and smart new stuff. Belongs next to Atomic Books too – two great stores with excellently curated stocks. One of the only places I’ll still buy physical stuff, since they make it worth my while. Live forever. (and have more shows).

A super friendly and helpful owner in a well-​organized shop. He favors punk, classic rock and soul records, but has a bit from other genres. I didn’t find anything in the main racks, but I scored 12 great records in the $ 1 boxes, so I went home very happy.

Ok I am new to this kind of place. They sell records which is cool if you got a record player. I don’t got one. Oh well too bad for me. They also got tapes. But hardly any CDs. I wish they had more CDs. But whatever. The owner is really cool and knows a lot about music. I feel like I could talk to him for 100 hours about punk rock music. The store is in a cute location and me and my crew think it is just perfect. If you are in Baltimore and want to check out a great independent punk rock store this is the place to go. I would give it 5 stars if they sold more CDs but like I said before they don’t so I am only giving it 4 starts.

The go-​to place if you’re looking for all things rock, punk, and thrash from all eras. Keeps a diverse selection of vinyls, CDs, and even tapes. Also has a very small hip hop section too, and they say they are working on expanding slowly. But this is mostly for the rock kids out there.
But I am here to praise the Amazing staff. And when I say amazing, I mean «after spending a nice amount of money, we had a long and frank discussion on the quality of music today, and why Beyonce absolutely sucks ass» type levels of amazing. Will be back again, very soon.

I was a latecomer to Celebrated Summer as at one point I lived right up the street when it was in Towson, but never checked it out thinking it was more of a niche store that didn’t really appeal to me… well, fast forward a few years and I’m glad I checked it out!
The PRO’s
–usually can find street parking within a few feet of the store front
–decent selection of r&b, jazz and soul music
–prices are usually fair and sometimes better than online
–records are in plastic protector sleeves
–everything is priced
–the absolute cleanest record shop I’ve ever been to. and I’ve been to well over 100
–records are usually in great shape, especially the vinyl itself
–I’ve found some real gems and crossed off a few things on my ‘want list’ digging here
–owner is friendly and usually always there
–listening station (both vinyl and cassette)
–accepts credit cards
–walls are decorated in old show flyers
The CON’s
–there’s quite a bit of mixing of new vinyl/​reissues and used vinyl… more with the punk/​hardcore/​etc section
–no crates to dig through and find hidden gems
Overall this could very well be the best record shop in the Baltimore area and that is saying a lot because many shops exist. Celebrated Summer wins simply because it offers a more quality selection Vs. quantity like so many other shops fail to do. Quality is paramount always! The prices are usually fair and just a nice mix of soul, hip hop, jazz, punk, hardcore, metal, classic rock and everything in between. Not much filler to be found here!
For what the store lacks in my CON’s it makes up in so many other areas. Celebrated Summer is one of Baltimore’s best! Highly recommend!

Not really a hardcore/​punk guy but they always have some classic rock and alternative hiding on the shelves. I found an awesome flaming lips box set here. Got it signed by wayne coyne and poof! Prized possession much?!

Your source for all things harDCore :)

I’ve only managed to make my way out to the great Celebrated Summer a handful of times. Each venture down though is always well worth the 2 hour drive. The new arrival section is always such Forrest Gump experience. You truly never know what you’re going to get!
The prices are always reasonable & the owner is one of the friendliest people I’ve ever met! I would specifically recommend this place to anyone looking to expand or begin their punk-​rock horizons more so than anything else.
The 7 inches here seem endless. I can never manage to actually get through scanning each and every single one, but one day when I have enough time on my hands it’ll happen.
If you live in Baltimore, I envy you massively. I wish distance permitted me to stop by much more. Thus, if you do, take great advantage of this place!

A place to start/​build your collection of punk rock classics. The new arrivals are always a surprise!

