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Skele-Tone Records
50 N Main St, Rochester, NH 03867, United States
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Skele-Tone Records
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Pa
Review №1

I left today disappointed. Id had a few records to purchase but noticed a couple of others were not stocked. I had asked the gentleman if they would be willing to place an order and they refused saying that it wasnt their type of music. I think a record store should be about people coming together to enjoy all types of music. I will not return and will not recommend.

We
Review №2

One of my five favorite record stores in New England. I usually find the rare combination of I have always wanted this and I have never seen a copy this clean. The Clash wall (youll see) will stagger any Strummer fan.

Em
Review №3

A while ago I had called looking for a specific record that they didn’t have at that moment, but I had asked to be called if they should acquire it. Weeks later they gave me a call and I paid over the phone and they saved it for me! I am so happy to have it and so happy they saved my number to call!!

Ne
Review №4

I did not know this place existed until I started searching for a local vinyl shop. I was in love 😍 I used to DJ with pair of Technics and missed the sound of vinyl. Shuffling through vinyls here was so nostalgic. Ill probably invest in a good turntable again one day but using a cheap one for now but the second here was like everyone else said! Highly recommended and with great vinyl selection 👍

Ti
Review №5

BEAT record store Ive ever been to. Amazing staff, amazing owner, amazing vibe. Never gonna shop anywhere else for vinyl again tbh, only ordering/buying from here from now on.

Ga
Review №6

Skele-Tone is hands down the best record store ive ever been too. In the heart of down town Rochester NH this place has a soild local with plenty of foot traffic and with a wide variety of music and friendly staff you cant beat it

Ne
Review №7

If you are new to the vinyl scene or a long time collector you need to check out Skele-Tone. Not only do they have an amazing selection but the staff is friendly, the atmosphere inviting, and the owner Todd is best. By far the most knowledgeable record store owner Ive had the pleasure to meet and a genuinely kind person. Thanks for providing such great service and place to visit and happily fork over my money for the sweetest of vinyl finds! I drive from Concord NH just to go here. Rock on! 🤘

iP
Review №8

Really great place for lots of old vinyl. Theyre slowly starting to stock more and more new releases which is a pleasant surprise. Steer clear of the UK Colored Vinyl bootlegs though, theyre overpriced as hell and the colored. vinyl does not warrant ~$70 for, say, a bootleg copy of a Tool album. I wish the owners would stop stocking those because some customers dont know better because I ended up learning the hard way.

Ju
Review №9

Really cool record store in downtown Rochester, NH. It is way bigger than it looks from the outside with a massive collection of records of all genres. The two working up front were helpful and engaging. Definitely check this place out!

Jo
Review №10

Very awesome store, great selection of punk, OI!, ska, hip hop you name it they just about have it! Tons of shirts, patches, cassettes, vinyl and cds

Ai
Review №11

Super friendly with an excellent selection. Definitely the best record store Ive been to!

Ch
Review №12

A great selection of new and used vinal. A huge selection of CDS as well

Gr
Review №13

Awesome record store with so much to choose from, you wont be disappointed!

Ca
Review №14

Literally my favorite place to hang on a Sunday afternoon 🙂

Se
Review №15

Great place for records. They also sell patches along side the records, CDs, and tapes.

Be
Review №16

Best place to buy music. If they dont have it queen Becky will find it

Co
Review №17

So many options to choose from! Vinyl, 8 tracks, CDs and cassettes. Hilarious childrens albums from the 80s. Cool UK recordings of GNR. Kids snagged some Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, and ZZ Top vinyl. Definitely worth a visit!

Re
Review №18

Awesome record place! Owner is super friendly and knowledgeable 😊

Ri
Review №19

First time here! Employees were super helpful and friendly. Great selection, found many rare/hard to find hardcore and punk records!

Se
Review №20

Best music store in the seacoast. Amazing selection, from metal, to hip hop to rock, you name it. Patches, t shirts, old music equipment, vintage posters. Todd is extremely friendly and helpful. Theres a reason this store has been open for so long.

