Entry No. 83 — the Denver file — filed under: records
Recollect Records
Open barely three afternoons a week out of a little row-house storefront on Delaware, Recollect is a crate-digger's secret hiding in plain sight south of Colfax. The curation is tight and serious — jazz, soul, R&B, funk, and a deep stash of 12-inch singles (disco, hip-hop) that pull in DJs and collectors, not tourists. It's clean, fairly priced, and run by people who actually know the bins, with discount crates worth losing an hour in. Show up on the wrong day and the door's locked; that's part of the charm.
The story
While tourists push through the crowded aisles of Colfax's larger music hubs, Denver’s working DJs and serious vinyl collectors quietly turn onto Delaware Street. You won't find a towering neon sign marking Recollect Records; it operates out of Unit C inside a residential-style row-house storefront in Lincoln Park. Walk past too fast and you'll miss it entirely, which keeps the foot traffic limited to people who actually came to dig.
Step inside and you won't find filler or dusty boxes of warped classic rock. The curation here is tight and unapologetically specific: heavy shelves of jazz, deep soul, funk, pristine R&B, and collectible wall pressings, backed by crates of 12-inch disco and hip-hop singles built for DJ sets. Sleeve conditions are kept remarkably high so you aren't sifting through trash, and a dedicated bargain section offers $3 sleepers for anyone willing to put in twenty minutes of flipping.
The real catch is catching the front door unlocked. The shop operates on tight afternoon windows that fluctuate depending on the day of the week. You didn't hear it from us, but calling the shop line before you walk down Delaware isn't just a friendly suggestion—it's required protocol if you want to avoid staring at a closed door.
What it's like
You'll park on a quiet residential block of Delaware Street and look for Unit C tucked into a row-house storefront. Inside, the shop is compact, clean, and silent except for soft jazz or soul spinning over the speakers and the steady clatter of acrylic sleeves. There are no CD racks or novelty items cluttering the floor—just organized bins and a staff that actually knows what is in the racks. Hours are strictly afternoon-only (typically around 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., though open days shift between Thursday–Sunday or early week), so phone ahead to confirm someone is behind the counter.
The move: Time it to the limited hours, then make it a flip-off: each person digs the bins to find one record for the other to buy, and you spin both back home.
📍 Before you go It's tucked into Unit C of a row-house storefront on Delaware just south of Colfax, in Lincoln Park near the Golden Triangle — look for the right unit on a quiet, residential-feeling block rather than a big sign, and keep things low-key for the neighbors. Street parking is your best bet; afternoons are the natural window, and since the open days seem to shift around, check ahead before making the trip. Pair the dig with the nearby Golden Triangle museums (the Denver Art Museum and Clyfford Still are walkable) or the galleries of the Art District on Santa Fe a few blocks west.
- 📍 Lincoln Park / West Colfax
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 1255 Delaware St (Unit C), Denver, CO 80204
Hours: Open only a few days/week — most listings show ~Mon, Tue, Sun roughly 12-5pm, but sources conflict (some show those days closed). Call ahead (720-542-8785) before going.
Pair it with
- Invincible Vinyl — Head a mile south to another signless vinyl hideout tucked away in a Kalamath industrial pocket for a double feature of off-the-grid record hunting.
- 910Arts (former 7-Up bottling plant turned artist live-work complex) — Walk five blocks west into the Santa Fe Arts District to trade record bins for a quiet weekday wander through a repurposed 1920s soda bottling plant full of artist studios.
- Kilgore Books & Comics — Swap vinyl digging for paper browsing at this narrow, obsessively curated used bookstore in Capitol Hill.
Good to know
Where is Recollect Records located?
The shop is at 1255 Delaware St (Unit C) in Denver's Lincoln Park neighborhood, just south of Colfax Avenue and a short walk from the Golden Triangle.
What genres of vinyl do they carry?
Recollect specializes in soul, funk, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and 12-inch disco singles, along with collectible grail pressings on the wall and a $3 discount section.
How do I make sure the store is open when I go?
Because operating days and hours shift, always call the shop directly at 720-542-8785 or check their current schedule online before heading over.
Where should I park?
Street parking along Delaware Street and the surrounding residential side streets is your best bet; keep things quiet and respectful for the neighbors.
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Further reading: Yelp · Westword · vinylmapper.com · YouTube · Reddit
last checked: 2026-06-07