Noise

I can't explain how I feel about this, one of a kind record shop in the Richmond / outer Richmond district. The propietere Sarah is truly a gem , was my first time there ,and she turned my not fun morning (smash n grab) my tools outta my car . Into an amazingly ok day. Oh yeah, she's got a mad grip of vinyl. Great prices .and great conversation.

Great place to dig! Tons of used vinyl and very good prices. The family that owns the shop are absolutely lovely. I mostly just go there to see them, records are an added bonus!

One of the best used vinyl shops I’ve ever been to. The owner is really nice and super knowledgeable about so many genres it’s pretty impressive.

Charming music store packed full of vinyl. 100% local vibe, it was lovely to hear the owner interacting so kindly with folks that came in for this or that - she knew them and they knew her. By the time we left I felt like I did too! ❤️ She played an album for us so we could be sure on a band we thought looked cool but couldn’t place. Prices are already a good deal, and we were offered a discount for multiple purchases.

I don't give out very many 5 stars, but I can say without hyperbole that this is the best record store in San Francisco (and the best I've ever seen). I haven't visited every record store in the bay area, but I've been to quite a handful and I've yet to find a store with better selection, prices, atmosphere, events, and friendliness. The mom and daughter who work at the store are always glad to help and clearly love their jobs. They show an incredible knowledge and passion for music and records. They offer me discounts all the time, and as a poor college student it always melts my heart. Sometimes there are musicians playing outside the store, setting a cool vibe. They also support local SF music, art, and photography. All of my favorite records that I own have come from this store. Truly a blast from the past.

Super friendly and helpful service. The owner pointed me in the right direction for the perfect records to gift my friend. Highly recommend a visit. You may get lucky with some hidden gems at a very reasonable price.

This is the coolest record shop in town and they play jazz! Good people! xoxo @gameofseasons

One of the Outer Richmond District’s coolest creative places - live music some Sundays by co-owner Danny Brown and friends and other bands.

Called to ask whether they had an extra belt for a turntable, because some record shops will carry these accessories. Lady who answered the phone was super unpleasant, coldly saying "No, Never" and they're all different sizes. Yes, thanks Einstein, I'm very well aware that belt sizes may vary depending on manufacturer. What a crummy attitude. No surprise the website for this place still has a Gofundme prominently displayed. I would take my business elsewhere.

My first time in the store and I will definitely go back, i picked up 4 records ,great price the owner is super sweet and really helpful! I love this place!!!

This is single-handedly the best record store in the Bay. I haven't been able to visit since 2020 due to COVID. Despite this, I was able to put records that I really wanted on hold that they would display on their Instagram (@noisesanfrancisco) and they have been holding them for me since then! I didn't even expect them to hold it for so long and I am extremely grateful to them. The greatest customer experience anyone can ever have. Shoutout to Sara and company!

A new favorite record shop! I hesitate to post this review because I selfishly want to find the hidden gems there myself, but the owner is so sweet and helpful, she deserves some support! Great prices, great collection.

Love Noise! Fantastic selection of new and used classic Vinyls at great prices. Perfect place for anyone to shop, whether you're a seasoned vinyl collector or just starting out (i'm somewhere in the middle..?) Make sure to follow their instagram page (@NoiseSanFrancisco) where they post their for-sale selection every week during quarantine, check them out you won't be disappointed! :)

Grab a midday latte at Simple Pleasures across the street, then jaywalk over to hear fresh vinyl tracks and chat with Sarah, the mom of this mom-and-son musical enterprise. A great collection of vinyl albums, turntables, and other used audio hifi equipment.

