Want List Records is a record store in Belmont, MA, run by Dave Belson and Brian Coleman. We offer well curated collections of used records for sale. As well as a small selection of new releases.
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Want List Records is a true gem in the local vinyl community! Brian and Dave are incredibly welcoming, and the shop genuinely reflects their passion for music. Highly recommend stopping by to explore their thoughtfully curated selection, it’s the kind of place you’ll want to keep coming back to!
My favorite type of used record store: well-curated, multiple genres, careful to note condition of their stock, and friendly owners. Every visit here, I find great stuff to take home. They get my highest recommendation.
Dave has some of the best, well curated, fairly priced records in all of New England. I drive down from VT and always come back with a nice stack. Easy to park (free). I love wantlist! The Hepcat 🙌✌️
These guys are great! When business owners are passionate about what they do, their enthusiasm is infectious and it makes transactions much more pleasurable.If you love vinyl, check out this store!
I recently set up a record player at home to play some of my parent's old records they purchased during the 60s and 70s. My son took an interest in my mother's old copy of the "Sound of Music" soundtrack. I took him to visit Want List Records to see if he could pick up his first record and start his own collection. One of the owners was kind enough to dig up a crate of old children's records for us to browse and listen to. He also set up a stand for my son to use at one of the listening stations near the back of the store. We settled on a copy of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (and another bargain bin record for myself) and went to purchase the albums. The owners refused to accept our money and ended up gifting the records to me and my son. It was a really special moment! Really great owners and nice to have this store be part of the local community.
Such a great chill vibe and fabulous collection of vinyl! Each time we go in with a wish list and leave checking a few off that list (and a few bonus records)Nice folks, look forward to the next trip!
Great communication! Dave got in touch with me soon after I emailed. And Brian arrived on time to check out our record collection. We felt good about selling to him because he is very knowledgeable and truly appreciated our music. They also sell used music at reasonable prices . We liked their business ethics. You will too! 👍👍
Despite its smaller size and seemingly limited inventory there is tons of gems hidden throughout this place. Shockingly moderate pricing for consistently high condition inventory. Very friendly associate at the counter. Highly recommend
Brian has come to my home on several occasions to purchase records. He's always punctual, polite and knows his stuff. I recommend him highly!!
Went today. Was greeted by the owner as I walked in. Great selection. Love getting the stool for the 5.00 vinyl Got a few unauthorized released I have never seen before. He asked my name when I left. Seems like no a big deal. But the owner actually cares about his clients. I’ll be back next month
I woke up in Belmont on my East Coast bicycle trip and decided to check if there are any record stores in the area. Little did I know this would end up being one of the highlights of my trip.The offer of great secondhand records was excellent. I look for punk and hardcore and found several 7"s here. What struck me is that several records had a note about their previous owner, which is a nice extra touch I have seldom encountered before. It immediately gives you the impression that people here care about records on another level. So not only I ended up leaving the store with hands full of 45s, but I also got a nice discount to boot. Long live Want List Records because I definitely want to go back to check their stacks.
This small shop isn't the dusty bin of old beat records. Everything in here is absolute primo- clean, cared for, and curated. Outstanding selection, impeccable condition, and knowledgeable owners.
Best record store in metro Boston. Dave & Brian are super cool, friendly, knowledgeable, and they buy LPs for fair prices. This is my go-to shop.
The owners are friendly and knowledgeable and the store has a great selection, especially of British and American 1960s-70s rock and punk at reasonable prices.
Amazing old school record shop with friendly and smart owners in a lovely neighborhood
These guys have amazing taste in vinyl and their not snobs about it; if its great they want u to hear it
Great store, great owners, great new location (free street parking within 10 miles of Boston!?!?!). Brian and Dave are really friendly and extremely knowledgeable about all music genres. They have a well curated selection of quality used vinyl at very reasonable prices, and they're always restocking the bins and wall. I visit often and rarely do I leave without finding a couple of interesting LPs. Highly recommend checking them out!!
