Rhino Records

Amazing! Great selection of vinyls, CDs, and even books. Such a treat to go to and totally worth it! Glad it’s so local to me!

Very over priced and set out to trick college kids with their parents credit cards. The vinyl selection is poor at best. I don’t understand why a record store can’t special order a vinyl for its customers. Don’t waste your time paying $ 10 per vinyl when you can get everything they have and much more amazon. I’m all about supporting my local record store but the prices and selection need to be comparable to the real world.

Prices are more than fair, and the store has the look and feel of an old Tower Records location. Selection of titles on vinyl was better than expected. Can’t go wrong with this place!

If you’re looking for something specific this is a great place to go. They have a great selection and other cool finds.

Haters gonna hate. I love buying physical copies of music. I’m old school. My niche is CDs, which sadly kids today may not even have ever heard of before. Great selection (although they do tend to run out of things I see on previous trips to the store quite frequently. One day they have a certain album, next day it’s gone). I have bought around 5 or 6 CDs and 4 or 5 vinyl records since finding out about this place. Also picked up a couple of cool posters for my room. The thing that makes this place really stand out is the cool/​funny selection of books and other merchandise like action figures and stickers. It reminds me of Spencers Gifts a little bit, there are a lot of joke toys and comedic items. I can recognize some of the staff also, which gives it a nice familiar feel.

Cool place as always. Been here through the many years that this place has been here. Always a paying customer. Funny thing happend today though. I was followed like a little punk 13 year old. I pay for my shit suckas!

Great selection of new and USED records and cds. They always have new releases on end caps so you can see what’s new. They have interesting books and memorabilia towards the back. Just fun to go in and browse and see what they have.

Very courteous staff. I had several questions and the staff was very willing to answer my questions. A huge selection from country to hip hop to classical to heavy metal. Competitive prices and even had a discounted section for worn and used albums. Vinyl, cassette tapes, CD’s new and old. Great area in downtown Claremont!

Great place to find music. On my recent trip I picked up a CD by The Cure for the hubby, since we’re going to see them at the Hollywood bowl in May, he wants to be more familiar with more of their music. Well I sure didn’t want to lend him my music, so off to Rhino Records we went. I also picked up an album by the specials and another one by the smith’s. The prices aren’t the cheapest, used Cds go for about 10 bucks but they do have great variety, and being one of the last of the music stores, they can charge whatever they want. I get it. This visit cost me fifty bucks. Anyway, I will definitely be back next time I am in the area. First grab a bite to eat in the village and then come peruse the shelves here, it’s a nice trip down memory lane.

I love their music selections on records and CDs, however they can be pricey. My brother loves going their and on the side by the parking lot they have a huge movie selection on DVDs. Great place to get some tunes for the weekend as well as rent/​buy some movies.

This place is a gold mine for any music lover looking to score vinyls for a cheap price. You just got to be patient and thorough. All the employees there are friendly and helpful. Check out Eureka burger if you end up getting hungry.

Definitely a solid local record shop. I grew up in Pomona and Claremont and have frequented this spot since high school. I almost always find a gem in the dollar bin. You just have to be patient. Some of their records are a bit pricey but not crazy or anything. I’ve never gone to Rhino and not found something I was happy with. I’ve also found a lot of albums that I never knew existed here. I know you can find a bigger selection at Amoeba but I like to give the local mom and pop record stores my business and it’s pretty hard to go wrong at Rhino. Pretty knowledgeable staff and you can listen to your record before you buy it to make sure it’s not crazy damaged or anything. Solid record store.

I enjoy spending some time flipping through records and CDs, so Rhino is a great place to find some hidden gems. I’ve found a lot of great items at some very reasonable prices. For being one of the last real record stores in the area, the stuff that they have can’t be beat. I haven’t taken up on the offer yet, but the «buy a CD get a concert ticket» deal is totally awesome.
The only thing that keeps this place from getting a perfect score is some of the staff. A few of them are kind of rude when asked questions. I understand that most people have their musical tastes, but that doesn’t give anyone the right to bash what others like. Saying, «oh we had boxes of those, but tossed them out because they weren’t selling» isn’t something to say to a customer. Regardless of them, come to Rhino for some good stuff.

Employees are awesome and so chill
They are kind and always willing to help out if you need help finding anything in particular
I always love coming here and I always seem to come up on something good

They should change the name to Regret Records because that’s how you feel once you get there. The selection is just bad. Records stores aren’t dead because iTunes they’re dead becuase amazon has every record ever and for less. If you’re a low intellectual hipster, the type to use the word «vibe» then you definitely will enjoy it. Everyone else steer clear.