I've thought long and hard about who I should write my first ever yelp review for, and after visiting Noise three times in the past two months (I may have a problem), it became a no brainer. I've lived in SF for just over two years, and a top priority for me when I move to a new city is to find a great record store. There's a handful of great record stores in SF, but none of them had me dying to go back. Either it was a lack of selection, a lack of character, a lack of a welcoming feeling, or flat out the prices were higher than I thought they should be. If I'm Goldilocks, then Noise is the baby bear, because they're juuuuuuust right. It's never crowded, has a great and eclectic selection of classic rock, jazz, soul, and reggae (emphasis on the classic rock & jazz), and the prices are fair. You can find The Marshall Tucker Band for $7, and find a original Stones Sticky Fingers (working zipper and all) for $35. I found Noise via yelp, because for someone who doesn't live in the outer Richmond, I likely never would have found out about this place, and I'm so glad I did. The level of organization that Sara and co. put into the store is second to none. Looking for Bob Segar - Night Moves (because you should be)?...Sara knows if she has it and exactly where it is. Pro tip - follow them on Instagram because Sara posts their new arrivals and will hold something for you if you ask her in the comments. I could ramble all day about how great Noise is, but instead, do yourself a favor, trek it to the outer Richmond, maybe grab a burrito at Chino's across the street, and spend a few hours listening to what Sara is spinning and pick up some black vinyl gold!

THIS STORE SELLS CASSETTE TAPES, RECORDS AND CDS!!! Last year I started buying/ordering CDs from Target. Before that I started making a list on iTunes of albums from the 80s I'd like to own. I guess Noise is the place!

I love this place and the family who run it. For the time being check the inventory on their instagram (you can request stuff too) and stop by during pick-up hours. https://www.instagram.com/noisesanfrancisco/?hl=en Pre covid they provided a sorely needed place for musicians to perform for free as well as a community hub for musicians and music lovers. I've had so many wonderful conversations and met awesome people while browsing records here. Sara has listened to most of the inventory and provides awesome recommendations. You can spin something if you want to check it out. Prices are fair, there is tons of inventory coming in all the time. Check out the embroidered jackets and local artwork hanging too!

Just came here on a Sunday afternoon with my daughter. I was hoping to find some old 80s stuff which they had tons of! Unfortunately, I couldn't find what I wanted and embarrassingly couldn't remember some other ones I wanted. I didn't come out empty handed though! Found an early 90s r&b group that I have not heard from in a long time and had to grab it. It was cheap too! Other tidbits, the owner is a native of SF, just like me. I will definitely come back and will try to follow them on Instagram for updates.

Cool little place for vinyl that gives you that old San Francisco vibe. Awesome people work here - and they have live music on Sundays. Groovy.

The cool thing about Outer Richmond is that once in a while you run into cool local businesses like Noise. It's a small vinyl shop out by the Ocean Beach. Every Sunday afternoon they have free jazz performance that range from Standards to avant-garde. I really have no idea how they can make money/survive, but I really appreciate their passion for keeping it going. Come by on Sunday (or any day) to check out Noise. And you might find that special white-labeled gem from 1987 you've been looking for.

Fantastic record store with great art on the wall that is for sale. They also have a live jazz party every Sunday from 2-6 p.m.! Top flight jazz musicians can be heard, led by the proprietor Danny Brown; and he sure plays a mean tenor!!! This beautiful little business is a family affair, with his mother and sister also involved. Come out to support this wonderful business, and there is no cover for the Sunday Jazz party, so be sure to bring some loose cash for the tip jar!

LOVE this place! They are always fully stocked with things you didn't even realize you collection was needing. The vibe is so inviting that you could easily spend an afternoon listening to vinyl (which you will buy!), chatting with Sara, who is so warm and cool, you'll feel very welcome to come back. They host solo artists and bands for live sets, and really value their customers. That reminds me, I need to make a visit soon..... :)

A neighborhood indie record store can only mean gentrification and a lot of hipsters invading, right? Not necessarily though Balboa Street now also has two new bakeries, Cassava, etc. That's all fine by me as long as it doesn't start feeling like The Mission, since it also has Noise! Noise started as a co-op and has morphed into a very well curated music destination for used and new vinyl all farily priced, turntables (including one where you can test your music on an old-school sound system) and live Jazz concerts on Sunday. Noise is the concept of a son - Daniel who gigs all over the Bay Area playing tenor sax. And Sara - his mom - a true creative soul and wealth of true SFO cultural history, whose photography hangs in the shop along with many other local artists. I found a few great things there - and as much as I hate this word, the records are well-curated! I'll be back just to talk to Sara and Daniel about music and art and San Francisco and of course to get some more records I definitely don't need!

