Reviews of Human Head Records. (Musical Store) in New York (New York).

Human Head Records

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Musical store

Record store

289 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, United States

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Information of Human Head Records, Musical store in New York (New York)

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Olivia Murray

IMO, THE best record store in NYC. Pretty much the only place I buy records from and very much worth the trip to BK. They have amazing $2-5 bins and always seem to have what I'm looking for. I never walk out empty handed lol. Great vibes all around from the music they play in store, the decor, staff, and vinyl they sell. 1000000% worth checking out!

Francisco Taveira

In my opinion, the best record shop in NYC. Travis is a great person to talk to and helps you finding out what you need. HHR has a great selection of rock, jazz, and others and you will find rare stuff in amazing condition for really fair prices. Highly recommend a visit!

Sarah-Marie R. Boerner Albertson

Proper spot for any vinyl heads according to my British friend who knows far more about records than I do.

Timothy McManus

I love this place as a small independent label. Sean showed the most love and I will always remember that. Sick selection of everything though the jazz is real nice.

T J

One of the best record stores in the city! There's always a ton of gems here at an incredibly reasonable price.

d. stillo

Great records store. Great staff and amazing chose of different genre of music. Never disappointed and always good deals! Highly recommend!!!

philippe gabulon

Cool, rich in Rock, Latin, Brazil, Soul Nice narrow shop with tons of vinyl records. The selection is geared towards more or less everything but classical music with a light bias towards Latin, Soul, Rock. The shop cultivates an eclectic cool atmosphere with a few human transparent heads ornaments. One of these is rotating on a record player. There is a lp player with an amp and a headphone if you want to listen some of the grooves privately. A nice place to spend some times and some dollars in a quiet area.

Rory Herron

Great record store with loads of racks full of soul, jazz, reggae, house, new arrivals and more. Good $2 and $5 bins here for different genres and friendly service

Albert ruiz

I have bought from here on Discog had the opportunity to visit the store in New York. Great please to visit. Thank you Sean for helping me and making me feel at home and all of the humanheadnyc personnel.

Simon B

Hands down the best selection/price in NYC and super helpful staff. Best $2 crates anywhere.

Aaron Levinson

Most of my life has been spent listening to, recording, producing and flipping records. Travis The K. is the real McCoy. HHR is the benchmark record store in the biggest city in America. They earn that cred every day. Records before Rent!

Milagros Baylac

Definite gems in here, and one of the best parts is that they have quite a few listening stations. Will be back

Ethan Fixell

Unbelievable selection of rock, jazz and world music. Not very much punk or metal, but fair prices and a wide selection. Make this my favorite record shop in Brooklyn

Magdalena M.

I love this store. Is my new favorite. I’m working nearby so I’ll be there at least once a week. I found great pieces for like $2-15. It’s a really good atmosphere over there!

Laurent

Quite simply one of the best record buying experiences I ever had. Could have walked out with twice as much vinyl and stayed for a few hours more. Found multiple records I had been looking for since years. Wish this store would be closer to where I live.

Shelly Shells

Came here once a few years back to sell some records. The guy was crass, dark hair and curt. Not sure about the pay top dollar part that’s advertised on their site.

Stace D

Awesome spot for used records. The collection is in really good shape and the more banged up records are in bargin bins.. The layout is nice and open, so you don't feel cramped while you browse. There were maybe 3 or 4 listening stations so you don't feel rushed when sampling the goods. The prices were really good if you ask me! I got a pristine copy of Kelis' Tasty for $40. Next store I went to (won't name) had the exact same copy, but with a slightly tattered sleeve for $80 (which is also the going rate on discogs). I'll definitely be back to get more here

S Beechner

Absolute best record store in Brooklyn. No matter how far away I may be in NY, always make a special trip to see their incredible selection of used records. They get in an amazing amount or rare and obscure vinyl, and always have incredibly fair pricing on all their inventory. The staff that works there also couldn't be any more helpful, or knowledgeable. Definitely worth checking out in if you're record hunting in NYC.

