Forever Young Records

I went to Forever Young earlier tonight, looking for the new David Bowie LP. The clerk told me that they didn’t have any more in stock, but should have more in a few days, and that they’d hold a copy for me. I decided to hang out and dig around for a while, just to see what they had. After about half an hour, I walked out empty handed. An older employee (I think he’s the owner) was in the area by the door and said «thanks». I get to my car and turn around to see that he followed me out of the store. That’s a nice way to alienate your customers. Later on, I got on ebay to see how much the David Bowie record was going for, and the first auction that popped up was from Forever Young. They had three copies, buy it now, for $ 65 each. They were only $ 30 a week ago when they came out. (Look on their Facebook page. The picture they have posted has the price tag on it!) Not only did they not offer to sell it to me for the inflated price earlier, but had the audacity to make me feel like they thought I was a thief. Now everyone can know who the real thief is. I live less than five miles away, and have spent a couple hundred dollars in the store in the past year that I’ve lived here, but now that I know a little more about their business practices, I won’t be returning.

Remember when you used to spend all of your allowance on a record or go CD shopping all afternoon at Tower or the mall? My inner teenager hasn’t been so happy to shop for music in ages. The fulfillment of thumbing through albums and finding crazy cover art is something you just can’t match with iTunes.
There is a HUGE and impressive selection of new and indie music, rivaled only by Waterloo in Austin or Amoeba in San Francisco. This is a well-​organized and maintained store and even the many used vinyls are of pristine quality, as opposed to some record shops where you can collect on the cheap, but you get home with crappy quality that was likely in someone’s attic for a decade or more.
The prices didn’t bother me at all. Some were a little high but I don’t mind paying for quality and a well-​organized place where you can find what you’re looking for. You can tell everyone who worked there really loved music — all music — enough to have all the oldies & goodies but also be able to talk about Lana del Rey and Florence & the Machine… color me impressed!
So many new & wonderful things here I wanted to buy, but it would literally take weeks to go through everything… Guess I’ll just have to make it by a lot more often!

Was looking for a Christmas vinyl by Jim Reeves «12 songs of Christmas». Surprisingly when I called they were really friendly and have various copies when we arrived. Will definitely come back. They have a grand variety of vinyls.

This shop does have a huge collection of records but the staff, particularly an older man and older woman are extremely rude. The first time I visited this store, they scolded me for having a low quality record player. This did not keep me from returning because of the extensive selection and I bought a new turntable. However, in one of my trips back, I bought a brand new, sealed record that skipped on my turntable. I called the store telling them of this problem and an angry man dismissed me and blamed the problem on my turntable (which he recommended to me). Because the store is far from my house, I had lost the receipt when I was finally able to make it back to the store. The old lady told me that I needed the receipt for returns, which I expected, but agreed to test it anyway but implied that I was trying to cheat her. She played the record and only listened to the part that didn’t skip before she put the headphones on my ears at the skip, angrily telling me how there was nothing wrong with the record. (She blamed the skip on my turntable WHICH SHE AND THE MAN TOLD ME TO BUY!) I tried to tell her that I heard it skip on her turntable, but she said that I was wrong and refused to keep listening. The experience was so awful that I vowed to never come back.

Cool stuff if you like music that you can’t find at big box stores this is the place for you. Find what you can’t find ther here

This is a great music store with a large selection of used and new CDs and vinyl. Take a look around and you’ll surely find something you like.

Very pricey vinyl collection! The cheapest used vinyl is $ 15 for a store that claims to have over 250,000 vinyl. I have found records at Josey Records in Dallas, TX to have far cheaper rates. Example. I had earlier purchased a bunch of Paul Simon’s used records for $ 5 dollars at a previous records store. I made a price check at this location and they were being sold for $ 25-​$ 30! I can not see why their stock is very pricey and antique prices. Although all records seems to be archived according to artist and years. Listen to reviews. Your records are very expensive. I did not even bother to go into the vinyl collectors room since all records on the floor are sold exorbitantly.

Positives: HUGE selection of vinyl. Prices for recently released, brand new records are right on par with other prices around town. Can get lost for hours. They have a good selection of vintage amps, turntables and hifi speakers.
Downside: Prices for used vinyl are on the highest end of the vinyl prices for the area. I was in there for about an hour and didn’t see a used vinyl that was cheaper than $ 15. Not the kind of place where I will go and pick up 5 or 6 old vinyl to add to my collection.
Ultimately, if I ever need that «one specific record» I will definitely come back. Not the place I will roll the dice with and grab a few records I’ve never listened to before. Just too pricey for my blood.
No matter what your budget is though, its worth a visit as their selection is impressive.

