Jack’s Record Cellar

What you need to know

Status: Reported closed as of early 2026. Check before visiting.

What’s There

Jack’s Record Cellar is a small record shop on Scott Street that opens only on Saturday afternoons. It was founded in 1951 on Haight Street by a promoter named Jack. Wade Wright and Norman Pierce bought the stock in 1961 and moved it to the current Scott Street location. Wright still runs the shop. The store specializes in thousands of out-of-print 78s and 45s alongside other vinyl.

The shop is small and crammed, with stacks of records in varying states of organization. Most of the actual business runs through eBay during the week. The Saturday opening is the in-person part of the operation.

The storefront looks abandoned even when it’s open, with a small faded “RECORDS” sign. Check the door. Hours aren’t always guaranteed.

If Jack’s is closed when you pass by, Amoeba Music is about a mile west on Haight in a former bowling alley, and the Haight Street Art Center has a museum devoted to rock concert posters.

Visiting

Cost: Free to browse. Records priced individually.

Hours: Historically Saturday only, 2 PM to 7 PM. Even those hours weren’t always guaranteed, and the shop was reported closed in early 2026.

Best time to go: Early Saturday afternoon, if it reopens.

What to know: The store looks closed even when it’s open. Check the door.

Getting There

Transit: Bus 6-Haight/Parnassus or 7-Haight/Noriega along Haight Street to Scott, then walk a block north to Page. The 22-Fillmore stops a few blocks east.

Parking: Street parking on the residential blocks off Haight. Metered spots on Haight Street, competitive on Saturdays.

Walking: In the Lower Haight, near Page and Scott. The Lower Haight commercial strip on Haight Street and Duboce Park are both a short walk away.