Isa Abney

Solid collection, great deals, and fantastic staff. My new favorite place ♥️

Erik “Sheriff” Toulon

For God's sake, give more power to the people! In search of a song? Product perfect! Pure mania, never a dull moment. Special beat service, supreme clientele, and legendary hearts! Can't buy a thrill? Give it up, it's too late to stop now... it must be magic... thank you 4 your service, pleasant dreams

Jon Mang

On top of having a large selection of reasonably priced albums, the friendly staff is what will keep me coming back. They have 3 separate listening stations to test any album before purchasing. This place has a great vibe and can’t wait to go back.

Noam Swisa

Super cool place. Staff is friendly, selection is good, pricing is very fair. There's also an adorable dog that hangs around sometimes who belongs to the owner. Definitely recommend for all if your vinyl needs.

Mephis Jackson

Prices are good in general. A few genres are definitely more stocked up then others. Best location for finding vintage and collectibles. One part museum one part record store. What more could you want? All my purchases marked VG+ were definitely VG+. Employees are a fountain of knowledge and always welcome to show you around.

Thelma Frayne

Unbelievable collection and great prices. This is worth going out of your way for. While my fiancé and I were in New York, we spent a couple of days out of our trip trailing through every record store we could find (he's a big collector). He seemed a little underwhelmed with anywhere we went in Manhattan and I was beginning to lose hope, but Human Head more than made up for the rest. It was amazing... even for me and I'm not so into vinyl but I found some stuff that was really nostalgia-inducing (a couple of bucks a pop), loved chatting with the guy who ran the store (friendly, helpful and didn't judge me on my selections... or didn't seem to at least) and didn't see the time passing and there were so many gems to be found. I'd highly recommend to any music lovers out there.

UncleDani

Great record shop! Was digging around for an hour and managed to find a fat stack of 2$ records. Their 2$ and 5$ record sections are impressively well organized by genre. The staff was also very friendly and helpful. If I only had a little more time in here... A must for any crate digger

Gregor Wettermann

The best record store in the world. Absolutely amazing selection of used records you can’t find anywhere else, and prices you can’t find anywhere else. There’s clearly a healthy in/out flow of new stuff through the store every day, making for a very vibrant selection. And the founder Travis is extremely nice to boot!

Rafael Miranda

Hands down one of the best record shops I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. Heat can be found within every corner of the store and everything is reasonably priced! I left with a nice stack of pristine Latin and Brazillian gems and I couldn't have been happier! Top notch staff too! I had the pleasure of meeting Travis who was very helpful and welcoming. This is an excellent shop with a welcoming vibe, and an incredible selection at great prices. What more can you ask for? Highly recommended!

Sergio Martinez

Travis is the guy! I love this place, they treat you very fair! You can spend hours looking for records here! I guarantee you that you won’t be regret to go there!

Seth Sam

Best record store for older stuff, with a focus on jazz, soul, r&b, reggae and classic rock. They do have a local and newer indie section as well. Nicest staff in town with fun events on weekends. Love it.

Sylvester Matera

Human Head is the best record store in NYC. Great records at reasonable prices, new stuff all the time. Travis and his staff are knowledgeable, and keep the store up to date and easy to navigate. Highly recommended.

James Acey

Great selection, amongst the best prices in town !

Anthony

The real owner Steve is just a great guy . Really knows his stuff. He can repair a lot of audio gear at great prices. He knows a lot about used records also .For rent sign on store? Is Human Head moving or closed forever ?

J Mullally

Great store, huge collection, and a great place to sell your vinyl if you have classic rock jazz blues etc. Travis always gives a fair price. Love to visit Penelope the whippet too.

RECEDE

Really nice owner, unbeatable prices! Picked up some of my favorite albums used for less than $20 per record. Great modern vibe from the place.

Ralph Jimenez

Great selection of records across all genre's and era's. Ambiance is an amazing old school vibe.

Luis Ferreiro

Simply a fantastic store for both collectible and affordable records across all price points. From the deep pocketed collector to the budget vinyl seeker you'll find lots to love here. A store to explore!

Robin Peterson

Best used record store in the city, in my opinion. Great selection, great prices, very nice and helpful staff. Plus, loads of Brazilian records you're unlikely to find anywhere else nearby. Highly recommended!

