Spin It Again Records

Stopped in to browse while I was in Wichita Kansas.
From my experience there, it seemed that this is not the kind of store to go to to find well educated people who know a great deal about a wide range of music. It is a nice little store to find mainstream stuff, mostly «classic rock».
Don’t get me wrong, this store has a few good records. Most are priced above the market, but my assumption is that they use «the book» to assign their prices.
I noticed this especially on the older releases. They were priced unusually high relative to many other stores that I frequent. I visited another store in Wichita while there, and the prices were much more reflective of what I’m used to seeing.
I’m not an «audiophile» and I don’t go in for all the esoteric stuff, but some of the things I heard the guy working there say were incredibly incorrect. (in my humble opinion)
He was telling a young customer that 180 gram vinyl wouldn’t play on older turntables because the motors weren’t powerful enough to spin the records, and telling the poor guy that anything but cheap cartridges are a waste of money. He went on and on giving this kid «advice» that just made me cringe.
I didn’t see a new arrivals section. That’s usually the first place I go to when I visit a store because it’s more likely that there will be records that haven’t been picked through as much. I may have missed it though.
There was no listening equipment set up to check records, which I also really appreciate when I am looking at buying records.
I asked the guy if they had any CD’s and he gave me a lecture about why CD’s are bad and felt compelled to tell me that he didn’t listen to music if it was on a CD… (?)
So, even though it was kind of a weird place, I’d stop there again to browse. You never know where the next gem will pop up!

When I first walked into this shop, I really thought I would find some hidden gems. There were a few really great records within these walls, but this guy just simply wants too much money for them. For instance, selling Romantics records for $ 8 and $ 10 is outrageous. Those are $ 3 records at best. On a positive note, the records are really well organized and easy to browse through. There are also cassette, 45, and 8-​track bins to go though. The cassettes and 8-​tracks aren’t really organized but they are $ 3 and $ 2 each, respectively (which I also think $ 3 for a used cassette is a bit much). I didn’t flip through the 45s hardly at all. They were mostly in plain white sleeves, with a few picture sleeves here and there. After going through every single rock LP in the building, I just didn’t have the energy.
One highlight of this place is the old stereos and components lining the walls of the shop. I’m not sure if they are for sale, but these are certainly worth a look. Not sure if I need to ever shop here again unless I really wanna try and get one of those old school stereos off this guy.