Dyno Records

LPs very cramped and expensive. The man with the gray hair is not friendly and is snippy. You can do much better elsewhere. When I buy something in a store, I am very polite and not demanding. If you own a store and deal with the public, you have to be a little nicer than this guy. I would rather buy online than put up with his horse**it

Really rude white-​haired man works there.
The young guy there on Saturdays is amazing. I will only shop there when he is working.

They got a good selection for the size of their store.
I’m a Soul and Disco collector and they don’t have much of that. It’s mainly Rock, Jazz and World.
I’m big into hip hop and they did have a copy of my favorite artist MF DOOM’s record Mmm Food. But it was priced a little high.
Actually, that’s one thing I didn’t like about this store, everything was priced high.
Sure the records were in excellent condition. But something you see everywhere for 5 or 6 bucks had a 20 dollar tag on it.
Adversely, I saw a few records that I grabbed that I thought should be priced higher and were on the cheap.

Have enjoyed this store, off an on, for years. We live 30 m away so maybe once or twice a year. Upon entering the store today, we were the only customers and the owner ignored us. Ok. Fine. But then we approached him and mentioned it was my wife’s birthday and we drove here to go specifically to the restaurant next door, but it was closed just today for repairs. We asked for a recommendation and he said, «buy her some music». No «happy birthday» and NO recommendation on a restaurant. Dude, get over yourself and be friendly. My wife was on the phone checking other restaurant reviews and I had this feeling he was pissed and was getting an attitude thinking we were just noting what we would buy online later which was not the case. i love CDs and won’t go back here.

Great, indepently-​owned little record store in downtown Newburyport.
While they still carry some CD’s, the focus here is on vinyl. Each section isn’t huge, but jazz, world music and rock all contain representative samples of both new releases and established classics.
Even more heartening is that they’ve always got vinyl spinning in the shop– last time was a free jazz record inspired by Sketches of Spain. They also promote rock shows in and around Boston– let’s see your Newbs do that…
Support local music and music retailers and support this shop!!!

Dyno is an excellent local record store with a HUGE selction of jazz and world music. In recent years they have expanded their used cd’s and vinyl considerably and are consistently getting new stuff in.
They’ll order anything in print and it comes in in a few days. Here, you get a chance to discover new things especially if you have a chat with anyone working there.
It’s expensive due to the volume and location (downtown Newburyport always comes with a higher pricetag) but worth it to know you’re supporting local business.
PASS

I can’t imagine why anyone would rate this place less than 5 stars… well, okay, if you’re looking for” yard sale” vinyl, I guess you might want to try somewhere else. Dyno has THE BEST selection of new vinyl on the North Shore. I like Newbury Comics, but Dyno is just better. Where else can you leave with The Black Eyed Peas AND the Woody Guthrie remasters?

We were not impressed. Puny selection of vinyl. Overpriced CDs. Annoying kids behind the counter («whisper whisper whisper TEE HEE HEE HEE! Whisper whisper whisper») Not to mention the freaks of nature looking through the vinyl shouting out «BLUE BROTHERS! HA!» You mean BlueS Brothers, you weirdo. Ugh.

The owner is a riot! Whatever you do don’t mention digital music.

I love these guys! They are very knowledgeable and are willing to look up any random thing you might inquire about! They might be small but they have a fabulous selection — they even carry vinyl and 8-​tracks for you crazy old schoolers! (I know, I know! Vinyl is making a comeback. Got it.)
Even if you can’t stop in, take a stroll past the window just to check out the posters for upcoming shows. Though, I can’t guarantee that you would be able to resist going inside…
Enjoy this small-​town gem!