Gravity Records

By far one of the best record shops I’ve ever been to! Complete with a welcoming knowledgeable staff and record shop doggie friend who made my day. Though they didn’t have the exact record I was looking for (a pretty rare one by the way) they were still happy to keep me in the loop if they came by it. Matt, the owner, was so helpful and really seemed to love what he does.
Do yourself a favor and stop by because it’ll definitely be worth your time.

As far as I know. there’s only 2 real Record shops in Wilmington.
Gravity seemed much more ‘cool’ than the other one I’ve been to, so I was excited to check through their stock.
They have a huge selection of vinyl. HUGE… and a lot of it priced reasonable. I bought about 10 LP’s from here and about 6 – 7 of them played through pretty damn good. which isn’t bad for old records… most of the time I’m happy with about 50%
The others were playable, and I don’t mind a pop or fuzz from analog music. but when it skips over half tracks of a song. I consider it useless.
That being said… they carry an amazing selection of new records as well. and the prices are right where they should be. not cheap (vinyl never is) but not pretentious either.
They also appeared to have a large selection of players and equipment as well.
All in all. I look forward to my next trip.

Took the little man on a trek from historic district to check this place out (gotta patron indie record stores when in any town) & it was worth it. Kind of small space with less selection than other spots I’ve been to. I’m not a vinyl collector, so I can’t speak to that specifically. I give this place high marks for the customer service & support of the local music scene. Can’t remember the gentleman’s name who helped, but he provided a nice primer for the Wilmington scene, complete with samples. Picked up two great CDs (yeah I know) from local artists (Mountain Thrower & Phantom Playboys) for cheap.

Best place to get records in Wilmington. The owner and staff are fantastic people — always friendly and willing to help. Their used and new selections are great — I don’t know how much money I’ve dropped on CDs and vinyl here but it was always worth it. I am happy to support this local business — they truly deserve it and the shop and services are truly a landmark in Wilmington.

Been to this shop twice while on vacation. If you are a vinyl junkie you’ll be disappointed. It’s mostly dreck like you’d find at a goodwill or local thrift store. The new selection is very selective and the decent used vinyl is overpriced. $ 20 each for clean Beach Boys vinyl. Fairly hipster atmosphere. The second time I visited I found nothing in the store I needed for my collection until I was about to leave and flipped a bin and found two things I wanted. They were not priced and the guy at the counter sold them to me for $ 15, which was more than fair. If you’re addicted to vinyl like me, you might find a gem but not likely.

Don’t let the size fool you. Excellent selection of (ballin’ on a budget) 99¢ records. If you’re willing to dig (which is always half the fun) there’s some rare gems. Staff is chill and welcoming. Lucky to be there right as a local collector was dropping off 4 crates of dusties.

Best place in Wilmington to get music. Period.

I called and inquired about how to sell cd’s. They told me how their policy works. When I got there less than 2 hours later, they wouldn’t take my cd’s. They said they just took in a bunch of albums and had no more money to buy anything. What kind of business is this? Why didn’t they tell me on the phone this might happen? On top of it, rudeness was involved on their behalf. Needless to say, I took my business somewhere else and made $ 41 in which I probably would have not made there!

Gravity is holding the torch for independent records stores in this town. They support the local music scene, carrying local bands records and even doing in store performances. They are all very involved in the community and are a good example of a independent store, owned by locals who earn their support. While I wish they had a huge selection of LPs and could buy all my (your) worthless CDs, its just not reality in this economy. Music store for music people. I heard a rumor they have a few copies of Black Key’s new LP this week… go get em…

Gravity is a fairly large space with a nice vibe inside the store. Lots of really cool show posters cover the outside windows and the inside walls. The store has a small stage right by the entrance that presumably is perfect for instore performances. There is plenty of space to move around, which turns out to not be a very good thing…
I came to pick through vinyl records and was extremely underwhelmed by Gravity’s offering. Not in content– but just numbers! The store had very slim pickings of records in general, and a majority of their used records were in very bad shape.
I didn’t look through their cd racks, but its clear that the store focuses on the dead medium of cd’s. A real shame.
I wish this place had just a little more to offer. Vinyl collectors don’t require a store packed full of rare gems, but a healthy selection of different types of vinyl would make this place excellent.
I had to kind of stretch to find something I wanted to buy. I had to purchase something while in the store but sadly it was out of sympathy for the only indie record shop in town moreso than a desire for the music I chose.

I’ve been to a lot of record stores in a lot of different cities. This place is like the record section at your local Goodwill – you never now what gems you’ll find, but you know you’re going to have to wade through a lot of crap. Personally, I’d rather hit the Goodwill.