More Exclusive RSD Titles Coming on June 18!
Welcome to the May edition of the Paradise Found Records blog. On Saturday, June 18th, more than eighty exclusive titles will drop as part of the second round of Record... Read More
Bart's Record Shop is now Paradise Found Records & Music.
Get Ready for Record Store Day, Saturday April 23/Spring Music Roundup
Greetings music fans and Paradise Found Records shoppers! Record Store Day is Saturday, April 23rd. We'll be opening early at 7 am ready to help our customers find their desired... Read More
Record Store Day is April 23rd!
Here it comes again! Record Store Day is on Saturday, April 23. As usual we'll be open early with coffee for the diehard music lovers in line early to get... Read More
How to Buy: Johnny Cash, in Honor of the Icon's 90th Birthday
February 26, 2022 marks Johnny Cash’s ninetieth birthday; the Man in Black died at age seventy one in 2003. In celebration of one of the most influential musicians of the... Read More
2022 Music Preview
Welcome to 2022! It's never too soon to start looking ahead to the year in music, and a ton of new releases have already been announced. Record Store Day is... Read More
Top 20 Records of 2021
2021 was another banner year for music and for Paradise Found Records. In April we moved to our beautiful new location at 1646 Pearl Street, and the larger space allowed... Read More
Holiday & Black Friday Gift Guide
Between a full slate of new and recent releases and Black Friday exclusives, Paradise Found Records has something for every member of your family this holiday season. We will open... Read More
Steely Dan's Gaucho -- Treasure or Trash?
Some questions are as old as humanity: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? If a tree falls in... Read More
Fall Music Preview/17 New LPs to Get Excited About
Welcome to the latest Paradise Found Records blog. Summertime might have come and gone, but the good news is that there are a large number of exciting new and archival... Read More
Summer Music Roundup
Welcome to the latest Paradise Found Records blog. This month we're reviewing our favorite music from the past few months. Bo Burnham -- Inside "Pandemic Art" as a genre did... Read More
Ten Best Rock Debuts of the '80s
Welcome to the latest edition of the Paradise Found Records Blog. Hope you're having a great summer and that you got all the vinyl you wanted at our June and... Read More
Record Store Day Drop #2 is July 17th at Paradise Found Records!
Happy June! Here's hoping you had success find everything on your wish list at 2021's first Record Store Day Drop. The second drop will happen on Saturday, July 17 and... Read More
Get Ready for Record Store Day Drop #1 on June 12th at Paradise Found Records!
We’re getting ready for the first of 2021's two Record Store Day drops on Saturday, June 12; the second drop is happening on Saturday, July 17.
Is there a Record Store Day this year?
As an independent record store we're proud to be a participating Record Store Day (RSD) shop. However, once again Covid has forced a change to Record Store Day. This year... Read More
Bart’s Record Shop is now Paradise Found Records & Music
New Name. New Location. Same Commitment to Being Your Favorite Record Shop. On April 1, 2021 we opened in our larger space at 1646 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado. Bart’s Record Shop... Read More
Ten Best Rock Debuts of the '70s
A couple of months back I shared my ten favorite rock debuts of the sixties. This month I take a look at the best debuts from the seventies, listed in... Read More
We Have a Large Selection of Rock Books!
What's almost as enjoyable as listening to music? Reading about it! At Paradise Found, we have a large selection of new and used music books. Here are a few of... Read More
Paradise Found is Open with Music to Cure Your Quarantine Blues!
Pandemic or not, one thing is for sure: music's therapeutic value is important now more than ever. And Paradise Found is here to keep your music needs satiated. While we all await the return of live concerts, there is no shortage of great new releases from 2020.
Ten Best Rock Debuts of the '60s
This month I'm spotlighting the greatest rock debut albums of the sixties. With a few exceptions, I've chosen the premier efforts from musicians largely unknown before their first release. Each LP was highly influential, consistently strong and not dominated by one or two hits.
2021 Music Preview
As of this writing, with the lockdown still in full force and vaccine distribution in its early stages, let's take our optimism any way we can get it. Which is to say that there's a lot of great music on tap for 2021, and confidence is high that there will be ticket sales in 2021 for future live shows that come off without a hitch. Also, Record Store Day 2021 is already confirmed for June 12, so it's never too early to mark your calendar for that Saturday!