Ozzy 68000

I did most of the record shops in Manathan during my last trip to NYC and came back a little bit disappointed as I was expecting much more from the big apple. During my last trip I decided to go to Brooklyn and get to human head. Ouahh what a great place. Many LPs, lots of gems. Found a record I was looking after since 1 year. Personnel is very friendly, great atmosphere and descent price for rare records. There is also a 2 and 4 dollar bin where you can find many great record. Condition is not always the best but for this price you can not expect NM, after cleaning the few I bought sound good. For the others no problem and no surprise. So far it is definitely the best record shop I have been in NYC. Will definitely come back.

John Dobis

this place is the best for audiophiles. ask for travis he does a great job. nostalgic. the sound is so pure compared to digital. if they don't have it in stock they will find it for you. not positive but they may have a partnership with ebay.

Daniel

This is the first record store that I'm stopping at when I'm back in New York! Great selection. I found some gem blues records. Very friendly and helpful owner. A must visit store for vinyl lovers!!!

Joe Blue

Great little neighborhood store with a wide selection of new and used vinyl, and a very friendly staff. Unfortunately, they stick crappy anti-theft price stickers on ALL the labels of the vintage 45s, so I'm dropping the rating to a 4 star. Come on guys, stickers on labels are for Goodwill and Salvation Army thrift shops.

A Garr

So happy a place like this exists in NYC. I usually come across record shops that cater to DJs or ones that are so curated that the overhead is reflected in the prices. Human Head represents the organized chaos one should expect with GOOD OLD FASHIONED USED RECORD HUNTING. Gold standard shop

jeremiah j

cheap and well cared for LPs. mandatory visit if you´re looking for second hand US pressings. records divided by style (rock, heavy, jazz, latin, blues, electronica...) and price. they also have a "new arrivals" section, divided in days and weeks! and also some tournables to check and listen to vinyl. I couldn´t ask for more!!

ecksbogota

Best store in BK hands down. They also have a discogs account where you can browse easily part of the inventory. Accesories, great prices on sought after records, cheapo bins, tapes,45s, and best of all great customer service. Hey if you visit dont forget to bring Penny a treat!

Ronald Williamson (Ronkwill26)

The best record shop in all of New York City!!!!

Kyle Garner

Great selection. Make sure to check their Discogs page, most of the best stuff is listed here and stored in the basement/not available for digging in the shop. You can purchase their and pick up in the shop for free

Yuval

Great place, I had a problem with my turntable and Steve helped me out a ton. Also this place has a really big selection of records at a great price. Would highly recommend.

Steve Smith

Great inventory. Good selection of hard to find records. Very good prices. Laid back and lots of fun. Just off the L train- easy to reach. Owners are friendly, knowledgable, and approachable. See all their great review on yelp.

Kimberly Moon

Huge selection, great atmosphere and give, awsome staff. I'll certainty be back. I think this is the best record store in Brooklyn hands down.

Nathan Gilmore

Great selection, they have some of everything. Friendly and helpful staff. First time there and I picked up 23 LP's. Definitely going back soon.

Joseph L

Great shop. Normal people helping you. They'll stay out of your way or shoot the breeze with you for as long as you want, up to you. They have a pretty good selection in store and have a hugggggeeee selection on discogs.

Cool Rakski

Great selection of genres. Very nicely curated and the staff is unpretentious and knowledgable. Respectable prices and they have complimentary beer on Saturdays!

Brad

Unpretentious, knowledge employees with a crazy selection of well-curated wax. Place is a gem.

Stephen Romero

I had an amazing time here. The owners helped me get a start on my record collection and were just amazing to talk to. I wish I could've stayed for longer to see them again.

Kevin Dalton

Highly recommend this little spot with a huge selection of reasonably priced used records in great condition. Staff is friendly, knowledgeable and willing to assist you when needed. DJ STRIP

Will Barry

Great store and fair pricing. I found some holy grails of my want list. Jazz and Brazilian selections particularly impressive

Kevin O'Connor

Travis the owner is the real deal. Feels like a community here. Best record store in NYC!

Scott Selden

Super friendly staff and a great store with incredible selections! Best in Brooklyn.

Dengane Jack

Friendly Staff, You Will Find A Nice Vinly Or Two, Reasonable Prices, Great Bargain Bins.

