Red Brontosaurus Records

Cool lil record shop, fair pricing. Mostly indie, n punk stuff. Has plenty of used game consoles games etc.

I was debating over picking up a used «stereolab» collection. It’s a two Lp set from 2006 and a little rough just looking at it I was guessing it G-​VG which is a little too rough for me. I asked Joel (I think) if there was somewhere I could play it (about half the record shops in Sd have somewhere you can test used stuff) He said they didn’t have a good working table in the store at the moment, but remembered the record. He examined the whole thing very carefully stating any defects he saw and cleaning off what he could. He said he took the condition into things when he priced it. He offered to let me take it home and listen, and bring it back for a refund if the condition was really rough. wrote me a receipt with returnable on it something you never get with used or even most new vinyl. I have a lot of reason why I love red brontosaurus records and this is just one more. If you buy most of ur vinyl online I have just one question why?
I took it home gave it a wet cleaning and a couple plays there is one or two skips per side it could use a VPI cleaning but I’d say it’s a solid Vg+ and ex– for less half the going price on discogs.

Love this place! Great selection of retro games and consoles and their prices are fabulous. I will probably spend all my money here #no regrets

This store is awesome. The selection is great, the prices are more than fair and the owner is a very nice guy. My fella and I did a Google search for record stores and liked the name of this one so we drove over there. Unfortunately, the location it took us to was closed. Our bad for not calling first! We called and got the right location and headed over. The store is small but there is so much inside that it seems much larger. We ended up getting several albums and as a bonus, about 5 video games as well for several different systems. When we got home and tested the games out, one had a crack in it and would not load, so we called and asked if we could exchange or return it. He was more than accommodating and we ended up buying more games on the second trip. We will definitely be back!

This place is perfect. Most record stores in San Diego really only have a focus on indie rock and overpriced thrift store records. I collect punk and hardcore on vinyl and up until now I’ve had to order anything that I was specifically looking for on eBay or directly for the label. A lot of stores have a decent selection of the fundamental older bands like Black Flag and Misfits and such but when it comes to more obscure bands or more recent bands, it’s often not even worth looking… Then I went here.
I was blown away by the selection. Every time I thought of an artist to look for I found it with one exception. To give you an idea yesterday I left with Dillinger Four, Tragedy, Shai Hulud and Bane. Sure they are easy records to find online but when was the last time you saw any in store? Also lots of cool shirts and the best part is the staff. Everyone was genuinely friendly and helpful, not the typical snobby types that you often come across.
This place is going to get a lot of business from me.

Finally — a record store that carries new music I listen to. I’ve had such a hard time finding a record store in San Diego that sells punk /​hardcore. Great selection, pretty great prices, loud music playing, and friendly dude working there. I’ll definitely go back to check out their expanding used selection. I much prefer buying my music at a store than online and before I found Red Brontosaurus, I was ONLY buying online. Excited!

My friend and I recently started to get into the retro gaming scene and were looking for stores in the area that catered to the hobby. He mentioned a place called Red Brontosaurus in San Diego, so we got in the car and flew down the 5 to SD to check this place out. And good God am I glad we did. They had a great selection of retro games, system and plenty of little things like controllers and cords. Believe me it’s getting hard to find the right hook ups for a system sometimes. We easily slammed down over 100 bucks on our first visit to the store. It’s got a great selection of games, vinyl records and used DVDS. The staff is friendly and knows what they’re talking about when they’re asked a question. The location is also great as it’s off a main street so there’s not that traffic that comes through and that leads to good spots for parking. If you’re in the North Park section of SD check them out you’ll find something you like.

Awesome little shop. I was very impressed by the broad spectrum of classic video games they have, which include super rare game cartridges, peripherals, and systems — some of which have the original boxes and paperwork. The prices are close to market-​value and basically what you will pay on ebay, but the neat selection of movies, music, and other fun stuff makes it completely worth the visit.

I have been dealing with Joe and Matt for years, before the store was opened. They have great prices on retro video games and give really good trade in values on everything I’ve ever brought in. All the popular titles are always there from zelda to mario anything, these guys know their stuff and actually live what they sell and play these games. No swap meet Wario here!!!

We love this place! Great record selection, helpful friendly staff, DVDs, video games and consoles! What more can you ask for?