This place is fantastic! They carry some amazing punk and hardcore records and have great prices. The walls are adorned with old, original flyers from some crazy shows. They just moved into a new building and the bigger space is great for their store.
The turnover rate for new arrivals is really fast here, so if you see something you like you better buy it. The price will be the lowest here. They pride themselves in not using ebay and being as true to record collectors as they can. The owner is super friendly and will talk to you about vinyl or music for a long time. I can’t recommend it more.

This is the best place I have ever been to buy punk records. Tony stocks records from tons of labels major and minor and even has stuff from local distros and the like. And he knows everything that’s in the store and will make good suggestions.
There’s more than punk here too. There are two very large sections of (good) classic rock, reggae/​ska & dub and soul.
I think the best thing I got from here was a brand new bootleg of Leatherface’s Mush LP. Seriously, who else is going to have anything as awesome as this?

When your store is named after a Husker Du song… it’s gotta be good!
This little record shop is nested in the back of a book/​comic shop… nice selection of later issue punk (didn’t see a ton of older stuff in my visit). Also a small selection of standard issue 60s-​90s rock LPs. Lots of 45s (primarily punk, but spotted a few 90s alternative/​indie singles in there). Also a small selection R&B/Reggae…
Overall prices are spot on and organization is solid too!
Worth a stop if you’re in the area hitting the other record stores in the neighborhood…

Not into the punk/​hardcore scene, but if you are, this is your spot. Also, I don’t own a record player.
I did buy a Neil Young cassette tape of After the Gold Rush here for $ 3 without being judged. I kind of felt like I was recusing it because it looked sad surrounded by all the black metal. Neil seemed happy to be out of there.
Cool spot if you’re into that stuff though and super nice owner.

Tony is a wealth of musical knowledge. Start a chat while combing through the bins, and five minutes later he’ll be able to make a suggestion that you’re guaranteed to love if you’re daring enough to take a chance and buy the record.

Living in Philly and having my parents live in Silver Spring, this shop is a must every time I make the drive down. You’ll find an unbeatable selection of punk and hardcore albums, all at great prices. If you’re a fan of the scene make sure you take a long look around the store. You’ll see a number of old show flyers and posters from legendary bands. On top of it all, the owner is one of the nicest, friendliest record store guys!
A must stop for any vinyl collector in or around the DC/​Baltimore area!

Best record store in Baltimore hands down!

Reasonably priced records and a great selection– one of the few times i actually had to «weed down» what I picked out so I didn’t go overboard.
Most record stores you have to rummage through an ocean of records no one will buy to get to a decent one, this is pure content. I have to drive to Baltimore from DC to get good records but this store makes it well worth it.

Never in my life have I met another business owner who is as friendly or just (to his detriment, even) as Tony. He JUST SOLD ME, 2012, 4AD Catalog MAD 709 UNOPENED, which is an OG pressing of the Pixies «Come On Pilgrim». Not only that, but it was 15 bucks. I’ve bought Throbbing Gristle, Concrete Blonde and also Siouxsie & The Banshees single for Kiss Them for Me (5 fucking dollars).
This guy is either a SAINT, or will soon be canonized as such.
FUCK ALL OTHER RECORD STORES IN B-​MORE. THIS DUDE IS LEGIT.

Great record store here folks.
I’ve been in here twice and I find amazing shit every time. It’s like I am stepping back into time and finding all the records I sorely miss from my youth. And they are in great condition and quite affordable.
Sure, it’s predominantly punk, hardcore and metal-​y type stuff mostly, but there are some fantastic atypical finds (indie, new wave, art rock, prog shit) in the new arrivals sections of the store. Highly organized, not junky in the least. The owner will also make very fair deals with you.
Top Notch. For the genres they focus on, it’s the best in the DC-​Baltimore region.

Gone in there a few times at the old location, stopped in at the new on inside of Atomic Books recently. The guy that works there is really friendly and helpful, and the selection of music is *outstanding*. The perfect record shop in Baltimore!