Great selection of new and used Jazz and Classic Rock. Metal section is small but I find gems in there from time to time. The Wall has some real rarity’s.

Great store! Friendly, Knowledgeable staff and great selection

The owner was incredibly polite and helped me find exactly what I was looking for. The service here is outstanding! They are very organized and reasonably priced. I have never been let down, they always have what Record Archive and House of Guitars dont.

This place is awesome! I recently moved to the area from NYC so I’m still discovering new places to buy records. Of course everyone talks about Record Archive which is a great place but I happened upon Bop Shop accidentally about a month ago and it’s been my go-to ever since. The selection there is the best around! Every time I’m there I find something I’ve been hunting down for a while. Even got me an original pressing of London Calling in FANTASTIC condition last time I was there. Staff is very helpful and welcoming as well.

Awesome place for vinyl, CDs etc. Tom and Dan were very helpful.

I wrote this review a few weeks back, but Im consolidating all of my reviews into on Google email account. In my younger days I would cull through the CDs at all the local shops. Now I’m older and wiser and just go to the Bop Shop. They’ve got it all and very knowledgeable. They even have a very good opera selection and people who can help with that—rare in these shops. Well done.

You get an education in this store. Extremely knowledgeable staff, friendly, helpful & fair!!

Great selection of music, cool vibe & very knowledgeable staff.

Great selection of records and friendly staff.

They didnt have what I went in looking for, but ordered it for me so I could keep my business there. Great little shop.

Friendly people working in the shop. Nice big shop with plenty of records and cassettes. Good ambience and the AC was great.The owner bought some of my records and directed me to where I should sell my record player and cassette player. They were super courteous. Overall it was a great experience.

Visiting Rochester for the weekend, I decided to give the Bop Shop a chance as opposed to House of Guitars or Record Archive. What I found was a greatly curated collection of new and used records, and an incredibly knowledge staff. The store is well organized, and the staff is super helpful in locating any hard to find titles. I will definitely be back.

Well organized and great selection. Nothing super cheap but they know the value of everything and it’s fairly priced for what you’re getting.

This place is my favorite place to go in Rochester. Any mood youre in theyve got the right album suggestions and are always friendly. Most importantly their 2 for 5 area is always stocked with some of the best albums!

The owner is a warehouse of information (a salesman) but a damn good one😊 A very interesting person to engage and quite accommodating.

Been going to the Bop Shop for 2 years and it’s hands down one of the best record stores you could think to go to! Tom and the rest of the staff are helpful and friendly and you’ll find things here that you’d never see anywhere else.

Hands down, one of the best record stores in Rochester. Expertly curated selection of rare records. Superb in store events! Well worth your time to visit, esp. if you love music!

Tons of vinyl and CDs at great prices.

Very nice record store! They have a lot of great stuff showcased too. I really liked the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix displays, with valuable records being showcased to purchase, as well as other related stuff. This place is also filled to the BRIM with records. Of course, you have a wide selection of more popular records, but if youre feeling adventurous you can explore the back area where there lies more records than I can comprehend. My only complaint is there isnt much of a Hip-Hop selection, but other than that everything was well organized, and the staff were very friendly.

I was on a business trip in Rochester, NY and in my free time I wanted to buy some records. The first place I went was Record Archive but I was disappointed. I went back to my hotel and searched for another record store. The small Bop Shop got my attention. When I got there I told the owner I was looking for jazz records. He told me not bother with anything in the front and he took me to the basement. Oh my God! I was crying when I saw so many original Blue Notes. I spent a lot of money that day! They are shipping all of the records to me in Kansas City. Customer service was great and I wish them many years of success. Thanks!

Great selection, friendly and knowledgeable

Compact, yet comprehensive selection. Plus the owners/staff puttering around are wonderfully warm, friendly and knowledgeable on the arcana and the history behind the recordings that encompass you in there.

While I didnt buy anything store is neat, well organized, and the prices seem reasonable. My companion sold some vinyl and books and says he got a fair price.

Just discovered this great store this week for the first time while visiting from Canada. Great selection of used vinyl! Staff was friendly and responsive to questions and requests. Will definitely be back on my next visit to Rochester.

Tom has a great store for collectors of all kinds. He is personable and has a classic record store owner vibe. He will find the tough to find titles for you in his vast, constantly updated, and diverse store catalogue. If you are passing through rochester make this your first record store stop!

Great service

Mint condition used, alphabetical and knowledgeable to the max. One of the best!

Had A really hard time finding Some Phylis Hyman Vinyl. These guys went above and beyond to dig and find what I was look for. Thank You

Best record store in Rochester in my opinion.Well organized, lots of selection, great staff, and fair pricing.Love this place and looking forward to coming back whenever I am in Rochester.

This is a gem of this area. Fantastic selection of all kinds of great jazz that I cant find anywhere else

The quality of the used vinyl is better than other outlets, the pricing is reasonable, the selection is very good (ask if you don’t see it) and the owner Tom is a great guy with great stories and a memory and knowledge base to complement any search. The rest of the crew are equally adept. The whole experience is a pleasure.