When you’re my age, a visit to this store will be an immediate throw-​back to a time I loved. Buying my first Beatles RECORD ALBUM… or Elton John… or Led Zeppelin… or Cream. How about Blind Faith or Donovan? A record album, so that when you look on the back of it, there’s a whole description of what’s on the album. Those days are GONE, and it makes me sad…
But I can walk in here and smile big. I can flip through some golden oldies… yes, my era of music, the GREATEST era of music BY THE WAY, the 60’s and 70’s, is alive and well in Rhino Records. Don’t talk to me about the current musical trends, it’s still rock ‘n roll baby, all the way. Yeh, yeh, there’s some talent out there now, of course, but it’s not like MY amazing era of music. I almost cried seeing my beloved record album covers… and who knows, maybe some of MY previously owned record albums are in THIS store… one never knows where they went after I sold them to a buy-​back store. I’m on iTunes now, don’t even own a turntable… or record albums. I own plenty of music, yes, but nothing I can look at or read about. Sigh. Anyway, you can get anything you want in here… comedy albums, movie soundtracks, music of all kinds… they don’t discriminate. They even have CD’s. Even better, I saw a bunch of turntables, and if you’re my age, you’ll remember we used to call them «record players.» It’s a really cool place, and I enjoyed being in here… it brought me back to my younger days… and I’ll do whatever I can in whatever way to make that happen.
It’s located in the village of quiet, but hip Claremont… right next to the colleges. Some fun and funky stores peppered throughout the village… and Rhino Records is one of them.

Like bookstores, music stores are now hard to find. So glad Rhino Records has survived all the modern technology and online shopping. I think it has a lot to do with their unique selection of music (new and used), the ability to get your hands on it before you buy, the fun environment, and lots of other quirky merchandise. And as stated in their name, they actually do carry records, e.g. Vinyl! I’ve come here in the past to buy that most wanted Partridge Family album for a white elephant gift exchange. I also learned about Boo, the cutest dog in the world, when they were selling his newly released autobiographical book. On this visit, I was in search of tunes from 1985 to give my cousins for their 30^th wedding anniversary. Found them! Prince, Madonna, and Tears for Fears – so much more good stuff from that era, but these were my favs! Then of course, I had to visit the gag gift area for a little laugh therapy!

You know those days when you really want some new music to listen to? You don’t feel like downloading it off iTunes? So you’re like, «TO THE MUSIC STORE WE GO!» And then you realize you don’t feel like suffering your way through the DTLA interchange just to get to Sunset Blvd and the land of milk & honey (otherwise known as Amoeba).
Well, hey, there’s Rhino Records, and it’s in Claremont. So all of us desert and Inland Empire types don’t have to make the full two-​hour-​ish trek to Hollywood. Obviously, selection isn’t quite the same as the massive bins at Amoeba, but you’re still likely to find something you want here. Even if it is the latest from Taylor Swift.

Spent about an hour here with my boyfriend looking for weird shit to listen to on the vinyl record players. Most of the records we wanted to listen to were sealed. I’ve been here before and could seriously spend a whole afternoon just looking through the cd selection.
They also have a cool book selection with the farthest left bookshelf column having books on clearance and the farthest right columns having hip shit, like Chuck Palahniuk and Edgar Allen Poe. They actually have a bigger selection of Palahniuk books than my local Barnes and Noble.
All the posters are on display bordering the interior of the record store. They also have this section thats full of knick knacks you’d find at Hot Topic or Spencers. It’s weird. Not really. But why?

Record stores are a thing of the past, as the not so recent digital age ushered in mp3 downloads & streaming, (ie. Tower Records, Wherehouse .etc) so it was a great surprise to stumble upon Rhino. This isn’t just a little hole in the wall (hobby) record store, this place is big and sell many rare collector’s vinyls. Some were printed overseas. Thier selection varies from the classics like Led Zeppelin, to the new; Lorde, Pure Heroin album, yes in vinyl.
Why would anyone buy a record over CD or digital download? Simple. It sounds better, although some will defend technology & disagree.
Of course, they also sell CD’s, gag gifts, t-​shirts and even have a shelf for cassettes. Rhino is a total nostalgic place for me, as I used to collect records years ago (esp. rare imports) I didn’t get a chance to browse as long as I want due to dinner plans, but I will make a point to go out there again.