I love this place and the owners are great people! High quality used records and very reasonable prices
My favorite record store. Beautiful stuff, nicely curated, and extremely reasonable prices. Dave & Brian are the best.
Great store with an impressive diverse selection. Mixture of used and new, the primary focus seems to be curating a really good used selection, but if there’s a new release you are looking for they probably will have it. I was very happy to see a lot of late 80s early 90s that you don’t see elsewhere (Smiths, Cure, Depeche Mode, Violent Femmes, Love and Rockets, XTC….). They also get some pretty rare albums including the GNR Appetite for Destruction Robot cover and the Velvet Underground Banana Peel Sticker intact.Today was a real treat, they had the Led Zeppelin II Robert Ludwig edition. They were kind enough to play it along side a regular version, pretty cool to hear the difference (yes it is different)Times visited - 5Pricing - Fair, consistent to a little cheaper than DiscogsQuality - High, everything I purchased played very wellSelection - very diverse-they have your standard 70 rock, but a lot more including Jazz,80/90s alternative, international, blues, soundtracks….Favorite purchase - Love and Rockets Express
Check their lower bargain shelves! Nowhere else could you find such high demand classic records for such low prices!
Amazing selection at a fair price. Everything is cheaper in shop than you will find it online. Best shop in the Greater Boston Area hands down. The owners are also really great.
WANT LIST RECORDS IS SIMPLY THE BEST RECORD STORE - IN THE CAMBRIDGE/BELMONT AREA!
Fantastic place!!! WOW. Items are ACCURATELY priced due to value and grading. Very knowledgeable staff of music fans, keeping the tunes going and the conversation friendly. Excellent collection of music on hand.
Great store, really glad to have it in our neighborhood. Solid pricing, excellent vibe.
Want List Records is an awesome addition to Belmont!💖 The owners purchase and sell a wide variety of albums & CDs, and they have turn tables so you can listen to them in the store too. Record shopping again was so much fun, & it feels warm & welcoming inside with the artist gallery too. Go visit!🎶💽🎶
Best new record store in recent years, the place always has a bunch of gems in stock. The owners are great dudes, new arrivals bin is always popping, what more could you ask for?
My favorite spot for used records in the Boston area. Everything I’ve ever bought from Want List has been fairly priced and in great condition. What stands out compared to other record stores is how clean their records are - it’s clear that they put in the extra effort to clean up the records they sell. Even things I’ve bought from their “well loved” bin have been in really good shape. They also are very deliberate about their selection, and there’s none of the usual “filler” records that no one is interested in - everything is carefully selected.The owners, Brian and Dave, are very knowledgeable, friendly, and above all, honest. At one point, they had a somewhat rare pressing that I had been trying to find for quite some time, and not only did they price it very reasonably, they assured me that if I wasn’t happy with it, that I could bring it back for a refund. But no need, because it was in excellent shape, and it’s now one of my favorite records in my collection.I’ve also traded in records, and felt like I got a very fair value for my trades. They are straight forward about their offers on trade ins, and give top dollar if you bring in quality records.If you’re a record collector and are in the Boston area, Want List is a must visit. Looking forward to the opening at their new location in Belmont!
My first visit today at Want List was a pleasant surprise. A small but tidy shop with a well-curated collection across a variety of genres, including exactly the kind of rarities that I've been looking for. Brian and David are super friendly and their passion for vinyl really shows. I'll be coming back.
Small store/business with an awesome collection of music in all different forms. They were so kind and helpful and maintained an awesome atmosphere. Definitely worth checking out as well as all of the little vintage shops in the building.
Lovely store with a great selection and good pricing. Owner is really nice. Lots of interesting/hard to find records to sort through. Great selection of 70’s & 80’s rock. I would highly recommend stopping by.
My pick for best record store in the greater Boston area. The wall AND the bins are full of desirable records, and nearly all of them are fairly priced (ie below Discogs averages) and in excellent condition. They buy great collections and the turnover across a month is impressive. The owners have created an intimate, relaxed space.
Amazing selection of hard to find albums. Helpful,knowledgeable and friendly owners. Highly recommend. Will be returning. Thank you for what you two (Dave & Brian) are doing.