Robert Hoffman

Vinyl temple. Amazing inventory. My new favorite place.

Dudley Nichols

I love this store, I always look forward into to stocking up on vinyl goodies. Worth it.

Ben Gonzalez

Great place, great people, overall great experience. Super helpful and kind. If it's vinyl they got it.

O J

I went on a big NYC record safari and human head records was my favorite place, friendly staff, great selection, awesome prices and just a welcoming cool record shop 🎶🎵🎶🎵 …

Soul Bey

My husband's favorite record shop. We love this place. Always great deal and information

Guillermo Fernández

Best record shop in town by far. Go if interested in good old music and specially in rare soul 7''

Serge du Preez

So much rare stuff. Great if you can pay for the big ones. Constant supply of great used wax.

Joe Stipek

Great shop! Lots of good finds here.

Warren Diggs

Large selection of vinyl records knowledgeable about pricing antique atmosphere and environment nice place

Rod Thomas

Their new space is fantastic and the selection is vast! Loved it

Steve Block

Great selection of records, reasonable prices, fantastic service, what's not to love!

Nicholas Lechner

Diverse selection of records. Fully stocked bargain bins, most of which are in good condition and will play with no skips.

Jordan WasaN Niebur

Excellent, well curated selection. Easily among the best record stores in NY.

Ibrahim Zeghzeghi

Best vinyl store in NYC! Amazing selection and great prices!

Stephanie Doerflinger

I found great Carribean and African records for a good price. Cool guy working there, thumbs up!!!

jason wightman

Best record shop in city, well organized, many deals to be had, great presence on Discog.

Ray Koren

Steve is a great help with the dance records. Very friendly and knowledgeable. Great selection!

Sofia Braeutigam

This place is so cool, great prices and everyone is so nice

Lynda Anderson

I live down the block and I love the nice warm attitude of the whole group. Iam hoping that their business lasts a long time there.

Jonathan Down

Travis is legit and knows his stuff. Spend some time here and you won't regret it. Absolutely one of the best.

Artel B (Aly B)

Great deals. Cool vibes

Sean Macys

absolute best store in brooklyn. selection you can't find anywhere else. great staff.

TheKennedyVlog

One of the best record shops, period. 6 stars for their categorizing alone.

William Quinones

Love this place, feel like I'm back in the eighties buying records

haedar abuirqeba

Favorite record store in brooklyn with a huge selection of jazz records which is what I want.

Ben Hughes

There's a great selection at fair prices and there's new stock added daily.

Juan José Rodríguez Molas

Best Record Store in Brooklyn so far. Awesome people!! Thank You!!

Eddie Espantman

Best record shop in NYC.

Warren G

Just when you thought you were done browsing, you find another section that you gotta browse. i never leave human head empty handed.

DJ Ace The Crowd Motivator

Great 45 inventory every week,prices are btr than A-1 or Academy

Chris Hall

Awesome selection of Vinyl ask for Steve Silvestei (he’s a cool dude)

Lamarr Hawkins

The staff is always friendly and helpful when I head in. They always have an awesome rotation selection and fair prices.

Sean Snow

Cool dudes. Nice selection. Would visit again next time I'm in the city.

John Zale

My name is Dickey Lipton and I was looking for the Hobo Barf split EP with Basilica Gel.

Raul Blanco

Great selection, awesome staff and pricing is spot on. I will return

John Silas

Best shop in Brooklyn. Rare and cheap finds. A diggers paradise.

Louis Fumey

Best selection of 1$ records in the city, must visit for disco fans

Mark Phillips

Not pretentious and something for every price range -- one of the best in Brooklyn!

Mack McCord

Best prices. Great selection. Great vibes. Great owners!

Thomas C.

Definitely my favorite record store. Penny is the queen of Brooklyn.

Justin De Moulin

Very cool place, immense selection, extremely knowledgeable staff

Justin Morrow

Friendly staff, great selection and prices, and zero record store pretension.

I, Ced

One of my favorite record shops in the NYC.

Jean-Philippe Altier

Nice shop, great for classic disco and funk records

Nikita Eremeev

These guys know what they're talking about and the records are priced competitively.

