Deep Groove

Deep Groove We Buy Vinyl! A 'lil record shop in Richmond, Virginia
Open 7 days a week 12pm-6pm
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05/28/2026

New Releases for tomorrow! BoC, Kurt Vile, Iceage, and MORE ‼️

Rare moment of Jay working while we put out a TON of fresh restocks! Beautiful day to stroll on thru the Groove 🌞
05/28/2026

Rare moment of Jay working while we put out a TON of fresh restocks! Beautiful day to stroll on thru the Groove 🌞

Restoinks
05/26/2026

Restoinks

“Sonny Rollins the “Saxophone Colossus” died yesterday at the age of 95. Without question, one of the most influential j...
05/26/2026

“Sonny Rollins the “Saxophone Colossus” died yesterday at the age of 95. Without question, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time!!!
He was the last survivor of the 57 jazz musicians in the legendary 1958 Art Kane photograph “A Great Day In Harlem”. There’s also a must see documentary on the making of that photograph. It’s free on YouTube.

I saw Sonny 4 times, from New Orleans Jazz Fest to Brown’s Island. The night I got his autograph was not one of those times. I managed Plan 9 in W’burg in the early 2000s. Sonny played CSNU in Newport News during that time. I had to close that night, so I decided to run over when I got off and try and sneak in for a song or two and possibly get him to autograph “The Bridge”. Ended up running late and didn’t get there until close to 10. I’d seen Cassandra Wilson at the same venue, so I knew the layout and where the backstage door was. I pulled up to the driveway leading up to the door. Standing by a limousine was Sonny and half a dozen or so people. I ran as fast as I could and caught him as he was about to get in. He couldn’t have been nicer!
I was back in my truck within 5 minutes. I don’t think I even turned the engine off!

The picture’s from an August 1989 free concert at Festival Park, which was outside, next to the Colosseum. This one was so special, I consider it to be in my Top 20 of all time!!! The review was by Harriet McLeod, the music reviewer for the News Leader. I think she nailed it! He did runs where he blew so hard and long, that if it had been indoors, he would’ve blown the roof off. He literally came close to doing that at a show at William & Mary years later. At one point, several ceiling tiles fell onto the stage, scaring the band and audience!

In a New York Times interview 6 years ago, he said “My body is going to turn to dust. But my soul will live forever.” As will his music…” - Jay

Thank you to Lucy Dacus for hanging with us and talking about music for an interview with Southern Stories! (name still ...
05/22/2026

Thank you to Lucy Dacus for hanging with us and talking about music for an interview with Southern Stories! (name still in the works) Always good to have her back in town. Keep your eye out on her socials for whenever the interview drops 🤙 Thanks again for the crew and Lucy for being total sweethearts and using the shop for filming 🫶

Just giving y’all a heads up that we will be opening an hour later than usual tomorrow ✌️ Plenty of digging awaits thee ...
05/21/2026

Just giving y’all a heads up that we will be opening an hour later than usual tomorrow ✌️ Plenty of digging awaits thee after 😎

Kacey is back 🐂
05/21/2026

Kacey is back 🐂

We’re running a SALE again! From here on out, all of the used bootlegs we have in this row are 25% OFF! Come snag that l...
05/19/2026

We’re running a SALE again! From here on out, all of the used bootlegs we have in this row are 25% OFF! Come snag that live recording you were second guessing at a discounted price 🤙

We’ve put out a beyond exceptional jazz collection 🔥 Most are on our wall and some in the used jazz bin. Tryna do first ...
05/16/2026

We’ve put out a beyond exceptional jazz collection 🔥 Most are on our wall and some in the used jazz bin. Tryna do first come first serve ✌️

“Yesterday we lost a titan of Southern soul, the one of a kind, Clarence Carter. I’m not going to go into his discograph...
05/15/2026

“Yesterday we lost a titan of Southern soul, the one of a kind, Clarence Carter. I’m not going to go into his discography, but I do have a couple personal stories.
Clarence was born in Montgomery, AL. Since 1985, I’ve worked every Alabama Music Hall of Fame Induction Banquet as a volunteer. In 1993, they made me the official “Celebrity Escort”, which meant I was responsible for retrieving anyone who had to be on stage from their table, making sure they got on stage in time. I had the pleasure of escorting Clarence on several occasions. He was always extremely kind.
One year I brought the “This Is Clarence Carter” album to get his producer Rick Hall to sign. I had no intention of asking Clarence to sign it. He’s blind! Backstage his girlfriend saw me with and asked if I was going to get him to sign it. I just went “He signs?”. She said, “Oh yeah!”, grabbed it, sat down next to him and said “I have Jay with me and he has an album for you to autograph.” She took the Sharpie, put his hand on top of hers and signed it. I’ve also seen the Blind Boys of Alabama sign the same way.
Rick Hall passed on January 2, 2018. One month later, Clarence paid tribute to Rick, performing at that year’s AMFOF Banquet. When I got him backstage, he needed to go to the bathroom. His girlfriend couldn’t take him because there was no private backstage bathroom, so it was up to me to take him to the main restroom. There were 3 urinals, with the middle one open. I centered him and told him it was 3 steps in front of him. You should’ve seen the looks on the guys next to him when they realized they were peeing next to Clarence Carter!!!
I’ve DJ’ed at everyone of Jason Isbell’s Shoalsfest’s, focusing on music recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. I start when they open the gates until the first act plays. I haven’t decided whether it’ll be Saturday or Sunday this year, but I guarantee you, one of those days will be dedicated to Clarence Carter…” Jay

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317 N Robinson Street
Richmond, VA
23220

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6pm
Tuesday 12pm - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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(804) 278-9112

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