For those of you who love the old days of putting on a pair of headphones, dropping an album on the turntable and flopping down in a comfy chair to listen to it, you’ll love the new Bad Rock Music Store on Nucleus Avenue owned by the Powell family.

The store features about 1,000 vinyl albums, both brand new and used. It also sells turntables, fresh, hot coffee and tea and other novelties.

About 26 years ago, Aaron Powell started collecting vinyl records. Back then, CDs , tapes and digital streaming were taking over the music scene.

“You could get stuff at Goodwill for a $1,” Powell said during a recent tour of the store.

Fast forward two and a half decades and vinyl is making a comeback for music enthusiasts and musicians alike.

Vinyl still has its charms. For one, the analog sound is better than streaming, enthusiasts would say. But there’s also the tangible effect of holding a record in one’s hand and listening to an entire album, while reading the lyrics and the liner notes.

“The aesthetic is definitely part of it,” Aiyers Powell, Aaron’s son, said. “It’s nice having something in your hand you can hold.”

Also, once one buys a record, they own it forever. With streaming, if you don’t pay a subscription, the music disappears. Also streaming tends to dish up hits, not entire albums. Vinyl makes the listener, well, listen.

Aaron grew up in Seattle, listening to Pink Floyd and the like. One might not even appreciate the band’s more eclectic albums like “Animals” without listening to it a few times. It doesn’t have an instant hit like some of their other albums.

The store has a good mix of artist and genres, from a first press of the Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” to the Grateful Dead and new works from the likes of  Taylor Swift and the Rolling Stones to name a few. They even have a first press of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

With used albums, they play everything they get in to make sure they aren’t scratched. They also sell turntables for folks who are looking to get back to their vinyl days, or are just starting out.

At the bar they sell Five by Seven and Uptown Heath Coffee and Lake Missoula Teas and have plans to sell Polebridge Mercantile baked goods.

They’re open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and they also have a cool website at: badrockmusic.com