Esoteric Records Sacramento

Are you in this photo? It's a good place to be on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

The joint's jumpin'!

Vintage Clash and Roxy in the new vinyl arrivals? Better hurry!

Everybody's here today. Why aren't you?

Some sweet stuff in our new arrivals this week! Come in and buy your Valentine an album!

We just got in a bunch of new tapes! It's Beatlemania on the cassette wall!

Look what we sold today!

We're open regular hours again! Lots of people in today, some buying and some selling. We hope to see you soon!

Just our luck! The great Jackie Gleason stopped by the store while we were all sheltered in place!

Want to make room in that messy closet? We're buying LPs, 45s, cassettes, DVDs, and Blu-Rays. Give us a call at 916-488-8966 to talk about your stuff and how we can work together to stay safe while freeing up some closet space!

What was new on this day (March 29) in 1979? Supertramp's most famous album, Breakfast In America. https://youtu.be/9aykOwwRf-Q

Bored at home? We offer mail service! DVD, Blu-Ray, Laser Disc, CDs, albums. Give us a call at 916-488-8966. We'll confirm we have what you're looking for and work out the details!

If all you know about Rod Stewart is his solo stuff, you should really check out his time with the Faces. And there's no better place to start than with First Step, released on this day (March 27) in 1970. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6URKh__oO4o

If you walked into our store on March 26, 1976 (yeah, we were open way back then!) you would've seen Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak album in the new releases section. 44 years old today! https://youtu.be/iC6Cgb8nHwk

Bad times call for happy music, and it doesn't come much happier than this Turtles cut. Apparently folks thought so back in 1967, too: "Happy Together" was #1 on this day (March 25) that year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvu3xiFmfDU

So many great artists from overseas never made it big in America. We love Nick Lowe, you love Nick Lowe, so why wasn't Nick ever as big as Bruce? Anyway, Lowe turns 71 today. Happy birthday, Nick! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0l3QWUXVho

We may be sidelined by the Shelter In Place order, but we're still here! If you have any questions about records, tapes, DVDs, laser discs, or which musicians wear the worst wigs, give us a call at (916) 488-8966.

A masterpiece from a master: Frank Zappa released 'Apostrophe (')' on this day (March 22) in 1974. https://youtu.be/-p2z8TLRNUQ

They were doing shelter at home before it was cool! John and Yoko wed on this day (March 20) in 1969. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-1OgNqBkVE

Do you remember where you were when you heard the news? Guitar hero Randy Rhoads was killed in an airplane crash on this day (March 19) in 1982. https://youtu.be/mSfNvTVEALw