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Blue Ridge Mountains Road Trip
From the north-metro shops up through Cartersville into the mountains, with record stops in Ellijay and Blue Ridge, then home through Gainesville for Moe's Record Shop. Shops are single-stop towns, so pair each with lunch or a walk downtown.
Route: Atlanta → Cartersville → Ellijay → Blue Ridge → Gainesville · 6 record stores across 5 stops
Stop by stop
Stop 1: North Metro Side Trip: Alpharetta to Marietta
Comeback Vinyl
Well-organized shop with audiophile pressings and a real-time online inventory.
Tip: Check their website inventory before you go — in-stock items are ready for pickup almost immediately.
1 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA 30009, USA
Hours
Monday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM CD Warehouse Marietta
Shop with a mix of CDs, vinyl, and posters, including specialty colored-vinyl pressings.
Tip: Good spot to check for colored-vinyl variants if you're building a specific collection.
50 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy NW #3025, Marietta, GA 30066, USA
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Stop 2: Cartersville
RocknShop - Vinyl records
Well-organized shop with new and used vinyl at fair prices, run by owner Eddie.
Tip: Ask Eddie about the autographed merch and vintage 96 ROCK memorabilia — a nice bonus browse.
21 N Wall St, Cartersville, GA 30120, USA
Hours
Monday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tuesday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday Closed
Stop 3: Ellijay
Unique Ellijay
A vinyl-first shop in downtown Ellijay that also stocks some other goods. Visitors describe a deep, varied record selection that includes buy-ins of large collections plus some new reissues.
Tip: Open seven days and stays late on Friday and Saturday evenings, which suits a day trip to the Ellijay apple-country and mountain area.
14 River St, Ellijay, GA 30540, USA
Hours
Monday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Stop 4: Blue Ridge
Deaf Man Vinyl
Highly-rated shop known for careful packaging and going above and beyond for online and in-store customers alike.
Tip: A must-stop for audiophiles passing through Blue Ridge.
777 E Main St, Blue Ridge, GA 30513, USA
Hours
Monday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM Friday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Stop 5: Gainesville
Moe's Record Shop
Owner Moe Lyons' used and new vinyl shop, which moved from Flowery Branch to a downtown Gainesville spot on Bradford Street. Spotless and well organized, with turntables on display and occasional live in-store sets.
Tip: Closed Mondays. They'll order anything not in stock, so ask. Pair it with a walk around the downtown square.
119 Bradford St NE, Gainesville, GA 30501, USA
Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Hours and details come from public listings and may have changed. Small shops often keep short or irregular hours, so check or call before a long trip. See something wrong? Use Still open? in the app and we will look into it.