Ar
Review №21

Rochester is out of the way for me, so I rarely get up there. But I was hanging out in Portsmouth recently and had some time to kill, so I took an impromptu drive up to visit Skele-tone. I was impressed with the organization and layout of the store. Everything was neat and filed by genre, name, and all items were stickered with a price. Plenty of room to wander the aisles and browse. Lots of neat items to look at, decent vinyl selection, and the staff were very courteous. My disappointment (hence the 3 stars) was mostly regarding their prices. I found them to be 2x-3x higher than what I see elsewhere. I was in this shop for almost 2 hours, and only ended up finding 1 LP that was worth buying at their asking price. The other 4 or 5 albums I was considering I ended up putting back, as I knew I can easily find them for significantly less at other shops or online resellers. Even though they clearly only sell clean vinyl (no $1 junk bins here), a lot of the jackets were in VG or worse condition, yet still commanding TOP-dollar for the LP. Some brand new albums I found were priced 20% higher than Ive seen at other shops or even Amazon. Very discouraging to say the least. From my personal experience if you are hoping to score some bargains on vinyl records, new or used, unfortunately this is not the place to go.The other bummer was all the unofficial pressings that were mixed in with everything else. These are usually unauthorized imported reproductions of rare/OOP titles. Most of them are not labeled as such and can easily confuse or mislead someone who isnt familiar with them. There were tons of them in almost every section, and they are definitely not cheap. I feel like if youre going to stock these counterfeit pressings, they should be labeled appropriately so customers know what they are getting. Overall Im glad I took the time to visit this shop, and although I had fun looking through the inventory its very unlikely that I will return as I simply cant justify the high prices on stuff that I can easily find at other shops more local to me.

Ma
Review №22

Great selection, friendly and knowledgeable staff, and the owner is always welcoming and willing to recommend new music!

Ro
Review №23

The old school record store youve been looking for. It is truly a pillar of the community that has EVERYTHING you need! Get in there and check it out!!!

Ka
Review №24

It had the perfect record store vibe and had a huge variety of stuff i found a lot of records i liked 🤗

Br
Review №25

💥TODD IS TOP NOTCH! MY NEW GO TO STORE FOR EVERYTHING KISS.💥

Da
Review №26

I have done multiple transactions with this shop and I must say I have nothing but great things to say! They are super knowledgeable and Helpful!!! The entire staff is Great and the owner is a super down to earth person. I love going into their shop seeing the amazing selection of stuff they have! Highly recommend giving these guys a shot for buying or selling!!!

Er
Review №27

This place is awesome! Quite possibly the largest collection of vintage and new vinyl records in New England. Worth the trip!

Am
Review №28

Unreal owner and staff! They are a family and treat you like family when you come in the door. Unbelievable selection, variety, rarities, and wonderful condition of merchandise. I look forward to every visit because I make a new discovery of music lost, music new, and music loves!

Do
Review №29

Always a friendly atmosphere and a huge selection of new and used vinyl. You can easily grow your record collect here.

Co
Review №30

We love this store but we love the staff even more! Great selection! Fun and friendly people! Don’t miss out...this is the real deal.

A.
Review №31

What a great selection.

Ti
Review №32

One of the few real record stores left. Support these guys!

as
Review №33

Todd, Becky, Rachel and all are incredible when it comes to knowing whats up with any type of music youre looking for. Their inventory is massive and ever changing. Prices are great as well. Often running sales and also have a stamp card program for additional discounts. Im usually not looking for anything in particular when I walk in, but I leave with a stack o vinyl every visit. Well worth the trip from near or far!!!

Ma
Review №34

This place is amazing and the owner was crazy nice and super knowledgeable. Will definitely be back.

Th
Review №35

Incredibly large selection inside the small footprint of the store. Although I personally am not one to listen to records frequently, the scope of their selection had artists I recognized, and many I did not. Definitely worth checking out, if not just for the cool factor!

La
Review №36

Great Record store. Well organized, friendly, knowledge staff, great selection of rare, out of print and rarities, most in very good or like new condition -many still in shrinkwrap. Wish Id bought a few more before the sale ended. Some T-shirts, posters and other stuff. Unfortunately no store branded t. I make a visit every time Im in town.

Ma
Review №37

Amazing find!! Staff couldnt be better

Li
Review №38

Awesome store, great staff, & great deals!!

Gr
Review №39

Owner very knowledgeable. Remembered what I liked and always willing to place special orders if available

No
Review №40

Fantastic rock collection, one of the best Ive seen. Unfortunately, the prices were also some of the highest Ive seen. Too easy to spend too much money!

Br
Review №41

Easily the best record store in the Seacoast and one of the best anywhere. The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable.

fr
Review №42

Excellent old school record store. TONS of old punk. Owner is an old school NYHC guy whos great to talk to. GO TO THIS PLACE!

Pa
Review №43

Great selection of vinyl

Ed
Review №44

Go back. Way back. Into the 1960s. The early 1970s. Rock n Roll. Vinyl. Yes. Real records. The good stuff. This is a good place to spend a rainy, or snowy, day plunging into your past. Great selection and upfront about the conditions of the vinyl. This is a serious record store. With a seriously good inventory.

Jo
Review №45

Five ever-loving stars. If you dig vinyl, man, this place is like stumbling into Aladdin’s cave. Arguably the best record store in New Hampshire (although Pitchfork in Concord could give em a run...).Worth making a special trip.

