Vinyl Junkies Record Shack
2235 Fern Street, San Diego, CA 92104
After a five-year break from retailing music, former M-Theory owner Eric Howarth got back into the brick-and-mortar record-store business in late 2017 with a new shop a mere stone’s throw away from the old M-Theory location, on the corner of 30th and Juniper in North Park. Operating in a converted house across from the Whistle Stop and co-owned by Casbah honcho Tim Mays, the vinyl selection in the limited space is well-curated, and a back patio has been spruced up for happy-hour DJ get-togethers.