Welcome to Crooked Beat Records

Discover rare, unusual, and independent new and used vinyl

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Soft Open Hours
Thursday / Friday 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 12:00 - 7:00pm  /  Sunday 1:00-6:00pm

  (703) 244-5003

Stop by during our soft opening!

Crooked Beat is back on the Avenue!  Stop by September 25-27 and check out our new space. We will be here 4-6pm on Friday, 2-7pm on Saturday and 1-6 on Sunday! We are excited to welcome you in. 

Important Announcements!

  • Largest Selection of New Vinyl in the DC Area

  • We specialize in Indie Labels such as Dischord, Touch & Go, Merge, Matador, Cherry Red, Soul Jazz, Sub Pop, Jagjaguar, Secretly Canadian, Constellation, K, Domino, Sister Polygon, Epitaph, Anti, Hellcat, Numero, Temporary Resiliance, Dead Oceans, Fat Possum, Norton, Third Man, Light in the Attic, Colemine Records... and many more (including the big labels).
Visit our collection of New Vinyl

  • Diverse Collection of Used Records

  • We stock thousands of used vinyl records in all genres including Classic Rock, Soul, Punk, New Wave, Reggae, Soundtracks, Jazz and so much more! New albums are stocked every day.
Visit Our Used Vinyl Collection

  • DC and Regional Recording Artists

  • Crooked Beats celebrates DC and the local region which have a rich history in music. DC has been vastly influential in most music genres including Jazz, R&B, Bluegrass, Punk, and Go-go. We stock local emerging artists and established DC legends.
Visit our collection of DC Regional Artists

Largest Selection of New Vinyl in the DC Area

We specialize in Indie Labels such as Dischord, Touch & Go, Merge, Matador, Cherry Red, Soul Jazz, Sub Pop, Jagjaguar, Secretly Canadian, Constellation, K, Domino, Sister Polygon, Epitaph, Anti, Hellcat, Numero, Temporary Resiliance, Dead Oceans, Fat Possum, Norton, Third Man, Light in the Attic, Colemine Records... and many more (including the big labels). Visit our collection of New Vinyl

Diverse Collection of Used Records

We stock thousands of used vinyl records in all genres including Classic Rock, Soul, Punk, New Wave, Reggae, Soundtracks, Jazz and so much more! New albums are stocked every day. Visit Our Used Vinyl Collection

DC and Regional Recording Artists

Crooked Beats celebrates DC and the local region which have a rich history in music. DC has been vastly influential in most music genres including Jazz, R&B, Bluegrass, Punk, and Go-go. We stock local emerging artists and established DC legends. Visit our collection of DC Regional Artists

New Releases and Reissues

  • Eric Clapton
    The Lady In The Balcony (Lockdown Sessions)
    $55.00
    $55.00
  • TORO
    I'd Trade It All For A Little More
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • Chieftains
    60 Years of The Chieftains
    $33.00
    $33.00
  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra
    The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Bouncing Souls
    The Bouncing Souls
    Sold out
    $27.00
  • Beatles
    Rubber Soul (Double LP 2026 )
    $48.00
    $48.00
  • Go Betweens
    Tallulah
    $27.00
    $27.00
  • The Go Betweens
    Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
    $27.00
    $27.00
  • Maxiimillian Colby
    Discography
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Slickee Boys
    Cybernetic Dreams Of Pi
    $22.00
    $22.00

Back in Stock!

  • Sonny Stitt
    Blows The Blues
    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Nina Simone
    Feeling Good: Her Greatest Hits
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
    Infest The Rats
    $31.00
    $31.00
  • Mac Miller
    The Divine Feminine
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Noah Kahan
    The Great Divide
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Tom Petty
    Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions)
    $45.00
    $45.00
  • Dropkick Murphys
    Signed & Sealed in Blood
    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Wayne Shorter
    Speak No Evil
    $23.00
    $23.00
  • Cannonball Adderley
    Somethin' Else
    $23.00
    $23.00
  • Dropkick Murphys
    11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Otis Redding
    The Dock Of The Bay
    $65.00
    $65.00
  • Miles Davis
    Kind Of Blue
    $75.00
    $75.00
  • Charles Mingus
    The Clown
    $65.00
    $65.00
  • Otis Redding
    Complete & Unbelievable: The Dictionary Of Soul
    $65.00
    $65.00
  • John Coltrane
    A Love Supreme (Audiophile Pressing)
    $45.00
    $45.00

Just In Used Vinyl

  • Ultimate Analogue Test LP
    Ultimate Analogue Test LP
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • Wayne Shorter
    Speak No Evil
    $23.00
    $23.00
  • John Coltrane
    Bye Bye Blackbird
    $17.00
    $17.00
  • ABC
    How To Be A Zillionaire
    $9.00
    $9.00
  • Soundtrack (Fred Astaire, Petula Clark)
    Finian's Rainbow
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Commodores
    Commodores
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Who
    Who Sell Out
    $90.00
    $90.00
  • Bob Dylan
    Bringing It all Back Home
    $30.00
    $30.00
  • Leonard Cohen
    New Skin for the Old Ceremony
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Stevie Nicks
    Rock A Little
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Duke Ellington
    Historically Speaking, The Duke
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Chris Jagger
    The Adventures of Valentine Vox The Ventrilioquist
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • Richard Pryor
    ...Is It Something I Said?
    $15.00
    $15.00
  • Elvis Costello/Talking Liberties
    Clean Money/Radio Sweetheart/Getting Mighty Crowded/Talking In The Dark
    Sold out
    $18.00
  • Simple Minds
    Real to Real Cacophony
    $25.00
    $25.00
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Come See Our Store

Our brick & mortar store will soon relocate to 2101-B Mt. Vernon Avenue, AlexandriaVA 22301 oin downtown Del Ray.  Street parking is readily available.

Metro Directions

Metro Access:

Walking: Head south on Potomac Avenue. Take a right on Glebe Road. Take a left on US 1 (Richmond Highway). Turn right on East Raymond Avenue. Turn left on Mt Vernon Avenue and you will find us located on the same block as Velocity Co-op.

Bus: From the Potomac Yard Metro, take the 33 bus (King St Metro via Mt Vernon Ave) to the Mt Vernon Avenue and Windsor Ave.

Walking: Head south on N West Street. Turn right on E Braddock Road. Turn right on Mt Vernon Avenue and continue for .9 miles.

Bus: From the Braddock Road Metro, take the 10B (Ballston) bus to Mt Vernon Avenue & Windsor Avenue stop.