Little Big Store

This place is definitely worth the drive from New Orleans or Baton Rouge and is one of the best used vinyl stores I’ve been too. It is hard to believe it is hidden away in the small town of Raymond, Mississippi, since it rivals some of the record stores I’ve been to in large cities. The selection is awesome and relatively organized and accessible. Prices are right as well and the staff are knowledgeable and friendly — they even took the time to inspect and clean every record I bought. Next time I go I’m going to pack a lunch and stay all day.

Cool little store pack full of vinyl, cassettes, dvds, and chat. Also some posters and music memoribilia. Friendly owners. Old records in my opinion are way overpriced. Not a lot of new releases. I’m sure they could get you what you want.

I’ve been going to the different incarnations of the Little Big Store since I was 15 in 1985. They’ve been in the old Railroad Depot (circa 1889) in Raymond, down from Hinds for a good long time now, and its their best & coolest location ever. What can you say, take your Claratin (dusty) & hit what is perhaps the largest vinyl record store on earth today. DJ’s come from all over. Browse the colored vinyl, that old E.T. picture disc, those old school hippie posters, collectables, 8-​tracks, etc… They have a sound effects section of vinyl for christ’s sake. Buy a Kiss sweat band, a leather wallet on a chain, all that. I grew up watching the owners become grown ups. It’s a Jackson institution. It’s a great browsing experience.

I don’t live in Mississippi anymore, but I grew up there and the Little Big Store was the last place I ever went before I moved (I was buying posters for my new abode). The prices on used CDs and vinyl are more than fair, and if you love your turntable as much as I do then you must check out there treasure trove of used vinyl records. It certainly beats the tremendously overpriced collections I have found in other big cities. IT is a little cramped but the selection more than makes up for the lack of space. The bottom line is this — if you love music the LIttle Big Store is a must see, and quite possibly the best thing in Hinds County Mississippi!