Great selection. Great conversation. Great condition. How could Douglas give it four stars?!?!
Possibly the most well-curated record store I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot. In my year of trips to Want List, I've come across a staggering amount of records that I'd never seen in the wild before, from Judee Sill's "Heart Food" to Jodeci's "Diary of a Mad Band" - I almost never leave the store empty-handed. I don't know how Brian and Dave do it, but they reliably source clean, original copies of my favorite music, and I know I'm far from the only person who feels this way. Spend your discretionary income with them - you will not be disappointed.
Long time collector, first time poster. These guys run a friendly shop. No more grumps behind the register. Knowledgable and fair, these fellas price very well, especially in a discogian world. Plenty of easy parking too. Check it out!
I absolutely loved this place. It’s out of my way so have only been once. Went with my then 9yo who was just getting into collecting. The guys brought the crates down on the floor for him to dig through and found him some cool stuff to check out on the turntable in the shop.He got his grail, AC/DC Back in Black, a few others, and I found some great soul, funk, and jazz.Long drive from the Cape, but I’ll be back someday when I’m around the way.
I absolutely love this store. It's in a cool and easy to visit location. The selection is always changing, prices are fair, and the ambiance is spectacular. But the best part is the two owners, Dave and Brian. They are knowledgeable and super friendly and definitely "get" what the old school record store rats are looking for. I pretty much go their every week and I think it's mostly for the really good conversations I have and overhear. I also really like the selection. I don't really enjoy the stores that only sell current re-presses, and I don't like the stores that have a poor treasure-to-trash ratio. These guys offer a well curated selection of interesting titles and are super scrupulous about selling only good condition vinyl. It makes shopping a delight. You should definitely patronize this great store!
Great selection of new and old records. Small so you can check out just about everything but pretty much guaranteed to find something you like. They have a high standard for what they want to sell which means when a record isn't near mint they severely lower the price of it.
Great selection of clean used records. Dave & Brian are incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely worth the trip.
A lovely new record store, which greater Boston needed. Most excellent curation of selection, from jazz, hip hop, reggae, world, rock and much more. You will find lots of stuff you won’t see anywhere else at killer prices to boot. David and Brian are great guys with a great knowledge of music. Go check it out!
Want List Records is a great store and it gives me hope. Hope, despite living in a world where we are inundated with algorithm-generated music and "content" that lacks the human touch. The super-knowledgeable owners of Want List—Dave (see pic) and Brian—have wide-ranging interests and this new store continues to evolve in beautiful ways.On my first trip to WLR, I bought some cool very off-the-beaten track jazz and rock, and the second time picked up three LPs by artists I love—Stevie Wonder, Alex Chilton, and Louis Armstrong—all albums I had never heard or heard of until I walked into the store. It was like that scene in High Fidelity. Every time Dave put on a record, everyone was scrambling to find out what it was.Brian not only co-owns the store; he's written several books about hip-hop and the history of the Boston music and arts scene, and is an endless source of insights. Dave seems to be passionate about artists from every corner of the music universe. This stuff is heavily curated, people.I live in Boston, and while there are some fine vinyl shops here and there, it is well worth the short drive to get over there and see what new stuff has arrived at Want List. I even found myself in a debate with another customer about who was the greater songwriter: Townes or Dylan. This place is a treasure.
Decent selection of used vinyl, some hard to find titles, decent prices. Worth a visit.
Whelp, the Greater Boston area has a brand new record store and boy is it a good one. David Belson and Brian Coleman have put together an amazing space with some pretty incredible records. They have great selections of jazz, rock, soul, reggae, hip hop and some other weirder things too. Not only will you walk away with some great finds but you’ll probably learn about something new in the process. Both guys are incredibly knowledgeable and willing to share in what they know. I can honestly say that I have a new favorite shop to visit when I’m out Boston way. Do yourself a favor and pay them a visit, you won’t be disappointed.
This is a great hidden spot for record lovers looking for reggae, rap, punk, jazz, etc. The proprietors are knowledgeable and helpful and I suspect they are very handsome under the masks.
