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Full service recording studio located in Orange County, Ca.
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Born from a bowling alley, this music lover's haven houses tens of thousands of recordings--pop, jazz, lounge and indie releases, along with meaty selections from virtually every other genre known to man....
citysearch.com - expert review - 11/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fucking rad.
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love that I can find virtually any CD I'm looking for ... for less than $5! It's like digging for treasure in that section. I still can't tell why they're more cheaply priced ... I can't find…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go to the LA Amoeba, because driving 8 hours compared to 2 hours isnt that bad. its got a good selection but not as big. Same deals, i got my Tom Waits Orphans for dirt cheap. forever blue by…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
List of things that would make Amoeba cooler: 1.
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place would be perfect if it sold porn.
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You'll find almost any record here unless it's OOP, but you'll still have a chance to find it. Prices have gone up since I remembered, but it's still THEEE place for music.
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have not bought a CD elsewhere in at least a decade. The prices are fair.
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Solid selection of vinyl, as far as shopping in-person (and not by internet) is concerned. I went on a Saturday afternoon. It was busy (to be expected) and there was someone djing the store (random…
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great.... for music, for dvds, for people watching. wait... people watching?
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amoeba is the epitome of what a record store should be. Somehow, even if I can't find what I'm looking for here, I leave with 4 more cds that I had planned on buying in the first place. But you have…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Last of a breed. Sad that we can't have more businesses like this as we once did but at least they do a good job. Sign of the times. The employees are not the best especially some of the buyers but…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place's reputation precedes it. I really didn't have that much scratch to go hog wild. So we just hit up the world section. Bought a couple of middle eastern and Indian jams. I love the huge…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i have never left empty-handed. one trip to the store is an all-day excursion as there is so much to look at. always some rare gems to be found, unlike many other record stores that just feature a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the best music store in the Bay Area. You can usually find EVERYTHING you're looking for, and the people are really friendly and nice, and don't act like it's a chore to help you. The…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
NEW, USED, SECOND/THIRD/FORTH HAND-ME-DOWNS. can you hear the muisc, because i sure can?
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Made my first trip to Amoeba last weekend and I can't believe that it has taken me this long. Lots and lots and lots of music. I could spend a while here. Huge used selection, cool old posters, and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I almost feel like I'm wasting my time writing this review but I really love how you scan almost any CD and listen to it on earphones at a station. I really miss music stores where you can sample…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I dont buy as much music these days, but when i am in need of a fix.... nobody beats the great deals and awesome indie-centric selection that amoeba has. And the USED cd's are seeming…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Lots of music" is an understatement: Amoeba's packed wall-to-wall with music in a place that used to be a bowling alley. If you want vinyl, they've got vinyl. CDs too, of course. And a decent DVD…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
remember that feeling you had as a kid when you got all a's on your report card and so your mom said you could get anything at the toy store? no? shut up. i'm an only child. eff you.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Amoeba's is a classic store but if you're looking for cheap CDs, you could probably find them elsewhere. I've been here for years and would always wonder why some CDs are so expensive, considering…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you Amoeba for always stocking obscure stuff that I have yet to find at other record/music stores around the Bay. (Sorry Streetlight, you are great but not perfect). I could hang out here for…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say about this place that hasn't already been said? Amazing. Their vinyl selection is unmatched.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Super-ginormous. I like to wander and pick up something I've never heard of before. Besides, I can always bring it back for trade and get something else... maybe a CD version of that obscure 80s…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good place to find cheap / inexpensive movies and music, though you have to look around for bargains as some movies are in both bargain and less bargain sections. Can definitely pick up some less…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best music store in the whole bay area. It has everything, and has a bunch of used cds too. I love buying used dvds here too, since they're almost as cheap as renting the movie. This is _the_ place…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I know I'm about the millionth and a half person who has reviewed the world famous Amoeba music. I don't have to talk about the HUGE selection of music that would make any DJ wet his pants. I don't…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why must you suck away all my money? When I enter you I feel like I am the type of guy that dates the type of bitch that demands he go into serious credit card debt to maintain a frivolous…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I always find what I want, the staff isn't too surly, used deals are cheap, and they buy most of what I try to sell to them. Plus, I like their staff-published booklet of recommended music.
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, definitely fell in love with this place. The selection is expansive, the atmosphere kitschy and great, overall just lovely.
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everyone knows Amoeba is great. Everyone who hasn't been living under a rock over the last ten years, anyway. I'm giving this one four stars out of five simply for location. The crust punks and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In my 2 months I lived in SF, I discovered, fell in love and became broke at Amoeba. What is it? San Diego, lemme inform you. It's a HUGE music store that has practically every kind of music you can…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great new/used vinyl selection. You could spend hours in here. Bring your dog. Too many hobos hanging out outside.
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
when i moved to California i never dreamed that record stores like this could exist! who would have thought someone would convert a bowling alley into a full blown music store!! their selection is…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So I guess I should love Amoeba because of its huge selection, but I really don't. They do have a huge selection, and I think I really would have loved this place when I was in high school. But the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ever had that dream where you stumble onto some rare boutique record shop in a cobblestone alley and it's got that out of print import vinyl you've been endlessly searching for and the owner is some…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store if I am looking for something of this generation and as a cd. If I want something older and on Vinyl or newer and on vinyl I may be shit out of luck and need to refer to ebay for my…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Amoeba loves music. I love music. Hence I love Amoeba music. Seriously, the only place in the U.S. that carried the Deltron 3030 CD, a CD that has been out of print for at least 6 years.
