Ka Chunk Records

Very sweet shop, small space but packed with good records cool people and on a sweet scenic street

The best place in Annapolis, MD for records. ‘Nuff said! However, Unilocal tells me the review is too short so blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

I’ve been to Ka-​Chunk several times. I don’t live that close to Annapolis so I don’t frequent often. When I do stop in I usually find a few records I haven’t come across at other shops…
THE GOOD…
–clean shop
–organization is good
–stocks a ton of reissues and new LP’s if that’s your thing
–lots of budget bin records if that’s your thing
–listening station
–owner is friendly
–rarity section can yield a nice find
THE BAD…
–parking can be a pain depending on time and day
–quantity of used records is small, but I will say within the smaller selection there’s some good stuff
Overall I’m a fan of Ka-​Chunk. It’s not the kinda shop you’d be in for hours. Perhaps 30 min will suffice. I’ve always walked out with something though that made me feel it was worth the drive and tolls.
I’ve been to tons of shops that’ll have quadruple the used stock and walk away with nothing at times. I’ve never left Ka-​Chunk without buying something.
If you’re in the Annapolis area or are looking for another shop to support I’d suggest checking it out!

This is really a great shop and great addition to Annapolis. If I go for a walk downtown, this little shop is the main draw for me these days. I’ve been having fun updating my vinyl collection with recent releases. I also forgot how relaxing browsing a record shop is.

If you live in Annapolis, where else are you going to get vinyl? Goodwill? Fuhgeddaboudit — come here!
Great selection of mostly new vinyl, with a fun little section of used arrivals that came in recently along with well organized used LPs, by artist, in the back of the store. Really reasonable prices. You could order new LPs on Amazon or something, but you should stop here first because it’s fun, and it’s always good to support the local shop and then walk across the street to Galway Bay for a brew or a single malt or go to Harry Brown’s for a martini or Manhattan at happy hour. You won’t regret it.

Great shop, nice to see the format still around. Owner is knowledgeable and helpful.

Great Place bought a Album for less than I expected.

So yes let me expound upon this experience and downgrade it to one star. Ironically I purchased an old Pink Floyd album for $ 14 no less that the owner would not budge on and it turned out to be warped and damaged and unplayable. Considering I live in another part of the country I won’t be able to return this nor will I return to the store. I frequent record stores all over the country in my travels and this is the first one I’ve had to write a bad review on for numerous reasons now

Love this place. Love the selection. Stores like this make me proud to live in Annapolis.

Been here a couple of times now hunting and they have the best selection of NEW (and remastered) vinyl around. I’ve also found some awesome stuff in the $ 1-​$ 3 bargain bins and the decent sized used section. the reviewer looking for Madonna who left a negative review clearly doesn’t understand how used sections of record stores work. The owner is an extremely nice guy. We talked about some newer math rock, and he made an awesome recommendation that I ended up picking up. He even threw me a couple of bargain records for free just because I’ve become a regular customer. Highly recommend this place if you want new vinyl without paying online shipping fees or if enjoy the hunt of bargain used vinyl.

Great shop. I’m probably biased as a semi-​regular, but I’m not sure I could ask for more. Good stock composed of new and used records. Matt is always friendly. He’s great about remembering what you buy and makes great recommendations. He’s usually spinning something interesting. Definitely worth your time.

I’ve been to a ton of sweet record stores nationwide and honestly this place ranks up with the best. Matt the owner is a great guy who has a real passion for the music he sells. The store always has the best special editions and limited pressings and new/​popular records are always in good supply. If you need to know what new releases will be in stock, the Ka Chunk Facebook page has a massive date by date list of what will be in store and when. Also any new shipments will be announced when they come in so minimal effort is needed to find the records you want, if you know where to look. My favorite time in store was when The Evens played an intimate set, with everyone crowded at Ian McKaye’s feet, giving the space a really communal vibe. Honestly this store isn’t just another cookie cutter shop like so many in Annapolis, in that it operates as a taste making center of sorts, something that the area sorely needs.

I was recently in this store looking for vinyl. It’s a nice little store. I was surprised to see that there were virtually no Madonna vinyl records in the store. I mean, even Billboard, ranked her as the most successful solo artist in the history of the chart, and in addition, the most successful Billboard dance/​club play artist with 43 number 1 dance singles. For a store that sells mostly vinyl (which of course is big in clubs), it doesn’t make much sense (and, yes, most of her music from the past 30 years IS on vinyl). I hope, if I come back, I’ll see more of her music there.

Came up from DC for a day out doing the tourist thing, and total pleasant surprise in stumbling across ka-​chunk: great selection, meticulous organization, really interesting/​pretty selection of posters. I didn’t buy any posters, but I did buy some used vinyl; ka-​chunk labeled these as «near mint»; they looked good in store and getting them home and playing showed that they were in fact in great shape. Smells like honesty in advertising. Price totally fair. Next time I’m in Annapolis, this is a mandatory stop.

Good selection of old records for $ 3. Plus, good selection of original pressed vinyl.
Non pretentious.
Good coffee across the street.

Great selection of new vinyl releases as well as the classics, rare finds, used, and limited releases. A few CDs and t-​shirts. The staff are some very hip dudes, knowledgeable and fun to talk to.

Nice to see someone out there is still trying to keep vinyl alive! Cool concept, love the in house concerts!