Repo Record is everything the serious record enthusiast and music collector thrives on.

That’s because owner Jimmy Repo knows the feeling of scoring a long sought-after record. He knows what it’s like to hold it expectantly in your hands, to gaze at the cover art in full 12-inch splendor, and to take that first big whiff of new vinyl smell, because he’s been doing it himself for over 40 years. He knows that music serves as the soundtrack to your life.  In other words, he is you, and nothing makes him happier than hooking people up with music.

Jimmy started buying records as a kid, then began DJing as a teen. Shortly afterwards, he wound up spinning records professionally in Atlanta discos throughout the ‘80s. When he returned to Charlotte in 1988, he opened the original Repo Records, which grew to three brick & mortar stores. Now he runs Repo 2.0 in the old Heywood Sewing Center at the edge of Plaza-Midwood.

Yep, he’s a record geek. That’s why Repo is:

• Clean, well lit and organized
• Spacious inside, with easy access and parking in both the front and back of the store
• Stocked with a huge selection of carefully-graded used LPs, new vinyl reissues, and CDs  — Rock, Blues, Reggae, Local, Country, Jazz, Folk, Soundtracks, R&B/Funk, Hip-Hop, Metal, Punk, Alternative, Comedy and much more
• The place for rarities, memorabilia, notions, and other important stuff
• Vintage audio gear (turntables, receivers, power amps, speakers, etc.)
• Proud Record Store Day participant
• Live in-store performances

It’s how he’s always done it. And how he’ll continue to do it. Come experience Repo!

Who is “Jimmy Repo”?

I began shopping for records myself when I was in 8th grade. The first store I went shopped in was called “Cottti”, located on South Boulevard in Charlotte NC, and I went weekly!

After graduating High School, I worked for one of the “Record Warehouses” in Charlotte; where I worked filling up the shelves, as well in shipping and receiving. At this same time, I was traveling to Atlanta all the time for shows and was lucky enough to have seen Bowie, George Harrison, etc. I eventually moved to Atlanta in 76’ and got an 8-track assistant position at “Tara Record & Tape”. Later on in 78’ I bought somebody’s old DJ setup and started a Mobile DJ service; and “Groove Mobile Disco” service was born. I worked days at the record warehouse and weekends doing dances for proms, weddings, clubs, and birthdays.

I moved back to Charlotte in 1988 to open my own store, “Repo Records” during a time where CD’s were new, and cassettes were still selling along side vinyl. As time passed on, I opened a secondary store called “Repo Cheapo”. We did this when CDs took over LPs, but they were still popular enough to be a draw. With a name like “Repo Chepo” we loaded the shop with mostly used vinyl & CD’s ranging $1.00+. Cheapo was only open for a few years, when we decided to combine the 2 stores and open 1 big Repo on South Blvd. This gave us another 2 years, though eventually digital downloads caught up, and we were forced to close. Though the passion never died as I continued selling online through Discogs, where I’m still active to this day.

Finally in 2013, I was able to reopen Repo, though under the slightly updated name, “Repo Record” and has been here on the edge of Commonwealth ever since!

That’s enough reading, now get in here and have a look around! But if you need a little more food for thought;

Some Repo Rules:

• No Public Bathroom – It’s for employees only. Though I do have a Porta-Jon for customer use outside if needed (I’m not joking!)
• No Food or Drinks allowed inside the store.
• Leave your backpack in your car
• Be nice or leave. Need I say more?
• We put tape on the top of the sleeves of our used records to keep oily fingerprints off the vinyl. So don’t reopen them unless you bring them to an employee. We ask that you only bring 3 max for us to open.
• TRUST is our motto. If you don’t trust us to sell a clean, graded, inspected twice record, then you may be in the wrong store. We inspect it when we buy it. We reject vinyl with scratches.

If you still want to read more, and you want to understand our grading & buying process, then CLICK HERE.