Want List Records is a true gem in the local vinyl community! Brian and Dave are incredibly welcoming, and the shop genuinely reflects their passion for music. Highly recommend stopping by to explore their thoughtfully curated selection, it’s the kind of place you’ll want to keep coming back to!
My favorite type of used record store: well-curated, multiple genres, careful to note condition of their stock, and friendly owners. Every visit here, I find great stuff to take home. They get my highest recommendation.
Dave has some of the best, well curated, fairly priced records in all of New England. I drive down from VT and always come back with a nice stack. Easy to park (free). I love wantlist! The Hepcat 🙌✌️
These guys are great! When business owners are passionate about what they do, their enthusiasm is infectious and it makes transactions much more pleasurable.If you love vinyl, check out this store!
I recently set up a record player at home to play some of my parent's old records they purchased during the 60s and 70s. My son took an interest in my mother's old copy of the "Sound of Music" soundtrack. I took him to visit Want List Records to see if he could pick up his first record and start his own collection. One of the owners was kind enough to dig up a crate of old children's records for us to browse and listen to. He also set up a stand for my son to use at one of the listening stations near the back of the store. We settled on a copy of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (and another bargain bin record for myself) and went to purchase the albums. The owners refused to accept our money and ended up gifting the records to me and my son. It was a really special moment! Really great owners and nice to have this store be part of the local community.
Such a great chill vibe and fabulous collection of vinyl! Each time we go in with a wish list and leave checking a few off that list (and a few bonus records)Nice folks, look forward to the next trip!
Great communication! Dave got in touch with me soon after I emailed. And Brian arrived on time to check out our record collection. We felt good about selling to him because he is very knowledgeable and truly appreciated our music. They also sell used music at reasonable prices . We liked their business ethics. You will too! 👍👍
Despite its smaller size and seemingly limited inventory there is tons of gems hidden throughout this place. Shockingly moderate pricing for consistently high condition inventory. Very friendly associate at the counter. Highly recommend
Brian has come to my home on several occasions to purchase records. He's always punctual, polite and knows his stuff. I recommend him highly!!
Went today. Was greeted by the owner as I walked in. Great selection. Love getting the stool for the 5.00 vinyl Got a few unauthorized released I have never seen before. He asked my name when I left. Seems like no a big deal. But the owner actually cares about his clients. I’ll be back next month
I woke up in Belmont on my East Coast bicycle trip and decided to check if there are any record stores in the area. Little did I know this would end up being one of the highlights of my trip.The offer of great secondhand records was excellent. I look for punk and hardcore and found several 7"s here. What struck me is that several records had a note about their previous owner, which is a nice extra touch I have seldom encountered before. It immediately gives you the impression that people here care about records on another level. So not only I ended up leaving the store with hands full of 45s, but I also got a nice discount to boot. Long live Want List Records because I definitely want to go back to check their stacks.
This small shop isn't the dusty bin of old beat records. Everything in here is absolute primo- clean, cared for, and curated. Outstanding selection, impeccable condition, and knowledgeable owners.
Best record store in metro Boston. Dave & Brian are super cool, friendly, knowledgeable, and they buy LPs for fair prices. This is my go-to shop.
The owners are friendly and knowledgeable and the store has a great selection, especially of British and American 1960s-70s rock and punk at reasonable prices.
Amazing old school record shop with friendly and smart owners in a lovely neighborhood
These guys have amazing taste in vinyl and their not snobs about it; if its great they want u to hear it
Great store, great owners, great new location (free street parking within 10 miles of Boston!?!?!). Brian and Dave are really friendly and extremely knowledgeable about all music genres. They have a well curated selection of quality used vinyl at very reasonable prices, and they're always restocking the bins and wall. I visit often and rarely do I leave without finding a couple of interesting LPs. Highly recommend checking them out!!
I love this place and the owners are great people! High quality used records and very reasonable prices
My favorite record store. Beautiful stuff, nicely curated, and extremely reasonable prices. Dave & Brian are the best.
