Sound Spectrum Music

Sound Spectrum Music A Laguna Beach landmark since 1967. We buy, sell and trade all things music (vinyl, CDs, tapes, shirts, posters, etc.) What an inspiration.

My name is Jim Otto and I opened Sound Spectrum in 1967, the same year I attended the Monterey Pop Festival. Since then we have seen the music business evolve from records to tapes to cds to digital down-loads and now, back to vinyl records. We've done a pretty good job keeping up with these changes but always made customer interaction our prime driving force. For the last 30 years, I have hosted

"The Reggae Showcase" at 88.5FM KSBR radio. You can find me every Sunday from 3-6pm. The show is also webcast at KSBR.org. We were one of the first indie stores to report to Soundscan which compiles the national sales charts. For the last 4 years, we have been part of Record Store Day and continue to be. Recently we were voted best record/cd store in the OC Weekly "Best of" issue. Over the years our store has been featured in numerous publications - most recently the Spring Edition of the Auto Club's Westways Magazine (page 50 & 51) and the October issue of OC Coast Magazine (page 50). Stop in and "try before you buy" at our Isis Listening station. We also carry a selection of Record Players (Crosley, Audio Technica) along with t-shirts, posters plus an amazing selection of memorabilia - which I have been personally accumulating since '67. Lately, I see a bright hope in the expansion of vinyl sales. We look to expose our audience to the importance of experiencing a musical album, in it's entirety, and reap the rewards of taking that journey right along with the artist.

it’s shipment day! you know what that means… tons of restocks & new arrivals for this beautiful weekend!! stop by & chec...
05/29/2026

it’s shipment day! you know what that means… tons of restocks & new arrivals for this beautiful weekend!! stop by & check em’ out!!🩵💛🧡

05/10/2026

Love to All You Crazy Mamas💜🩵❤️

Next Friday at 4pm we’ll be hosting a listening party for Social Distortion’s new album BORN TO KILL!! “BORN TO KILL is ...
05/01/2026

Next Friday at 4pm we’ll be hosting a listening party for Social Distortion’s new album BORN TO KILL!!

“BORN TO KILL is more than the conclusion to a 15 year wait between Social Distortion albums, it’s a revelation: 11 songs of pure, unadulterated rock fury, joy and catharsis, all imbued with the signature blend of defiance and world weariness that has made Ness a poet and sage to the dispossessed for more than 40 years. Co-produced by Ness and Dave Sardy, and featuring guest appearances from Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Lucinda Williams, and collaborative cover art by Ness and Shepard Fairey, Born To Kill is the latest installment in a remarkable catalog that spans nearly three generations.”

The album will be order for pre-purchase in our bio buttttt we have some special goodies for those come celebrate with us! For every BORN TO KILL vinyl or CD purchased in-store, you’ll be placed in a raffle to win an autographed album flat! For the first 5 who pre-order the album through the link in our bio will be gifted a free 7 inch (“Born To Kill”/“Tonight”)!
Customers purchasing the album in-store will also have the chance to win the 7 inch! Tons of stickers and posters to be given away as well!!

Hope to see you there!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from your friends at Let’s continue to celebrate this Rare Earth. Our beautiful rock (and roll). Love to all

🌟 a few of our favorite rsd releases 🌟🌟doors open at 10am🌟
04/18/2026

🌟 a few of our favorite rsd releases 🌟

🌟doors open at 10am🌟

we’re back!this saturday we’ll be hosting our first record store day since our closing!we’re super excited to see y’all ...
04/15/2026

we’re back!
this saturday we’ll be hosting our first record store day since our closing!
we’re super excited to see y’all there…
doors open at 10am

a face to the name !! if you’re awesome, sexy, and cool then you’re subscribed to our mailing list and definitely know w...
04/10/2026

a face to the name !!

if you’re awesome, sexy, and cool then you’re subscribed to our mailing list and definitely know what we’re talking about 😉 here is our featured customer vanessa who answered everything we want to know…

if you want to know what we’re talking about check the link in our bio, subscribe to our mailing list, and maybe you can be our next featured customer…

the easter bunny dropped by this morning and left us some lovely cassettes 🩷 🐰🩵 🥕 💛 🪺🧡all out on the shelves now!
04/05/2026

the easter bunny dropped by this morning and left us some lovely cassettes 🩷 🐰🩵 🥕 💛 🪺🧡

all out on the shelves now!

the easter bunny dropped by this morning and left us some lovely cassettes 🩷🐰🩵🥕🪺🧡 all out on the shelves now!
04/05/2026

the easter bunny dropped by this morning and left us some lovely cassettes 🩷🐰🩵🥕🪺🧡 all out on the shelves now!

happy easter! we’ll be open 11-5 tomorrow! see ya then…
04/05/2026

happy easter! we’ll be open 11-5 tomorrow! see ya then…

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1264 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA
92651

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+19494945959

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