Carlos Uribe

Good

Luis Caraballo

I love this place great environment great people I can't forget the the dog I find everything I like here

Jose Rojas

Huge variety and great prices to go extend your collection

Frankie Melendez

Best record Shop in NYC..... Hands down! Te lo dice Dj zf

Vaida Banyte

We found some absolute bargains here. Nice relaxed vibes.

Jeremy Carroll

A cute little record shop that occasionally hosts great live music.

Darrin Burgess

My go to spot whenever I'm in Brooklyn. Always leave with a stack from the $2 bins.

Devon Petley

One of the best stops for vinyl in the five boroughs.

Andres Cabrera

Great spot to go crate digging for used records

Ashley Keeler

Mega collection. Loads of listening decks. They know a thing or two (or 30,000)

Carl Pack

Awesome staff, great selection, and great prices!

PROP HAUS NYC

Awesome record shop! Friendly Staff!

Ben Boogz

Great record store with lots of variety.

Steven Julty

Fun place, great selection. Friendly staff

Brian Schroeder

Amazing finds for $1 or $2 each.

Jose Gonzalez

One of the best record stores in Brooklyn.

Tihira Haffoney

Great place to sell & buy records!!!

Jack Rhodes

Great people - can't say enough good things.

Andres Leguizamon

Great stock on disco, latin and jazz.

J K Van Nort

If I ever relapse into collecting vinyl again this will be my source.

Лёша Огоньков

Good place to dig soul and reggae 7".

Kayla M

Huge selection, angelic staff, and a sweet dog.

Alberto

Fair prices, good organization and friendly service.

Dick van Mersbergen

Excellent old-school record hole. Love it.

Jim Wittmann

Best prices combined with incredible selection

Alec Schwartzman

Best shop in brooklyn

Robin De Leon

Great records, great staff , great vibe

Albrt Mrtnz

Make it your first stop.

Jose Monserrate

Cool spot alot of vinyl

Dj Dc

Night out with the fellas and there band. My boy RUBIN rocks.

Axel Schünecke

Great vibe, great records, great everything.

ben de vries

great selection, prices and service

Jamie Burkart

Human head on permanent rotation! This place rules! Always changing

Stefano.B65 Stef

great place for vinyl

eblenz13

For all you vinyl junkies this is the PLACE for you!!!

Vincent Campanella

do not pay much for use records

S S

great prices, great service, great rekids:)

Adriana Duarte

Wonderfull

Sharon DeNoon

Very cool

Antonio Del Valle

Good records good deals

Irene Elizabeth

Great guys, great l.p.'s.

Jorge Coronell

Very good

Carlos Sanchez

Warm, friendly and knowledgeable.

Dominick Bui

Sick record shop

Eliseo Rivera

TOO CHILL

Mar Turner

Love this record place

Jorge Graham Jr

Great atmosphere

Yoko Roboto

Great Store

EddieBiker UK

Nice

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Rosario Pitta

Found what I looking for

stephane lamoureux

Friendly !

Ryan Karolak

Fantastic place

Chemical Brother 76

This is my favorite record store in NY. Good vibes and great variety. The new location is cool too)

Stoned Circus (Radio Show)

Great place if you're into vinyl, surely one of the best addresses in NYC, however the system of buying rare LPs is really a hassle. You have to buy on discogs and then wait for someone to bring you the album.

Fred

I've been to many record stores in NYC and this is one of the best. Very Jazz/Funk/Soul and Rock oriented for the Lps but apparently, a lot of 12" disco and house. There are also several Rap bins (mainly maxi). The prices are just perfect, much cheaper than in Manhattan (A -One) and huge selection of 2 and 5 dollar vinyls, in very good condition. The sellers also made a price at checkout (without asking) and offered me a canvas bag to put the discs. In short, really great and good spirit and choice + price = unbeatable

Alfredge

Excellent variety! A gem of a record store!

Pierre Millour

Must go, 2$ records, nice selection

banditoto

great vinyl shop, good jazz, rock, disco, funk, reggae refs...

ITNC Music Copyright Publisher

a lot of vinyl

Claude-Eric Reghif

A sacred collection for regulatory prices!

Mercedes

Excellent good deal

Albert Petit Polo

Variety in vinyl

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