Great store with an impressive diverse selection. Mixture of used and new, the primary focus seems to be curating a really good used selection, but if there’s a new release you are looking for they probably will have it. I was very happy to see a lot of late 80s early 90s that you don’t see elsewhere (Smiths, Cure, Depeche Mode, Violent Femmes, Love and Rockets, XTC….). They also get some pretty rare albums including the GNR Appetite for Destruction Robot cover and the Velvet Underground Banana Peel Sticker intact.Today was a real treat, they had the Led Zeppelin II Robert Ludwig edition. They were kind enough to play it along side a regular version, pretty cool to hear the difference (yes it is different)Times visited - 5Pricing - Fair, consistent to a little cheaper than DiscogsQuality - High, everything I purchased played very wellSelection - very diverse-they have your standard 70 rock, but a lot more including Jazz,80/90s alternative, international, blues, soundtracks….Favorite purchase - Love and Rockets Express
Check their lower bargain shelves! Nowhere else could you find such high demand classic records for such low prices!
Amazing selection at a fair price. Everything is cheaper in shop than you will find it online. Best shop in the Greater Boston Area hands down. The owners are also really great.
WANT LIST RECORDS IS SIMPLY THE BEST RECORD STORE - IN THE CAMBRIDGE/BELMONT AREA!
Fantastic place!!! WOW. Items are ACCURATELY priced due to value and grading. Very knowledgeable staff of music fans, keeping the tunes going and the conversation friendly. Excellent collection of music on hand.
Great store, really glad to have it in our neighborhood. Solid pricing, excellent vibe.
Want List Records is an awesome addition to Belmont!💖 The owners purchase and sell a wide variety of albums & CDs, and they have turn tables so you can listen to them in the store too. Record shopping again was so much fun, & it feels warm & welcoming inside with the artist gallery too. Go visit!🎶💽🎶
Best new record store in recent years, the place always has a bunch of gems in stock. The owners are great dudes, new arrivals bin is always popping, what more could you ask for?
My favorite spot for used records in the Boston area. Everything I’ve ever bought from Want List has been fairly priced and in great condition. What stands out compared to other record stores is how clean their records are - it’s clear that they put in the extra effort to clean up the records they sell. Even things I’ve bought from their “well loved” bin have been in really good shape. They also are very deliberate about their selection, and there’s none of the usual “filler” records that no one is interested in - everything is carefully selected.The owners, Brian and Dave, are very knowledgeable, friendly, and above all, honest. At one point, they had a somewhat rare pressing that I had been trying to find for quite some time, and not only did they price it very reasonably, they assured me that if I wasn’t happy with it, that I could bring it back for a refund. But no need, because it was in excellent shape, and it’s now one of my favorite records in my collection.I’ve also traded in records, and felt like I got a very fair value for my trades. They are straight forward about their offers on trade ins, and give top dollar if you bring in quality records.If you’re a record collector and are in the Boston area, Want List is a must visit. Looking forward to the opening at their new location in Belmont!
My first visit today at Want List was a pleasant surprise. A small but tidy shop with a well-curated collection across a variety of genres, including exactly the kind of rarities that I've been looking for. Brian and David are super friendly and their passion for vinyl really shows. I'll be coming back.
Small store/business with an awesome collection of music in all different forms. They were so kind and helpful and maintained an awesome atmosphere. Definitely worth checking out as well as all of the little vintage shops in the building.
Lovely store with a great selection and good pricing. Owner is really nice. Lots of interesting/hard to find records to sort through. Great selection of 70’s & 80’s rock. I would highly recommend stopping by.
My pick for best record store in the greater Boston area. The wall AND the bins are full of desirable records, and nearly all of them are fairly priced (ie below Discogs averages) and in excellent condition. They buy great collections and the turnover across a month is impressive. The owners have created an intimate, relaxed space.
Amazing selection of hard to find albums. Helpful,knowledgeable and friendly owners. Highly recommend. Will be returning. Thank you for what you two (Dave & Brian) are doing.