Na
Review №46

Really cool selection of records and the punk section is 10/10

Co
Review №47

Todd is one cool cat! One of my favorite places just to go and hang out, feels like hone away from home

Mi
Review №48

Amazing staff, fantastic selection. If you cant find something here you love you probably have no soul. 5 star, 10/10.

j2
Review №49

Love this place, amazing staff, the best record store in the area, however, the prices are far too high. $10-15 above their value in most cases. It is over the top, but frequent sales keep me coming back. It must be said that if you go in there and there is no sale, walk out, you’ll get ripped off.

Ja
Review №50

Best record shop in NH. Always something new and/or hard to find.

Ka
Review №51

This place is really great and lady that works there is really cool and helpful. Found some cool stuff, thank you! Will return for sure. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Ra
Review №52

Absolutely awesome and eclectic record store. Great place for finding concert t-shirts, as well. The staff is friendly and very helpful. Highly recommended for finding the unusual in the music arena.

Da
Review №53

Skele-Tone Records. What more needs to be said? With a great name comes great responsibility, and these guys dont mess around. Wall to wall records, CDs, both new and used, some clothing, electronic devices and buttons... I could live there. The knowledgeable staff are on the ball and are always at the ready. I highly recommend Skele-Tone for those people looking for music to round out their collection!

Re
Review №54

Absolutely wonderful staff and great selection.

Jo
Review №55

Love this store! NYC city vibe, hard to find rock tees

Jo
Review №56

This locations selection is huge and you could spend all day flipping through the bins. I personally wish they had a larger Metal selection as well as I wish that there was more common/everyday stuff that you would find at stores like Fye/Newbury comics. Aside from those two complaints this place is great. Prices are a little crazy though depending on what you are looking for. They have tons of t-shirts and even audio equipment in the back room if you are just starting out with vinyl. This place is worth a glance even if you are not into Vinyl

Me
Review №57

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Many rare finds, the store is awesome!

Se
Review №58

Great prices friendly staff very helpful. Even gave suggestions for other record stores to check out. In my opinion very professional

Ne
Review №59

Super friendly, knowledgable, accommodating, owner and staff. Wonderful place!

Ga
Review №60

Lots of vinyl. If your looking for vinyl check this store out not many record shops around any more fyi lots of CD to

Jo
Review №61

Its such a awesome place the people who own and run it are so nice to every who shop there

Ta
Review №62

Very helpful and friendly staff! Will definitely return.

Da
Review №63

Great friendly staff! Amazing quality records! Great atmosphere!

J
Review №64

Amazing selection, cool staff!

Ro
Review №65

This is by far the best record store I have been to!

Sc
Review №66

They have a great selection of records, especially if your into the punkier stuff. Also the owner is a cool dude.

no
Review №67

My faborite place im roch i buy all my cds there 10/10

Ji
Review №68

This store never disappoints. Wonderful selection, friendly staff, and excellent prices

Be
Review №69

A nice hidden gem with many hard to find records.

Ch
Review №70

Took my son her to look for some Punk vinyl. He got some great deals. We will be back.

St
Review №71

Wat a lively place always what you needed to see hear feel

Ch
Review №72

Great selection, friendly knowledgeable staff.

Ka
Review №73

Good place to sell records.

Ja
Review №74

Awesome awesome awesome yes yes yes

ca
Review №75

This store is awesome!! The whole store is packed with records..

He
Review №76

Owner is really friendly and knowledgeable.

Be
Review №77

Nice selection of vinyl and audio gear, though a bit pricy for the gear! When you catch the sales it basically brings it down to average prices.

Ch
Review №78

So freaking good! Todd knows everything!

Ma
Review №79

The Johnnie Walker Blue Label of local indie shops.

Je
Review №80

Great store, friendly staff, lots of cool stuff

Em
Review №81

Very friendly people and overall amazing atmosphere

He
Review №82

Love taking my daughter here!

La
Review №83

Nice place, friendly people, good sale.

Se
Review №84

Very cool store with a ton of cool stuff!

De
Review №85

Best record store in NH. LFOD

De
Review №86

Awesome staff and great music rock on

Cl
Review №87

Best record store in southern NH

Ca
Review №88

Variety and great deals

Al
Review №89

Absolutely love this place

Dw
Review №90

Sorry no info🤠

Ci
Review №91

10/10

Pa
Review №92

Musty

As
Review №93

Omg@!

Da
Review №94

Simply friggin AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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4.7 Rating
  • Address:50 N Main St, Rochester, NH 03867, United States
  • Site:http://skeletonerecs.com/
  • Phone:+1 603-948-1009
Categories
  • Record store
  • Music store
Working hours
  • Monday:12–5PM
  • Tuesday:12–5PM
  • Wednesday:12–5PM
  • Thursday:12–5PM
  • Friday:12–8PM
  • Saturday:12–8PM
  • Sunday:12–5PM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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