Amoeba Music

JUST BEING IN YOUR AMOEBA MUSIC SHOP ON SUNSET AND IVAR IS VERY MAGICAL. IT'S SO EASY TO FIND EVERYTHING I WANT AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE ARE SO HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY NOT JUST TO ME BUT EVERYONE. KEEP UP ALL YOUR GREAT WORK AND MUSIC OF COURSE. THE BERKELEY AND SAN FRANCISCO STORES ISN'T BAD EITHER LOVE ALL YOUR STORES IN SO. AND NO. CALIFORNIA

I love Amoeba's great free concerts. Robert Randolph was absolutely awesome this year!

What can I say, Amoeba Hollywood is one of the greatest places on earth :) I often go during the week after going to yoga (just behind Amoeba). I must say that I sometimes find Amoeba more uplifting than going to yoga itself! I love the staff. I love the selection. I love Amoeba, plain and simple. Please keep doing what you're doing.

I'm a music lover whose lived in LA for the last 6-years and on one of my earliest visits to the Hollywood Amoeba, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Beck at the checkout. I gotta say, the selection of music and video is the most incredible I've ever experienced, but adding in the possibility of seeing an amazing artist such as Beck, is just icing on the chocolate 7-layer cake that is Amoeba. It's clear that Amoeba is not only the top destination for music lovers, but also for the creators of the music we love!

In the R&B new arrival 78 albums of Amoeba Hollywood, I found "Keep On Churnin' " by Wynonie Harris for $15. This was cool because on the Canadian website that I used to buy from, the same record in the same condition was $160! I am also a Hannah fan, and picked up the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack. I take these two hot items to checkout, and the pleasantly befuddled cashier asks "do you have to have special equipment to play these?" And I said "no - just a CD player or computer." (ha ha - he meant the 78)

After losing every record in my 10,000+ collection, and every CD that was not in my car while evacuating from the devastating damage from Hurricane Katrina, the Amoeba used section has been my saving grace to re-purchase those memories lost in the storm. I go back on a regular basis since I work one block away and the spend time finding those lost records for $1 or even .50. As you can imagine, this is quite the treat since I get to re-live the excitement of finding rare tracks and then listen to them once again to restore the memories. Please keep in mind that I was heavily into electronic dance music since I made my living as a Dj in New Orleans, so this is not music easily found on download sites or the internet, and if you do, it is not the same tangible good for 3x the price of the discount vinyl bin at Amoeba. A lot of the records lost actually came via post from the UK or I went there to purchase, but somehow they make their way into the used bins as Amoeba. As they say, one man's trash is another mans treasure??!! Thanks for such a great business model Amoeba!!

Amoeba Hollywood is one of my favorite places in all of Los Angeles. Since it's the best indie record store around, there's no need to delve into the obvious. My best memories (aside from finding something rare ro obscure) were the in-store performances of Aimee Mann (in support of "The Longest Arm") and Ian Hunter (in support of "Rant"). To meet them in person was incredible. Should've taken the day off to see McCartney (but at least I've got Amoeba's Secret)!!

“I always enjoy shopping at Amoeba Music on Sunset in Hollywood. It's the most amazing record store. You can find almost anything you want and it's open late, so I can pop in after a great movie at the Arclight next door.” - Los Angeles Times Hot List - 7/30/10

I wanted to say these little What's In My Bag videos are fantastic, I love them! Simon LeBon is kind of an ass! But the Duran Duran guy in the hat -- I like him. And I like the idea that they're exploring the vinyl collections! And those little Friendly Fires boys -- who would have thought the kid would be into funeral/death metal or whatever? And that Syrian video -- AMAZING. I loved that. And the PHIL SPECTOR picture! And I learned a new word from the LFC guys -- and they seem really nice and funny! And I love that they love the Smiths! I think the keyboard player is my favorite -- the ginormous fro of grey curls is badass. And, also interesting to learn that I guess Latinos in LA were not thrilled with them when they started, and that rock en espanol didn't exist 15 years ago? I had no idea. I watched that one twice. I wish I had more time to watch, because I feel like I learn things. And, they're entertaining. It's like candy, but it's good for you. Your team does an awesome job!

HI! Just a few lines to say that my half hour in Amoeba Records one month ago has been one of the best moments in my live! I visited the SF store searching for several rarities, trying to complete my 2.000 collection of records... well, not all the goals were targeted, but almost! I bought 20 CDS!! and what it is the best, I promised myself to come again next summer to spend not half an hour but half a day. I discovered a lot of rarities, tributes, records never edited in Europe... Hope to be back as soon as possible. Nice staff, thank you for your help.