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Joe's Albums
4.8 ★★★★★ 239 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Worcester, Massachusetts
New and used albums featuring a mix of popular and obscure titles.
Plan your visit
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (508) 796-5352
- Website joesalbums.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–6 PM |
What's on the wall
“Whenever I buy used records there, I never have to check them for quality because I know this place doesn’t buy/sell junk.”
What players say again and again
“Came for record store Day and was very organized and clean.”
From the reviews
The best record store in the East coast. I’ve been collecting records for a long time now and have never had a better experience than I’ve had at Joe’s albums. The range of records that you can find here is unmatched.
What a great shop. Clean, good selection, helpful staff. Everything you could hope for in a record store.
Knowledgeable owner and staff. Great selection of titles. Excellent inventory of classic used albums in great condition accurately graded. Not just rock and pop but a large inventory of jazz and country too. As a jazz listener I love this store. Joe is always buying well kept collections.
Accurately priced according to grade, new or cleaned. Friendly staff. Very helpful. Ask them to get something you can't find and you'll be surprised! Save yourself on shipping and questionable online sellers and support the local record shop!
Selling or trading gear at Joe's Albums
Joe's Albums comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
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