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Newbury Comics is an independently owned chain of music and pop-culture stores across New England and New York that calls Boston its hometown, and this is its store on the street that shares its name. The chain sells records and CDs, its own exclusive color vinyl pressings, K-pop, comics, apparel and collectibles, and the current Back Bay shop opened at 348 Newbury Street in 2019, in a brick building with the store’s grinning logo painted on its window awnings.

It suits record collectors on a Boston trip, fans chasing a signed or limited pressing, and teenagers who would rather browse manga and plush than boutiques. It sits at the Massachusetts Avenue end of Newbury Street in Back Bay and stays open into the evening, which makes it an easy last stop after a day on the street.

A Boston record-store name

The company describes itself as a trend-setting chain of music and lifestyle stores for more than 40 years, with the slogan “a wicked good time.” When the new store opened in 2019, Mayor Martin J. Walsh proclaimed April 6 Newbury Comics Day in the City of Boston, and Jeff Tweedy played an acoustic set in the store to mark it. On the same occasion Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day, credited Newbury Comics as one of that event’s original founders.

What to look for

Vinyl is the draw: new releases, autographed LPs and CDs, and color-vinyl editions that are exclusive to Newbury Comics, often in limited numbers. Record Store Day releases arrive here too. Beyond music, the shelves carry comics and manga, T-shirts and other apparel, and pop-culture collectibles, and the website's online catalog is a quick way to see what is in stock before you go.

Listening parties and signings

The chain runs a steady program of in-store events, from early listening parties for new albums to artist signings, and posts them on the events page of its website with the participating stores for each. Check before you go, since not every event reaches every location.

The other Boston store

Newbury Comics also has a shop at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, in the South Market Building, which is handier if you are downtown on the Freedom Trail. The chain’s Harvard Square store is in Cambridge, not Boston.

Sources: Newbury Comics, store locations, Newbury Comics Day, events. Checked September 30, 2026.

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Newbury Comics
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Call: +1 617-236-4930
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348 Newbury Street
Boston, 02115
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About Newbury Comics

Quick answer: Newbury Comics is a store at 348 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115. Back Bay branch of the New England music and pop-culture chain: exclusive color vinyl, signed releases, K-pop, comics and in-store events.

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Newbury Comics is an independently owned chain of music and pop-culture stores across New England and New York that calls Boston its hometown, and this is its store on the street that shares its name. The chain sells records and CDs, its own exclusive color vinyl pressings, K-pop, comics, apparel and collectibles, and the current Back Bay shop opened at 348 Newbury Street in 2019, in a brick building with the store’s grinning logo painted on its window awnings.

It suits record collectors on a Boston trip, fans chasing a signed or limited pressing, and teenagers who would rather browse manga and plush than boutiques. It sits at the Massachusetts Avenue end of Newbury Street in Back Bay and stays open into the evening, which makes it an easy last stop after a day on the street.

A Boston record-store name

The company describes itself as a trend-setting chain of music and lifestyle stores for more than 40 years, with the slogan “a wicked good time.” When the new store opened in 2019, Mayor Martin J. Walsh proclaimed April 6 Newbury Comics Day in the City of Boston, and Jeff Tweedy played an acoustic set in the store to mark it. On the same occasion Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day, credited Newbury Comics as one of that event’s original founders.

What to look for

Vinyl is the draw: new releases, autographed LPs and CDs, and color-vinyl editions that are exclusive to Newbury Comics, often in limited numbers. Record Store Day releases arrive here too. Beyond music, the shelves carry comics and manga, T-shirts and other apparel, and pop-culture collectibles, and the website's online catalog is a quick way to see what is in stock before you go.

Listening parties and signings

The chain runs a steady program of in-store events, from early listening parties for new albums to artist signings, and posts them on the events page of its website with the participating stores for each. Check before you go, since not every event reaches every location.

The other Boston store

Newbury Comics also has a shop at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, in the South Market Building, which is handier if you are downtown on the Freedom Trail. The chain’s Harvard Square store is in Cambridge, not Boston.

Sources: Newbury Comics, store locations, Newbury Comics Day, events. Checked September 30, 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where is the Newbury Street store?+
At 348 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115, in Back Bay near Massachusetts Avenue. The store’s phone number is +1 617-236-4930.
Q. What are the opening hours?+
The chain’s store locator lists the Newbury Street store as open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Q. What does Newbury Comics sell?+
Music on vinyl, CD and cassette, including exclusive color vinyl and autographed releases, plus K-pop, comics, apparel and pop-culture merchandise.
Q. Does it take part in Record Store Day?+
Yes. Record Store Day releases are a featured collection on its website, and Record Store Day’s co-founder has credited Newbury Comics as one of the event’s original founders.
Q. Are there in-store events?+
Yes. The chain posts listening parties, release parties and signings on the Events page of its website, naming the participating stores for each.
Q. Is there another Newbury Comics in Boston?+
Yes, at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 3 South Market Building, Boston, MA 02109, phone +1 617-248-9992. The store locator lists it as open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Q. Can I order online?+
Yes. The website sells the full range online and says domestic orders of $100 or more ship free.

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