Charlemagne Records
1924 1/2 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205

205.322.5349

Independent record stores still exist and one of the best is Charlemagne Records located upstairs at 1924 1/2 11th Avenue South in Five Points in Birmingham. Charlemagne has been in business for 30 years and specializes in new and used vinyl records and CD’s. “We are NOT a Top-40 store,” emphasized co-owner Mike McKay. “We have a lot of music other stores don’t have — a great jazz collection, a great blues selection, great 50s and 60s rhythm-and-blues, collector’s vinyl, Miles Davis, Jimmy Smith, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Sam Cook, Wilson Picket, Ray Charles, The Drifters, Otis Redding, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Alison Krouse — we have a little bit for everybody, whether you are looking for bargains or a rare Rolling Stones or Beatles album.” The selection at Charlemagne is so unique, it has grabbed the attention of famous artists such as Taj Mahal, Carlos Santana, and Stevie Ray Vaughn, all of whom have paid a visit to the store.