On Long Island’s North Shore, Record Reserve occupies a storefront at 741B West Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, New York, describing its own focus in a short list on Instagram: vinyl, tapes, CDs, gear, books. That short list actually undersells the range of what the shop covers, since gear in this case extends to turntables, audio equipment, and other hardware collectors need to actually play what they buy, while the books category rounds out a shop clearly built for people who think about music as something to study and collect, not just stream.
The shop has built a substantial following for a suburban Long Island record store, with nearly 12,000 people following its Instagram account, where staff regularly post photos and videos of incoming vinyl, vintage stereo equipment, and notable collections passing through the shop. That kind of engagement points to a business that treats its online presence as a genuine extension of the sales floor rather than an afterthought, using the account to spotlight both everyday inventory and standout pieces as they arrive.
Record Reserve also operates under its own label banner, Minizaka Records, and has featured releases from acts including Screaming Alice directly through that imprint, giving the shop a hand in putting new music into circulation alongside its resale and new vinyl business. Customers can reach the shop at 631-721-6250, shop online or pick up gift cards through the store’s Square powered checkout, and sign up for an email newsletter that the shop uses to share updates, promotions, and information about special sales and events throughout the year.
The shop also runs a blog dedicated to vinyl culture, a feature that goes beyond what most independent record stores bother maintaining, using it to highlight specific releases and give context to the kind of music the store’s staff finds worth talking about. Between the blog, the Minizaka label, and an active social media presence built around nearly 12,000 followers, Record Reserve reads less like a single storefront and more like a small media operation built around a shared love of physical music formats, all anchored to one address on Huntington’s West Jericho Turnpike corridor. Situated among Huntington’s mix of independent shops and restaurants on Long Island’s North Shore, the store draws both local collectors making a regular stop and out of town visitors following the shop’s Instagram posts to plan a special trip specifically to dig through its bins in person.
For North Shore Long Island shoppers looking for vinyl, cassettes, CDs, turntables and audio gear, or music related books under one roof, along with a house label putting out its own releases and a blog dedicated to vinyl culture, Record Reserve offers a Huntington, New York destination that treats collecting physical music as a full culture rather than a single category of merchandise. Record Reserve is, in short, Huntington’s own vinyl, tapes, CDs, gear, and books shop, anchored by a house record label and a devoted online following.