Great selection. Great conversation. Great condition. How could Douglas give it four stars?!?!
Possibly the most well-curated record store I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot. In my year of trips to Want List, I've come across a staggering amount of records that I'd never seen in the wild before, from Judee Sill's "Heart Food" to Jodeci's "Diary of a Mad Band" - I almost never leave the store empty-handed. I don't know how Brian and Dave do it, but they reliably source clean, original copies of my favorite music, and I know I'm far from the only person who feels this way. Spend your discretionary income with them - you will not be disappointed.
Long time collector, first time poster. These guys run a friendly shop. No more grumps behind the register. Knowledgable and fair, these fellas price very well, especially in a discogian world. Plenty of easy parking too. Check it out!
I absolutely loved this place. It’s out of my way so have only been once. Went with my then 9yo who was just getting into collecting. The guys brought the crates down on the floor for him to dig through and found him some cool stuff to check out on the turntable in the shop.He got his grail, AC/DC Back in Black, a few others, and I found some great soul, funk, and jazz.Long drive from the Cape, but I’ll be back someday when I’m around the way.
I absolutely love this store. It's in a cool and easy to visit location. The selection is always changing, prices are fair, and the ambiance is spectacular. But the best part is the two owners, Dave and Brian. They are knowledgeable and super friendly and definitely "get" what the old school record store rats are looking for. I pretty much go their every week and I think it's mostly for the really good conversations I have and overhear. I also really like the selection. I don't really enjoy the stores that only sell current re-presses, and I don't like the stores that have a poor treasure-to-trash ratio. These guys offer a well curated selection of interesting titles and are super scrupulous about selling only good condition vinyl. It makes shopping a delight. You should definitely patronize this great store!
Great selection of new and old records. Small so you can check out just about everything but pretty much guaranteed to find something you like. They have a high standard for what they want to sell which means when a record isn't near mint they severely lower the price of it.
Great selection of clean used records. Dave & Brian are incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely worth the trip.
A lovely new record store, which greater Boston needed. Most excellent curation of selection, from jazz, hip hop, reggae, world, rock and much more. You will find lots of stuff you won’t see anywhere else at killer prices to boot. David and Brian are great guys with a great knowledge of music. Go check it out!
Want List Records is a great store and it gives me hope. Hope, despite living in a world where we are inundated with algorithm-generated music and "content" that lacks the human touch. The super-knowledgeable owners of Want List—Dave (see pic) and Brian—have wide-ranging interests and this new store continues to evolve in beautiful ways.On my first trip to WLR, I bought some cool very off-the-beaten track jazz and rock, and the second time picked up three LPs by artists I love—Stevie Wonder, Alex Chilton, and Louis Armstrong—all albums I had never heard or heard of until I walked into the store. It was like that scene in High Fidelity. Every time Dave put on a record, everyone was scrambling to find out what it was.Brian not only co-owns the store; he's written several books about hip-hop and the history of the Boston music and arts scene, and is an endless source of insights. Dave seems to be passionate about artists from every corner of the music universe. This stuff is heavily curated, people.I live in Boston, and while there are some fine vinyl shops here and there, it is well worth the short drive to get over there and see what new stuff has arrived at Want List. I even found myself in a debate with another customer about who was the greater songwriter: Townes or Dylan. This place is a treasure.
Decent selection of used vinyl, some hard to find titles, decent prices. Worth a visit.
Whelp, the Greater Boston area has a brand new record store and boy is it a good one. David Belson and Brian Coleman have put together an amazing space with some pretty incredible records. They have great selections of jazz, rock, soul, reggae, hip hop and some other weirder things too. Not only will you walk away with some great finds but you’ll probably learn about something new in the process. Both guys are incredibly knowledgeable and willing to share in what they know. I can honestly say that I have a new favorite shop to visit when I’m out Boston way. Do yourself a favor and pay them a visit, you won’t be disappointed.
This is a great hidden spot for record lovers looking for reggae, rap, punk, jazz, etc. The proprietors are knowledgeable and helpful and I suspect they are very handsome under the masks.