Incredible selection and staff. Over the years Ive brought home wax and CDs that were recommended to me by staff and they have become favorites. Its just great to be around people who have such a deep and wide interest in music.

Excellent place. They got everything about jazz and rock music. Also Classic, Ska, Reggae... all old school. Fair prices. You really can find your treasure. The staff is good as well.

I would like to say that this is by far the best record shop and the best experience I’ve ever had. I went in looking for an album that was a childhood memory and favorite. Tom had his guy look for it in the back and surprisingly came out with the original album. I was just speechless. There is nothing better than seeing an original Self titled album of Black Sabbath in it’s rare form on Halloween. Thank you, Tom and everyone that works there for finding this!

I have preferred The Record Archive & House of Guitars. Yet, the Bop Shop has an increase amount of Vinyl. The genre of choice is Jazz. I dont necessarily find myself purchasing Jazz however, this store gets two major thumbs UP!!!

Tom knows music, and has a huge catalog of vinyl that is in good to great condition in all genres. Im esoteric in my tastes, and he has always been able to fulfill my requests.Give Bop Shop a try!

A fantastic place to go, find and listen. I found a sweet Technics turntable there that works as good as new. If you like vinyl you have to check this place out

Best, most comprehensive record store in Rochester. Also the most knowledgeable staff. Go there for any hard to find item as well.as new releases

Great store. Fantastic selection of vinyl and CDs. Owner eager to to serve or talk music. Warm vibe, awesome stock. The plural of vinyl is vinyl.

Great store for vinyl records! Great selection and nice staff. Highly recommend!

Always a pleasure. Welcoming staff. Big selection vinyl and a smaller selection of new and used cds. In-house concerts also.

Incredible selection, fair pricing, friendly and knowledgeable staff. I love this place!

If you need to find a record they will help you, its a nice place to shop, the owner and his staff is very friendly

Excellent selection of vinyl. Staff is real friendly and always available to help and answer questions.

Im surprised this place is still open. It seems like all music is digital now, everybody just downloads everything these days. They must be doing something right.

Bop Shop Records is the best! Lots of vinyl, CDs, cassettes - with frequent great live music!

Fantastic selection of vinyl both new and old. Nice clean layout. Friendly staff.

Good selection but they overcharged me and didnt fulfill a promotion even though there were signs for it all over the store

Well organized, large selection.

As a classical fan, it had some of the best selection of any store Ive been to. The staff are very helpful and enthusiastic about records, its always fun to visit a store thats run by enthusiasts.

Best record store in all of New York State, maybe the entire Northeast...

Great selection of records. Owner knowledgeable. Good live music.

This place is great for finding vinyl. If they dont have what your looking for they will help you locate it.

Nice place to plug in and get Wi-Fi in the lounge

It was my first time buying a record and the clerk gave me tons of great info and helped me find everything i needed.

Wow, what an extensive collection! I am in awe of the scope and high degree of organization. Excellent shop!

Great vinyl selection and knowledgable people.

They held a great concert party for a musician...loved it!!

Awesome selection, kind staff, fair prices. I love Bop Shop!

The Bop Shop stocks an astounding selection of vinyl records and CDs including rare and hard-to-find items. Exceptional live performances are frequently held in this intimate venue.

If youre a record collector this is the place to go. They know their stuff.

Clean and organized. Easy to search their collection and the staff is very friendly.

Good selection of records. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Great selection of high quality vinyl. The staff is very knowledgeable on various genres of music.

Great selection knowledgeable staff

My favorite record shop. I can always find something good.

Very organized and many choices new and old.

Best vinyl store in Rochester,, we buy all our records from here,great customer service,lovely staff, 10/10

Very organized record shop with tons of cool finds

Helpful employees and organized sections, well kept and old fashioned, loved it!

The best, of the best for records. Been going for almost 15 years.

Bop Shop is great for finding vintage records. The staff are friendly and helpful.

Awesome time listening to new music and great conversations with the owner.

Incredible selection of records and CDs . Knowledgeable staff.

Great vinyl, CDs and other mediums .They also host an extensive series of concerts both at the store and other venues such as Lovin Cup

One of the only places to get vinyl.

A little dusty. Need a better classical section but nice quiet place with some good old music

Organized spot. Not very eccentric

Great selection of lps

A+ experiance for RSD. Cant say enough about this shop

Cool little record shop that hosts live performances.

I love this place!

Ginormous selection of vinyl records, cassette tapes, and CDs. The wall art - old concert posters, photos of notable musicians, and more - brings back memories.

Great selection of classical music and jazz.

Well organized and helpful staff.

Great selection of records at reasonable prices

Excellent selections and knowledgeable staff

Its a cool store of you have vinyl

So much fun!

Excellent friendly kind rare records

Outstanding store and super people

Wonderful knowledgeable people.

Great selection of Americana!

Vintage place, good selection

Awesome selection

Great selections

Nostalgic

Awesome .

Love it !