Stan’s Record Bar

not a bad place if you want to kill some time, but serious vinyl diggers should look elsewhere. Lame, ultracommon LPs at questionable prices, not much in the way of 7″, and your typical «cranky old man» collector type running the show.
I got the impression that anything interesting or of any value in the way of vinyl is probbaly being pulled and sold through other methods/​venues… leaving the store stocked mostly with the dregs, roughly alphabetized and ready to disappoint.

Quirky store. Had some fun stuff — some oldies. It was a bit musty inside, and a little disorganized. I appreciated the small town feel to it. Yes, you can find better prices online, however, when visiting Stan’s its about supporting the local business. Check it out — but leave your wallet at home for online shopping!

I do not get this place. It’s a dirty, not that organized row upon row of overpriced LPs. They pay little or nothing when buying LPs but they sell for top dollar. It’s a classic example of yet another Lancaster retailer who isn’t all that motivated to do business. Their store is their pet project, apparently. Or, the dude does one hell of an ebay business. I don’t know. In the twelve years I’ve lived here the store has only gotten more cluttered, dirtier and the owner, more ornery. Oh, and did I mention the stock is stupidly priced not to sell? It is.
Avoids Stan’s. It’s a cute piece of Lancaster’s history that you don’t need to support. Not to mentioned that both Mr. Suit up the street a block and a half and Angry, Young & Poor, around the corner on Orange and down two blocks are much better stores in every way.
Do yourself a favor, avoid Stan’s.

My mom bought music here when she was in high school, and she’s in her 50s now. Stan’s is an institution, and it’s my favorite place in Lancaster to buy vinyl. I regularly find stuff here that I’ve been searching for throughout Memphis, where I (and a considerable number of respectable record shops) currently reside. There’s none of the typical also-​rans that usually just take up space, and if there is anything approaching that kind of stuff (read: Kenny Rogers, Chicago, BTO), it’s clearly marked and priced as bargain-​bin.
That being said, I guess my taste is unique as far as vinyl goes. I love metal and punk vinyl as much as the next person, but my interests as far as that are pretty limited and I really already have all of the available punk and metal vinyl that I’d be interested in. When I go to a record shop, I’m looking for classic jazz, R&B, and rock curiosities, which Stan’s is overflowing with. When I couldn’t find Tom Waits vinyl anywhere, I found and bought Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night, and Small Change at Stan’s, all at once. I got a Kind of Blue reissue (Stan’s stocks choice reissues) here before I even knew that one had come out. I once bought more Boyz II Men 45s here than anyone could ever want (don’t judge me), and when I wanted a 45 of Strokin’, Stan’s was the first place I thought of, and sure enough — I found it.
If you’re the kind of vinyl fan that calls a 45 a 7″ and has more colored records than black ones, Stan’s might disappoint you. But if you’re a newbie just starting to establish a collection, or an old-​timer looking to relive your glory days, this would be a hell of a place to start. For classic must-​have records and old rarities alike, there’s no place in Lancaster better than Stan’s.

If youre a vinyl record fan then this place is for you! Theyve got zillions of them. They do have a handful of CDs, but no names I recognized. This place just isnt for me.