Great selection of new and old releases on vinyl and CD. I even saw cassettes and 8track tapes. All is interestingly organized by decade rather than strictly artist, which can make finding things a little challenge. Worth the hunt in this large store. I found things I have only seen online and other things new to me. Highly recommended store for collectors.

Way overpriced vinyls are here in volume, from the common to the esoteric. Not service oriented at all. Their inventory may be as expansive as any store in the US… It is alphabetized (which is good) but many of the albums are in crates on the floor under the bins (which is bad). Same goes for the cd selection: massive but not priced relative to today’s marketplace. Too bad… Not the cleanest space, either. Ultimate takeaway: you can find what your looking for on the web and pay a premium (without doing all the work of shopping here).

Lets be honest, not very many places anymore you can find a good album or record. Pretty impressed with their layout and set up. Wide variety and selection of cds and records. It makes up for the not so low prices. Not cheap but not expensive. Not bad. All together a great experience. Will go back every time I’m in Arlington

If you are a wealthy collector interested in arcane vinyl in outstanding condition you can see for yourself, this store will offer you great service.
If you just want to cost-​effectively add to your music collection with generally available titles, go eBay or Amazon.

Place is big and has a good selection. I came in for two specific records and got them here. The cassette wall is awesome. Yeah some of the stuff is expensive but so what? I’m willing I pay a little extra to be able to physically peruse records and find some things to go in my collection. Their rare and collectible items areas are insane. I will definitely be coming back!

This place is fantastic! I stopped in to just check it out really quick. Not really buy anything, just mentally shop for a future purchase if I liked the place. My «quick» stop ended up being 2 hours and I could have stayed longer had I not forced myself to leave. Oh, and not buying anything turned into $ 80 spent and some great stuff going out the door with me!
They have a great selection of stuff. Records, tapes, CDs, DVDs. They have master recordings and great vintage records, as well as a wide selection of new stock. The memorabilia is cool and so is the staff. I think some stuff is a bit higher price, but you are paying that extra for the experience of being there and it is worth every penny! I plan to stop in there often! You MUST check them out!

Forever Young Records has a massive selection of music on all formats! They have a very wide variety of vinyl and are usually good about having stuff that not many other stores have.
Granted the prices are a bit high, keep in mind this is a local record store. These guys HAVE to make money to keep their doors open!
Only thing keeping me from giving 5 stars is the cost of their selection.
Support local music, visit Forever Young!

I think most of the previous reviews are spot on. I’d definitely come back to pick through vinyl though.
As stated, some of the prices may be high. Do some comparative shopping on titles you know you can get elsewhere.
On the other hand, within a few minutes I found a near mint copy of an obscure soundtrack I had as a child and have looked for, on and off, for years!
Also had the largest in stock selection of a particular hard-​to-​find artist I typically search for that I’ve ever seen.
My point is, it’s worth taking a look. Maybe you’ll find a gem? If the price is worth it to you, snag it.
The selection is huge. However, very weak classical music selection. Not even a section for it. I do collect classical, so this was a disappointment. Most other major genres are very well stocked.
The folks were very friendly to me and helped me quickly locate a section that I was searching for.
Great fun to pick through vinyl at Forever Young.

This store is massive and has a great selection of used records, but it is more like a museum with most everything priced stratospherically high. I was looking through the used rock records and actually attempted to see if I could find one that was under $ 15. I never did.
They had quite a few used CDs too, but there was not much of interest and they all seemed to be priced at $ 8.
I would have given this store one star based on their ridiculous prices, but there are enough interesting items there to make it worth a visit for entertainment value.

Amazing LP selection! Nice, friendly and helpful staff. I found records here that I’ve looked for forever. A little on the expensive side, but ohhhhh that selection!

Ridiculously overpriced and rude. Lot’s of stuff you can find on Amazon or eBay for a quarter of the price and you don’t have to put up with the rude blond chick barking at you. They have a section with electronic equipment for sale with little price tags. I stepped one foot between two counters to get a closer look and the abuse started. «You’re not supposed to go back there. Nothing is for sale there.»
«What about all those receivers with price tags? Can I see those?»
«Look at the stuff in front, that’s the stuff we want to sell.» (Then she slides a big green trash can in front of me and walks away.)
So, I walked right out.
If you want to go to a great record store, try Recycled Books on the square in Denton. They treat customers right and have a much bigger selection.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. It’s huge and offers every type of music you could think of. The workers are extremely knowledgable of the music selection they carry and are always willing to help.