'Final Groove': Long Beach Record Store To Close After 7 Years

LONG BEACH, CA — After seven years as a community space for vinyl enthusiasts, a local record store will be closing its doors, its owner announced on social media.

Record Box was started as a mobile record store in 2018, before its owner transitioned the business to its brick-and-mortar at 324 Elm Ave. in Long Beach.

It served as "more than just a record store," according to its owner, becoming a community space that hosted events, meetups and listening parties.

On Wednesday, Record Box owner Jose Jurado announced that the store, which just celebrated its 7th anniversary in July, would be closing. Its last day would be Sept. 19.

He thanked customers and the community for supporting the shop, saying they had been the "soul of this place."

"This isn’t goodbye — just the moment where I flip the record and see what’s waiting on the other side," the social media post stated. "The music doesn’t end; it just keeps playing in new ways."

The store will be having a 50% off sale on all records and cassettes through its last day.