Plan 9 Records

This place is a small but solid place to search for records, DVDs, and the long forgotten CDs. The prices are decent on most of the selection, especially the used ones. I managed to find a hard to purchase Pixies CD for a mere $ 13. They also have a pretty good selection of sci-​fi shows on DVD for some reason. I dig it.
The staff here are chill and willing to help. One staff member in particular was nice enough to dig through this huge bin of archival CDs to search for this one album they had listed in their inventory but not on their shelves. The effort he put in was definitely appreciated and further solidified my customer satisfaction with this place. Also, if they don’t have an item on hand they’re more then happy to order it for you so make sure to ask before assuming they don’t carry it. Happy hunting.

They have hard to find and rare CDs records and more, movies dvd and cd great music store

Plan 9 had a large selection of records however, the records varyin condition. The organization of the store also leaves a lot to be desired. If you plan to shop here be prepared to dig! That said, you can get some good deals.

I was soooo glad to find Plan9. Not only Records but I also found some CDs I’d been looking for but wasn’t sure what the names were etc. Online buys are nice, but there’s nothing like browsing hands-​on like some of us used to.
Plan9, thanks for being in C-​Ville and «Baby, please don’t go!».

I always visit independent record stores when i travel, and I remember Plan 9 from visits to Charlottesville back in the early 2000s. back then they had two locations, an excellent selection of new and used music, and a very eclectic mix of other music related items… t-​shirts, posters, etc. (A lot like a Newbury Comics store)
While back in C’Ville for a few days in July, I managed to track down the last Plan 9 location in a tiny unit on the seedy side of the Seminole Square shopping plaza. (The Albemarle Sq address listed in their Unilocal profile is incorrect. that location is closed)
Once I got over the shock of the smaller space and selection, I started digging through the used records. Very impressive selection of music from a wide variety of genres. Ended up finding some excellent Texas singer-​songwriter stuff that’s impossible to find for reasonable money in Austin, and some very good condition 70s and 80s rock stuff.
CD selection was great too… lots of hard to find regional stuff (Dirtball anyone?) and a respectable mix of the new stuff you’d actually consider buying.
To sum up, Plan 9 is a smaller store these days, with less selection than in their glory years, but still a really solid independent record store. Worth a visit if you’re in Charlottesville.

records! records! records!
This place has such an awesome record collection. And I’m talking vinyl here. Forget thrifting to find a decent album when you can buy dark side of the moon for $ 1. No Joke. I actually bought that record so it’s not there anymore BUT just the fact that I purchased it for a dollar rocks. These are not in prestine condition, but the records still sounds good. He even has a record player with head phones to test out all of your pickins. (He=owner=very helpful and friendly)
They have new records coming in weekly. I have not spent more than $ 9 on a record and that was talking heads and a chuck berry anthology. Are you catching my drift? Go in there.

Okay.
Everyone who’s relatively into music has heard of one of these or seen one in movies. That crazy awesome music store that has all those bands that you’ve heard of but can’t find in your local Walmart and end up having to eBay or Amazon. It’s kind of grungy, but in a cool way. You just KNOW that if you found it you could spend hours browsing in there.
For me, that place is Plan 9. This place is serious. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of Amoeba Music [of California]? This is my Amoeba. I adore Plan 9. I spent countless hours in Plan 9 when I should have been in class and spent exorbitant amounts of money there. They had my Smiths, my Basement Jaxx, my Pavement, my Ben Folds EPs, my Weezer imports, and my Wedding Present.
I returned to Charlottesville not too long ago and found myself in Plan 9 again. To honor tradition I had to donate via purchases. I was pleased to find not only Kings of Convenience but also Handsome Boy Modeling School and Rilo Kiley. Being a person who listens to a lot of everything, there is something really fantastic about having a good music store where you can find some really good less well-​known artists.
In the age of downloading, color me old school. It’s not that I don’t like downloading [I do]. It’s convenient and fast and there’s something really nice about that whole instant gratification thing. However, I don’t know why, but I like owning CD’s.
I like stacking the cases and reading the inserts. I enjoy the growls of frustration when I’m trying to open up the packaging. I love the feeling of satisfaction as I listen to my new CD on the drive home. And I can’t live without that sense of elation when you discover a new artist that is really, really amazing.