Rockaway

"As a music lover, sometimes it’s hard for us to differentiate between being fans of music vs. being collectors. What part of our listening is really about enjoying the sounds of our favorite artist and what part of it is merely fulfilling a nostalgic desire?" -TVD

Rockaway has been buying and selling collectibles since 1979. We consistently pay more than our competitors for rare items and entire collections.

Musician, writer, collector, champion of artists from around the globe. The recent loss of Ron Kane has been felt far beyond the borders of his native Southern California.

Prince, One Year On: Rockaway Remembers Today marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of Prince. In marking this solemn occasion, fans and peers alike are speaking out to detail memorable interactions or personal anecdotes. Rockaway's General Manager Dave Kent has offered to share his own interesting story of the time he crossed paths with Prince in Denver, Colorado in 1979.

Rockaway Records was recently featured in Daymaker's list of best things to do in LA!

After 2 years of negotiations, we just acquired a wonderful trove of 100s of pieces of Beatles memorabilia from an East Coast collector. Most are in beautiful condition and the collection includes many pieces we've never seen in our 37+ years! There's a May-Sterns mirror, several Beatles autographs, watches, lunchboxes, a promo Apple trinket box, sets of trading cards, jewelry, a record carrier, cuff links, plates, bowls, glasses, wigs, wallpaper(!), a Dutch curtain(!?!)... and much more! Although we're still processing everything, various facets of the collection are already purchasable, with many items available online and all available in-store.

Rockaway co-owner Wayne Johnson talks about Rockaway Records' past, present and future, and his first job!!

From the end of 1968 through 1969, Capitol Records test marketed a line of 2-sided, 3.75" flimsy flexible plastic records (generally known as flexi-discs). One brand of these flexi-discs named "Pocket Discs" was manufactured by a company called Americom for a variety of record labels -- including Capitol Records.

Dear Rockaway Friends, Supporters and Record Store Day Fans, It's official. We will NOT be participating in Record Store Day 2016 on April 16. This will come as little or no surprise to those of you who follow our store happenings and are aware that we also did not participate in RSD Black Friday 2015. April 16 will become our version of a customer appreciation day.