Matthew R.
Yelp
They sell new vinyls, used vinyls, and that rare Undertones 78 EP you cant find anywhere on Ebay. Also CDs, posters, concert tickets, hell, they even host concerts! Zulu has everything from local releases and tickets to that chart busting track on their shelves for you to pick up, look at both sides of the record, and then "reluctantly" give a listen on one of their private turntables. They ask you to ask the staff before you do that, but dont bother... their staff are very hard to get a hold of, but friendly enough once you do? It just takes a while, every time, it seems. Then again, theyve done me a big "one" by letting me come in 5 minutes late to pick up a ticket to some must-see show happening that night. They even understood that it was absolutely. must. see.
I also like how they have in-store and street-side concerts along with their sales in the summer months. The space is set up pretty decently to accommodate both a plethora of records and the ego of a rock star the likes of Jay Reatard (saw him in August here! R.I.P).
For all you naysayers and people preaching its overpriced, this store has a HUGE vinyl trade, not a huge CD trade. If you were looking for CDs I dont know why you would ever want to come here. I dont even know why youre hunting for used CDs, but you would be set up better at pawn shops and along he Granville strip. Just sayin'
PS: Check out their jazz and blues selections for some amazing finds... if youre in to that.