What an amazing place! Great art collection and remarkable music in a cool space owned by a mother/son duo. Do yourself a favor and stop by on a Sunday afternoon and spend some quality time perusing the vinyl while catching some good, local, live jazz. What a find!

Fantastic local record store. It has a great collection of a wide range of records. My favorite part about the store is it hosts all types of musicians (often local) to perform in the store.

The store owners mother is not a pleasant person. I simply asked her if a record that was almost 90% unplayable and warped was negotiable. She then basically yelled "If you don't want the record then put it back." I told her to chill out because there was other people in this tiny shop who were all looking at us then I immediately left. Aside from the horrible experience the records were meh. Not much variety mostly old pop/rock and some punk, I'm sure I could have found a few gems if I looked for longer. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt since the interaction was not with the actual store owner but the mother and my visit was cut short because of literally being yelled at... not a bad shop in terms of quality but 100% better shops in the city with better customer service.

My Honey and I both had Friday off and decided to go to the cliff house for a cocktail(We are eastbay), of course the cliff had no parking so we went for a cruise and end up at the Beach Chalet. Afte a drink or two I started to get an itch for vinyl and had previously searched on yelp and had seen that Noise was very close by. Parking was easy and the store was as expected. Lots of nicely organized vinyl with a mix of artwork and photography on the wall a mini stage in the back and vintage equipment here and there for sale. Main selling point is the excellent and so friendly service that Sara provided us. Very warm personality and knowledge of her inventory. With a back ground in local music history it was nice to talk with her. she helped me sort through the vinyl in half the time by focusing on my interest in Greatest Hits and Best of vinyl's from the 70, 80 and 90's. Sara kindly worked on side as I did the other sharing potential buys. The prices are so reasonable and a little bit ridiculous. Johnny Mathis GHs for 95 cents!! After I got home and cleaned that beauty is was amazing on my higher end system. Another favorite that later brought tears to my finance was Carly Simon's Great Hits. So many family memories for her and it was so inexpensive. Sara and her son have the right approach to their record store. Super organized, great service and perfect pricing. I was very happy with my haul and excited to get them home(Foreigner GHs, Johnny Mathis, Carly Simon, Linda Rondstat...)....will return soon with more time to spend and more smiles.

If you find yourself in the Outer Richmond, definitely stop in at Noise. They have a nice selection of jazz at fair prices and the owner is an accomplished jazz man himself. His mother, Sara, who usually runs the shop is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. All around great experience.

I just started collecting vinyl and so far have shopped at a handful of stores, including a couple mega-name shops and a few local/indie spots. Today was my first time at Noise, and hands down this is my favorite shop and I'm certain I'll be coming here often. The atmosphere is inviting and relaxed all thanks to Sara, who I gather from other reviews is the owner's mom. The way she asked if anyone needed help or wanted to listen to anything was very genuine, meaning it wasn't the typical I'm-asking-because-it's-my-job-and-need-to-let-you-know-I-see-you. I got the vibe she's very well known and liked in the neighborhood just from the couple of people who popped in just to say hi to her. The records are nicely organized by genre in typical alpha order BUT I especially appreciated that they were further alphabetized within the letter category!! A+++! What took my experience to another level was the handwritten notes on some albums with a brief description and rating. Because of these notes I picked up 2 albums I've never heard of and I'm listening to one of them as I type--so far definitely worth the blind buy! Turns out Sara wrote the notes...how cool is that?! I could easily spend several hours here. During checkout Sara let me know to come in with a list next time or simply email the shop and they'll do their best to help with my wishlist. Go here and support this local friendly gem!!!

