Nestled at the end of a five-store Englewood strip mall is your new favorite record store.
Sold Out Vinyl Records offers everything you want in a record emporium. Its unassuming location just off South Broadway nearly made me miss the turn, but the treasures inside made the tire-screeching swing worth it.
A wax collector since high school, I set out to visit all the major vinyl shops in Colorado after I got too comfortable with my go-to store. My 2014 Chevy Equinox and I have made it to nearly a dozen, each one with its own experiences.
Like many others, I’ve reverted to analog music. In 2025, vinyl saw its largest increase in consumers since 1983, selling nearly 50 million new records.
In an age when songs are a few taps away, searching for music the old-fashioned way feels refreshing. Sold Out understands that appeal.
It began as an online poster store in 2013, when owner Joe Magoonaugh missed out on an Eric Clapton concert poster in 2007. What began as a search for music memorabilia grew into an independently owned business centered around music, art and collecting.
As vinyl became a bigger part of the business, Sold Out expanded into a brick-and-mortar record store, opening its Englewood flagship in 2025.
According to the store’s website, its mission is to make music collecting accessible and welcoming to everyone. From lifelong collectors to teenagers buying their first records.
They held true to that and then some.
When I parked in the strip mall’s pygmy parking lot, I knew I was in for a treat. It sat stoically at the end of a tattoo parlor, smoke shop, hair salon and an American Family Insurance office. Perched above its entry was ‘SOLDOUT’ in big maroon letters, with the ‘O’ being a vinyl.
Posters for Bruno Mars, Bob Marley, the Ramones and the Beatles coated its windows, with a marquee announcing a Greta Van Vleet listening party just left of the entrance. Yeah, this was my typa place.
When I entered, a statue of the RCA dog, “Nipper,” greeted me, while a jukebox’s pastel illumination buzzed nearby. Ahead, a shiny disco ball was suspended from the ceiling panels, with a big red ‘records’ sign gleaming in the background.
At first glance, it looks like a run-of-the-mill groove market. Five rows of record bins, with genres ranging from typical rock to classical, oldies and soul. But as my fingers got to flipping, that’s when Sold Out quickly became different.
Not exaggerating, every artist in every bin had a divider announcing their name. Vinyl is an experience, and when someone takes the time to organize it that well, it is much appreciated. I can’t recall how many times I have wandered a shop, only to find nothing.
The only other vendor with the same divider arrangement is Twist and Shout in Denver. But compared to Sold Out’s 100,000 records, Twist and Shout has over 250,000, making organization mandatory.
Needless to say, I was a kid in a candy shop.
The bins held a mix of new and used, all fairly priced compared to the titles’ median price on Discogs. In fact, even Sold Out’s price tags were organized with its title and grade.
As I wandered on, artwork from miscellaneous concerts, festivals, and local artists hung on the walls. At the back, a shelf of VHS tapes sat above the store’s collection of 45s, neatly organized as well.
The store also had an entire room dedicated to compact discs. The dimly lit room had shelves stretching from wall to wall with rows upon rows of CDs.
Sold Out also carried the essentials for record owners. In need of a turntable? Sold Out has ’em. Speakers? Sold Out has ’em. Headphones? Sold Out has ’em.
So, whether you are a seasoned wax collector or just getting into the groove, Sold Out Vinyl Records is worth spinning by. It’s the kind of shop that reminds you why crate digging is so enjoyable in the first place.