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't go in Amoeba. I drive my husband to Amoeba and he goes in. I sit in the car and watch the people in the neighborhood. Gasp. Whoa. This is weird San Francisco fer sur. On one occasion I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am minding my own business, knee deep in the blue grass vinyl section when I hear over the loud speaker.... "Can the owner of the dog out front *please* come to front of the store?"
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
really, they have everything i need, want, don't need, kinda, sorta, maybe need, want. you get the point. only thing that gets me is that most movies i want end up being organized buy director name.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
every other record store in the world gets totally 'moted by amoeba s.f. in every possible way. except for that one time i tried to get a dove shack cd & those jerks didn't have it. WHAT!? i bet amoeba…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
what can i say that hasn't been said already? repeatedly. i mean seriously. at any rate, here's my two cents:
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dungeon Family. Used. Eight dollars. Whoa.
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Overwhelming selection... No matter what happens, I hope there is always Ameoba Music on Haight.
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty great selection, but none of the employees seemed very nice or helpful. And they're not even that cool, jeez.
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whatever man, this is a giant motherf**king record store that is fun to spend a lot of time wandering around in. I have to admit, it's been years since I've spent any real money on recordings, I just…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
if record stores were pornography, Amoeba is the BBW. plenty to love, plenty to explore, easily accessible, with the robust back end as the main attraction. dvd section is killer. seriously,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is badass.... best selection of music I've ever seen. They actually have a stage where live bands can play. This was actually what drew me in. I saw in one of the local rags that a group…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Being my nearest CD store, I have been in here many times. I have never bought anything from them. That should give you a hint right there. Either I just like bands that no one has ever heard of…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
With over 500 reviews what could possibly be said that hasn't already been said. I was just yelping and thought ok BEST music store EVER hmmm and well like most of these 500 reviews AMOEBA came to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The DVD dept has a great staff and everyone specializes in somtehing different. Even if I cant find a movie and no one knows what Im speaking of they will go to their computer and do a search for…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Free shows, a ton of shit to get lost into, and if youre lucky, you can get some sweet VHS action. You can also buy robocop on laserdisc, im pretty sure its still there.
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i can spend hours in this store. i have a wide range of taste in music and i love that i can find something of interest from each of my favourite genres. i love walking into the store and they're…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amoeba may be the only reason that I would consider not buying/acquiring music online. It has absolutely everything and anything music related at good prices and rare concert posters that are fun to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have spent more money here over the last few years than I have spent on bills, loans, friends, family, health, food, and sanity, and it's all worth it. Maybe the time I found a copy of Jackie…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's no point in talking shit on it. The one in Berkeley is good too.
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Amoeba. So, I was looking for a random song someone played in my Quinceanera ... and they had it! I had been looking for this song by a 90's latin band, for years (don't judge me it was a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't yet decided which of many things makes this place so fucking awesome. Is it that if I am digging around the used bins and happen across some crapped out copy of something but decide I can't…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Review number 509 for Amoeba on Haight is a warning on the perils of drunk shopping. Somewhere between keychain shopping, shoe gawking and bar perusing I began to think back on my love of drum and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My inner teenager High Fidelity underdog hero rules here! Its a good second date place. Really. Go in, meet back up after 20 minutes. If he sneers at your choices, or you fear his collection of…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best record stores I've ever been to. Whenever i come to frisco i have to come to this place. I can easily spend a day in here, the selection is unreal.
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
argh! 3 hours in this place can seem like 30 minutes!! i can easily lose myself in the enormous pile of shit here looking for 70's rare groove gems on 7 inch wax. which reminds me, shopping at amoeba…
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There is one store and one store alone that I am guaranteed to spend money in. Whether running in for five minutes or having one and a half hours of browsing time, there is 100% probability that there…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the best place to go to buy large amounts of records and cds at a time. pretty much one of the main reasons i haven't moved away from SF, cuz they ain't got nothing close to amoeba in NYC.
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As reluctant as I am to post a review for a business that has 500 reviews already, because certainly I have nothing new to add... In the off chance that I'm the first person to make this observation:…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Do I have a problem with this place? No. Do I have a problem with going here with other people? Yes.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Easily the biggest, most interesting record store I've ever seen. I think the one in L.A. is a little bigger but L.A. can suck a lemon so this gets 5 stars.
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's like a good musical warehouse. There are millions of records and music DVDs to choose from and if you are an audiophile you definitely will be happy with this store. The record selection has been…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, I still love this place. And yeah, they probably will rip you off on some of your CDs...BUT, God their selection is just unbelievable. The place is almost always hopping, and because of that you…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not really my scene, but this place is a throwback for those who are purists about their "record store." This place is more of a throwback than the now defunct Tower Records. It's like the local…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The independent record store is a dying bread, but somehow it seems that Amoeba has had staying power even through the death of Tower Records (RIP). Amoeba has almost anything you're looking for (or…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There's no doubt that this place can be easily considered the best music store in town. But because it's so close to USF and it'son Haigt, it's easy to jack up the prices on CDs. So you won't exactly…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
CD's are cheapest in this shop. More expansive than Rasputin (and I use to work for them) and more personal than Virgin. Amoeba has whatever your heart desires. They also manage to bring amazing guest…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