Noise has been working with my father as he parts with his albums... He is thrilled. They even came to him. Really nice family run operation... Thank you Noise.

Great record shop run by a wonderful family. Don't miss the jam sessions every Sunday afternoon. Record and Art collection are top notch. Places like this are what make San Francisco special!

Great collection of all genres of vinyl, it's a super cool local business and they have a free jazz performance on Sundays!

Went there at 3pm on a Thursday. Closed, lock on door, no explanation. Wasted my time.

This is such a cool space! We have walked by a million times living in the neighborhood and decided to stop in finally this Sunday. Not only do they have some killer jams coming through the speaker, they had some awesome art work on display. The back of the shop is an art studio where you can take classes, I'll be signing up soon! The artist who conducts the classes is using the space as a gallery as well. The art was approachable in price and very well curated (with local artists). We loved chatting with the owners mom, who was keeping the place open while he was out on double duty musician gigs! Will be back for art classes, good conversation, and a great selection of records.

Popped in randomly there once a few years ago. The prices I did see were modestly higher than musicstack or discogs, or even local favorite groove records on market. Lots of dj dance singles more than other genres. I didn't find anything rare or out of the ordinary, or not so much as rare but pleasantly surprising as I have browsing used records at a few other SF stores (Groove, Rooky Ricardo's, Recycled Records (rip)). Felt like it was mostly discarded junk as opposed to a curated lavishly interesting assortment of genres and "check this out if you like this" kind of real music-junkie-offerings. More like a garage sale stock of heavily picked through unwanted stuff. Maybe they were just cleaned out at the time. The woman that was there seemed rather unfriendly to me although she struck up a conversation but maybe she was just having a bad day. Bonus star for supporting the local music scene and doing concerts on weekends as others mentioned.

Great collection of all genres of vinyl. Easy atmosphere, great place to browse, and listen to music. You can ask to listen before you buy. Look here first before going outside of the neighborhood.

Eclectic art collection and music selection. The owner's mom is super friendly and conversational. The entire place has a very chill vibe and and a relaxed atmosphere. Clearly these are lovers of local artists of all varieties and it's awesome to see so much San Francisco talent showcased here. Apparently there's live music on Sundays which I have yet to catch but am looking forward to.

Super friendly owner (actually we met the owners mom). Great selection of music and reasonable prices. Lots of artwork from local artists too. A great piece of SF community.

Recently, I returned for a much needed weeklong vacation in San Francisco, and I decided to check out as many record shops as I could possibly explore. I went to Tunnel Records, Amoeba, 1-2-3-4- Go!, Community Thrift in the Mission District, Originals Vinyl, and Noise. Out of all these, Noise was my absolute favorite. There is an especially sharp contrast between the Amoeba experience and the Noise experience. Whereas at Amoeba, there was a TON of (pricey) stuff--but not a great selection, really unspectacular inventory--which consumed three hours of my time just to look through records, and all I left with was a massive headache; Noise was much smaller, totally chill with genuinely friendly staff, and (affordable) records that I wanted to buy across several genres. I bought a dozen records at Noise, and I've been so happy with them--very clean vinyl, excellent sound on the turntable. Sara was happy to be the DJ for her customers, and my goodness, she knows great music and how to keep her customers happy. The place can be a little cramped, but it's totally worth it. I'll be back there on my next vacation.

this treasure of a place is a total God-send for my soul! music is most definitely the best medicine. had the pleasure of attending sunday jam sessions from 2 to 6 p.m. today and was totally blown away by the musicians!!! sooooo many incredibly talented musicians fully embodying their God-given talents to bring to life beautiful music. this family owned small business is the real deal. i am itching to attend more sunday jam sessions and then some. come check it out!