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Best store for used CDs

It's a bit like a treasure hunt sorting through the shelves at CD Spins, Phoenix readers' number-one choice for used music. The selection isn't huge, but the range is vast. Browse though modern hits, reggae, jazz, comedy, and even holiday tunes. Bring in your CD by Snow and get cash or store credit to buy some real music. CD Spins will give you $3 to $4 for most titles, but bring in a CD from the monthly Top Five (Dido was on the list recently) and you'll get $7.

In a double slam-dunk, the number-one readers' fave in the new-CDs category, Newbury Comics, came in second for used CDs. So if you're looking for the latest from your favorite indie artist, a cheap copy of Slippery When Wet, or glow-in-the-dark stars, head to your closest Newbury Comics store.

CD Spins, 54 Church Street, Cambridge, (617) 497-7070; 324 Newbury Street, (617) 267-5955. Newbury Comics, 36 JFK Street, Cambridge, (617) 491-0337; 332 Newbury Street, Boston, (617) 236-4930; 1 Washington Mall, Boston, (617) 248-9992.


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