Big B's
4761 S Maryland Parkway tel 732-4433,
. Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun noon-6pm.
University District music store, with well-informed staff and a large stock of CDs and vinyl, both new and used.
Tower Records at WOW
4580 W Sahara Ave tel 364-2500. Daily 10am-midnight.
Two miles west of the Strip and a couple of blocks east of Borders, Tower boasts a good collection of new CDs - with a better chance of finding a bargain than at Virgin - and forms part of a larger complex that also sells videos and musical equipment.
Virgin Megastore
Forum Shops,
Caesars Palace
, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd S tel 696-7100. Sun-Thurs 10am-11pm, Fri & Sat 10am-midnight.
One of the Forum's few multistory stores, the only music store on the Strip stocks the broadest selection of new CDs in town, and also has a small but very hip book section.
