Availability of cheap vinyl in SF?

Agree with above post, Amoeba in Berkely and San Fran is great, Rasputin in Berkely also good but the Rasputin in San Fran is not so good. Streetlight can also have some good stuff but stock is small. The Analog room in San Jose is also good, stock is small but there are some hard to find stuff and quality is most always great, just a tip, the boys down there love there cigars!!! You'll also see some Killer TT at the Analog room. Welcome to the Bay Area!

There's a cozy shop on West Portal Avenue in San Francisco:
The Music Store: CDs, LPs, videos, laserdiscs and DVDs bought and sold. 66 West Portal Ave. (between Ulloa and Vicente streets), (415) 664-2044.

Upstairs, I found a small but well-rounded collection of classical, opera, big band jazz, and various old box sets. Very low-key and comfortable and not overwhelming like some of the other larger shops.

Take the money you save on vinyl and grab some lunch at one of the nice restaurants on the street.

there are a couple of place in north beach where they have PLENTY of records at $3 or less....you barely have enough space to walk there as it is all packed with records....it is also very dusty. i forgot the name of the stores but you can easily find them after you cross the columbus avenue and pass the park, going towards coit tower...very helpful and fun staff as well. enjoy it.

All this talking is making my hands itchy! I've not gone vinyl shopping for over a year due to a not-so-recent additoion to my family. And he's a handful at the age of 1 1/2 years, so my vinyl playing time are much limited these days. But I guess I should visit Berkeley soon before this new guy grabs all the good stuff. ;-)

FrankC

Thanks everyone. Looks good in SF, and should get me started.

Cheers, Shawn