Deaf Ear Records

We loved this store, had never been before. Lots to see, a lot of nostalgia for kids born in the late 70s early 80s. Also a huge selection of classic vinyl, cassettes, and CDs. You have to stop and look around at least once, and I bet you'll find something you like!

Great store to check in La Crosse WI, first thing is the Vinyl selection was mid however, the blurays/cd(s) selection was fantastic, I found, Karate Kid (2010), Wonder Woman, and Skyscraper all on Bluray for a really great price. Plus Peach who works at the counter has a great smile, amazing attitude, and she absolutely made my day hence why this place is getting 5-stars. If you're in the midwest near MN or Wisconsin, and are looking for a unique shop this is the spot.

Beware. Although a nice establishment and the store has a large variety of media- video games, DVD, blue rays, CD’s and Vinyl. However, there is no quality or used condition grades given to the used Vinyl records. They just price them according to “the market”. In fact, out of 10 potential pre owned LP’s that I picked out to purchase, I had to reject the purchase of 7 of them due to the record’s poor condition (grime, fingerprints, scratches, and some serious blemishes to the surface that would in other stores classify them as worn or poor quality status. I had a nice sales person on my visit, but I suspect there is little time spent by the overall staff on vinyl preparation or cleaning before they are priced to sell. Disappointed Apparently the management or owner has no room for factual and honest observations a record collector would look for when purchasing records in any store or city/state. All one would need to do is invest 10$ on microfiber cloths every month in order to properly clean the vinyl inventory before they put them out to sell. Otherwise, they are reusing the same worn out filthy record cleaning pad from 2020? I was polite and generously paid over $197 for records that weren’t even cleaned well nor categorized as “like new, Very Good, Good, Fair, Worn or Bad” as every other vinyl collection stores post on their stock for sale. You have great potential considering that your inventory is deep and you seem to have resources to get more vinyl items to keep selling. I bet if you would just do this little extra in the presale prep you would probably sell more records and have less restocking to do when customers view the merchandise’s condition. I know you can do this easily and wish you luck.

I stopped in over the 4th of July weekend and found a stack of about a dozen records at very fair prices. These were things I haven't found at the local stores I visit in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Each one was almost like-new, even two from the 70's. Loved this shop and would recommend them highly. Nice people working and a really good selection. I even bought a couple CD's, which I don't pick up often anymore. Fun place!

If you're in La Crosse, WI, it's a must! Check out the vinyl, comics, and much more. Make sure to get your pic with Predator and tag them on Insta and FB!