It’s impossible to imagine the birth of Hip Hop without the sonic reality of vinyl records.

The stores in this episode have a unique focus or genre of music.

Known as the birthplace of Grunge and Post-Punk Rock, it’s a city of some vibrant record stores.

The city of Portland, Oregon is the home of no less than twenty independent record shops.

The Roadshow visits records stores in the Little Five Points District and the west side of Atlanta.

Papa Ray visits the outstanding store Grimey’s, as well as Vinyl Tap, and more.

Papa Ray visits Shake-It Records, Plaid Room Records, & the indie label, Colemine Records.

Papa Ray visits the Culture Clash In Toledo and state-of-the-art record pressing plant in Cleveland.

More than any other Texas town, its Capitol is the most identified with music. Papa Ray goes to some killer stores in Austin.

Papa Ray and his crew were blown away by all of the music and indie stores in the U.K. From SoHo, Brixton, Manchester, & Glasgow.