Vinyl Bay 777 Quickly Becoming Best New Independent Record Shop on Long Island

Plainview shop has one of the largest selections of new and used vinyl records and more in the area

Over the last year, Vinyl Bay 777 has become one of the hottest new record shops on Long Island. Featuring a wide selection of new and used vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes, DVDs, memorabilia and more, plus friendly staff to help you make the perfect selection, it’s easy to see why in under a year this store is set to be a big player in the long island music market.

Vinyl Bay 777 and vinylbay777.com are an extension of local businessman Frank Napoli’s successful eBay shop. Opening at 101-14 Dupont Street in Plainview, NY in November 2015, the shop is filled wall-to wall with vinyl records, CDs, cassettes and music memorabilia. Its dim lighting adds to the vintage ambience, making it a cozy spot for browsing their ample music selection, one of the largest collections of physical music releases on Long Island.

Mr. Napoli is no stranger to the Long Island music scene. For the last three years, he has successfully organized the Freeport Blues and Jazz Festival, which brings nationally touring blues musicians to the Nautical Mile every summer. The 2016 festival included performances by Christine Sweeney Band, Jim Koleman, John Judd Band, Two Finger Jake, Lady Laura, Blue Ruin and Killer Joe & the Lido Soul Review. Mr. Napoli also briefly owned a blues lounge, which was recently shut down due to zoning issues.  

At a time where the demand for vinyl records is growing, now is the perfect time for a record store to open on the island. As more people are searching out the medium, record companies are producing more of it. According to Fortune, RIAA-documented sales of vinyl are at their highest since 1988, while CDs have been at a steady decline for years. Record Store Day, which Vinyl Bay 777 participates in yearly, has helped strengthen this trend by promoting limited release titles from artists of all genres and supporting the small record shops that sell these releases.

Vinyl Bay 777 continues to thrive in its Plainview location, attracting music lovers and audiophiles locally, statewide and nationally. Open Monday and Wednesday from 4PM to 10PM, Saturday from 11AM to 2AM and Sunday from 11AM to 10PM, the store’s late night hours make it the perfect place to go after work or on the weekends for a late-night browsing session. The store also sells music from their website, vinylbay777.com, making it convenient to shop online during off hours.

Going from eBay to physical location, Vinyl Bay 777 has been doing well for itself. As the Plainview location continues to thrive approaching its second year, there is no telling how big the store will get. With thousands of titles in store and online and more people finding out about the store’s unique finds and ambience all the time, there’s no limit to where Vinyl Bay 777’s popularity might go.

For more information and to browse Vinyl Bay 777's enormous selection of vinyl, CDs, cassettes and more, please visit vinylbay777.com.