Human Head Records

Good vinyl selection. Space to play and test the records. Some records at very good price

Just visited today, staff were amazing and friendly. They didn’t hover, they gave us our space and we were able to comfortably shop and didn’t feel rushed. I was satisfied with the selection from the $2 bins to $5 bins and up. Human head has a massive collection of vinyl. You can be there for hours if not days if you like. I appreciate the variety of categories and the thousands upon thousands of records to choose from as well as the friendly environment. Plus I got a good deal on the bulk that I purchased. I will definitely return, satisfied customer!

Great vibes/crowd and an outstanding selection of rare jazz, Latin and African records. Rock is a bit overpriced IMO. Bought around $200 and got a 10% discount and a free tote bag. Nice staff/owner. Will be back next time in NYC.

Had a great time here. Fantastic selection of Brooklyn-style house and techno with some unique gems and wonderful crew at the store which was pleasant and helpful. One of the best shops I've visited worldwide.

I love a place where you can really dig and find some super surprising stuff-and this is usually that place, especially if you lean more toward soul, disco, house, techno and the like. I always leave with a decent stack of stuff; a few harder to find items and lots of fun stuff (all pretty reasonably priced). I will say, however, aside from when I’m being rung up at the register I have NEVER felt the staff to be nice, helpful or anything even close to good. In fact, I’ve visited the store at least three times and have never felt welcome. I’ve had unpleasant interactions with one of the main employees who plays records mostly in the back and complains about customers loud enough to be heard and seems annoyed when asked any question. I’ve been shopping at vinyl shops my whole life and I’m a pretty easy customer. I usually ask nothing and can find my way around. My first visit there, he made me so uncomfortable I cut my trip short. I was carefully holding my small stack of LPs to purchase , balanced on the bin next to where I was shopping. I was hurting none of the records in the bins or the stack I was buying, but after lots of sighing and looking at me funny he charged out from behind the turntables and barked at me in front of the entire store, “you know, we kinda built those ledges down there so you wouldn’t put records on top like that so why don’t you use them”. I was embarrassed and replied “oh, I didn’t know that was for that and I also didn’t want to have my stack of items below the bin for fear of you guys thinking I’m being shady or gonna steal. But Thanks for letting me know, that’s a great idea.” He returned to the turntables but keep sighing loudly every time I moved to another row to peruse, as though I was taking too long or looking at too much. Weird. He then said “you don’t have to pull them all up you know “. And I was dumbfounded because as tightly as the records were packed, I don’t know how else you could read the inner label to see what was on the record without pulling them up some to peek. I just. Checked out at that point. It really upset me and ruined my view of the store. I thought he was maybe having a bad day and the store is great so I went back a month or so later… and it wasn’t just the one day. I love the stock and the price and layout, but get a friendlier staff. I spent a decent amount of money each time I went in and would spend more but I keep looking For other places to do so. Bummer

They low ball you when you sell and try to rip you off when you buy. Majority of the records are in garbage shape. Even the rarer ones have the price tag right on the jacket. Terrible. Avoid like the plague. They could care less about customers.

Love coming to human head. Always the most unique finds and great listening experiences here with Travis. Very grateful for Travis and the other heads.

Best vinyl shop in NY 🤙🏻