Rooky Ricardo's Records

In an age of streaming this, and subscribing to that, this store is exactly what we need. You can even find songs that aren't available online. The owner can taylor his recommendations based on your favorite artists.

This place is so great, what an awesome collection of Soul 7“es. And the owner is so lovely. I wish him all the good health possible

I bought my wife a record player for Christmas last year and now we drive around spending lots of money on music we can play for free on all of our digital devices. Coming to Rooky Ricardo's Records reminds me how fun it was to flip though records and search for beautiful tunes and curious songs of the past. He gave my kids a free 45 and everything was reasonably priced. This is a great place.

I had an amazing experience visiting Rooky's for the first time. Upon arrival I was blown away by the mass qtys of 45s, which is what I came in looking for. I was warmly greeted by the owner, who asked me if I was looking for anything specific. I was a bit overwhelmed by how much there was so him directing me to the area he thought I might best find what I wanted (he was right) I started digging! Within the first 90 mims I had pulled at least 20 of interest, before having to run out and feed my meter. (You know it's a good dog when you have to feed your meter several times in one trip!) Once I realized how long I had been in there I decided to stop digging and make my final selections. Besides the more expensive records for sale- all which were priced $5 or $10- there was also three times as many for sale priced at 3/$5. After dbl checking my discogs where I have all my records I own inventoried (no more duplicate purchases- yay!) I narrowed my final selection down to 12 which I was super happy with. The best part was that four of them were ones on my wishlist!! When I went to pay, the wonderful owner mentioned that I could bring him a wishlist and he'd be happy to see if he had any of them, which I thought was so great! Besides how huge of a selection and the fair pricing, it was the kindness and helpfulness of the owner that really impressed me most. He was very sweet and genuinely wanted to help me and not just to make a quick sale. I mean this bc when I was about to pay, I asked him what Styrene meant. He explained the easiest way to tell and explained how vinyl esp motown would wear out over many plays, and suggested that I listen to a stevie wonder 45 I had in my hands just to be sure it was still in good playable cond. So he took me over to the turntables and showed me how to properly use it to DBL check my selections, which I did. As a result, I put 3 of my 12 back. And even though he might have lost $5 on my total sale that day, his honesty and helpfulness will keep me coming back now again and again! Overall it was a hugely positive 3 hour shopping experience, and I can't wait for my next dig!!

One of the best experience in a Soul (& so much more) Record Store (Tons of 45's & LP's too) in San Francisco. Passionate Seller & Excellent Hospitality here... Recommended to All Music Lovers... See you next time!😁