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Rockin' Rudy's

ShoppingHip Strip

Along one of Missoula’s most walkable streets

Why It's Listed

Rockin' Rudy's is an institution. Part record store, part gift shop, part cultural archive — the Hip Strip flagship is where Missoulians have been buying vinyl, birthday cards, candles, and weird gifts for decades. It's the kind of place that could only exist in a college town that refuses to go fully corporate.

The sprawling interior of Rockin Rudys record store filled with vinyl bins and local novelty items

About the Business

Perry Backus opened this maze of a record store in 1982, and it’s since grown into a block-wide Missoula rite of passage. Beyond the massive vinyl and CD basement, it’s packed with local pottery, funny cards, and offbeat toys. It smells of patchouli, and every purchase still comes with a free piece of root beer candy from the barrel at the counter.

Services Offered

New & Used Vinyl Records, CDs & Tapes
Eclectic Gifts, Cards & Novelties
Locally Made Goods & Montana Souvenirs
Music Accessories & Listening Stations
Featured Story

The Legend's Story

The sprawling interior of Rockin Rudys record store filled with vinyl bins and local novelty items

Forty Years of Vinyl and Weirdness: Inside Rockin' Rudy's

Missoula's Maze of Wonders Walk through the double doors of Rockin' Rudy's, and the sensory overload is immediate. Vinyl records click in their bins, the smell of incense floats from the back corner, and gag gifts share ...

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