Pensacola’s Vinyl Heaven

Vinyl Heaven in Pensacola is getting fresh attention in April 2026 for selling more than records: the shop stocks comics, stereo gear, sports cards and vintage collectibles under one roof. (pnj.com) The store lists its address as 3391 North Pace Boulevard in Pensacola and describes itself as “veteran owned” on its website. It also advertises thousands of vinyl albums, sports cards, memorabilia, old toys and “anything vintage.” (vinylheavensc.com) Its online shop shows the price ladder that helps explain the mix: “HUNDREDS of $1.00 LP albums,” “thousands and thousands and thousands” of records at $5.00, and used speakers from brands including Bose and JBL at $200. (vinylheavensc.com) Pensacola News Journal reported on April 12 that owner TJ Terrell, 65, retired from the Navy in 2004 after 24 years of service and later built Vinyl Heaven into a business that reaches beyond a standard record bin format. The paper said the inventory runs from comics to banjos. (pnj.com) That format lines up with how the shop presents itself. Vinyl Heaven says its store uses large spools instead of traditional tables and pairs records with a boutique section and sports memorabilia for collectors. (vinylheavensc.com) The timing also fits a broader record-store economy that now depends on used media, hardware and adjacent collectibles as much as new releases. The Recording Industry Association of America said vinyl record revenues in the United States reached $1.4 billion in 2025, the 18th straight year of growth. (riaa.com) Used and vintage retail has been moving the same way. ThredUp’s 2025 resale report, citing GlobalData, projected the United States secondhand market would reach $73 billion in 2028, up from $43 billion in 2023. (thredup.com) In Pensacola, Vinyl Heaven is pitching itself as a place to browse categories that usually live in separate stores: records, comics, stereo equipment, sports cards and memorabilia. The shop’s posted hours are Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (vinylheavensc.com) The result is a store that can sell a $1 long-playing record, a stack of comics and a used speaker in the same visit. That is the version of Vinyl Heaven now circulating online from Pensacola: not only a record store, but a catchall vintage shop built around music. (vinylheavensc.com; pnj.com)