Ripe Records Detroit

Ripe Records Detroit is based at 15005 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Park, just outside Detroit. The shop carries a large mix of new and used records, and owner Andrew Curcuru keeps the focus direct: lots of stock, weekly used arrivals, and a Detroit point of view.

Interview with Ripe Records Detroit

A record store in Detroit carries more musical weight per square foot than almost anywhere. How do you carry it at Ripe?

We carry over 20,000 1/2 used and 1/2 new

Long interior aisles at Ripe Records Detroit, giving a sense of the large new-and-used stock Andrew Curcuru describes.

Motown, techno, gospel, garage rock, hip-hop — which threads of Detroit history actually come through the door most?

All of the above

Who's your crowd — neighborhood regulars, DJs, collectors making pilgrimages?

Everyone!!

A group inside Ripe Records Detroit, matching Andrew’s simple answer that the shop draws everyone.

What do Detroit sellers bring in that would stop a collector's heart anywhere else in the country?

Detroit Garage bands

What's been quietly strong in the bins lately?

Hipity Hop

If someone wants to sell records, what's the best first step — and what makes a collection an easy yes?

Drop them off, and we give the best price in Town. An easy yes is always a condition!

What condition issues come up most in collections from Detroit homes?

Homes are over a hundred years old, so there is always something collectible.

First visit to Ripe — what should someone dig through first?

Just in! All used records go out every Friday: 50-100

The Ripe Records Detroit storefront, with record-cover window displays greeting first-time visitors before they start flipping.

Last updated: 2026-08-09

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