Ralph’s Records Tapes & Cd’s

I visit Lubbock from Seattle once or twice a year and Ralph’s is my first stop I make! I’ve been to Ralph’s many, many times. They do have an awesome collection of vinyl. They have the big WALL of rock, plus other shelves for blues, jazz, country, etc. They really are an institution with lots of homegrown help for customers. I see some of the other reviews mention spotty customer service; I’ve never had that experience. From the owner, Ralph, himself to Doug and the rest of the staff; they’ve gone out of their way to assist me. They’ve done everything from grab me ladders to educate me on groups and sounds I knew nothing about. I feel Ralph’s appreciates each and every customer and wants to continue their decades long, downhome help for all. Enjoy Ralph’s!

They are very disorganized for a small store. The vinyl collections are not properly archived. I have made two trips to this store after calling to verify they have the vinyl I was looking for and was told to come in only to find out they did not have the vinyl in stock. It seems to be only the records store in Lubbock with a decent variety of vinyl.

This is my kind of record store! With literally tons of CD’s, Vinyls, Video games, and DVD’s, you could spend a lot of time browsing. They weren’t the most friendly when I come in however. Their «can I help you find something?» happened about 4 times within the first 3 minutes of me walking in, which progressed to «are you all set?» which progressed to «we are actually closing now.» 3 different people told me back to back!
But I get it, if you are closing, you want to go home, your shift is over. I’d definitely like to come back and spend more time browsing. Go check it out before 9pm.

This place is fantastic! I just moved here from Austin, and this is one of my favorite places to peruse for the obscure. As mentioned in other reviews — it has a great vinyl selection, used dvd’s, cd’s, and a knowledgeable and extremely courteous staff. Also, if you have some old records or dvd’s, it’s a great place to trade in some of your older, less used stuff for some newer [or just new-​to-​you] stuff.
It’s one-​of-​a-​kind, and a true gem of Lubbock, making me miss Austin a little less. Thanks!

This joint is fully stocked with vinyl from every music genre known to man. I scored some cool deals. prices are moderate and the staff is down to earth. aside from records they also carry dvds, cds, and posters. well worth your time. happy haunting!

This place is an institution. Are you looking for a record from that local or regional band? Ralph has it. Tickets to an upcoming show? Ralph has those too. Along with a huge selection of new and used titles they have movies and video games. From Atari to Xbox and everything in between.

If you are like me, every once in a while you feel that you an obscure album or song by a band you can’t remember singing about something you once thought was interesting. It goes something like hmmm… nah…na…nah…(air guitar solo)… bahhhhhhh. You know the song? Yeah, me neither but Ralph’s always does.
They have a good selection of different types of music and bands you’ve never heard of. New and used CD’s, records, DVD’s, video games, etc can all be found here.
If you need to replace some music you once had and cannot find on iTunes, or just want to try something different then I would suggest stopping by Ralph’s