If you're looking for rare or vintage 45-rpm and 78-rpm records, The Underground Record Shop could be playing your tune.

"My shop leans mostly on rockabilly, blues, R&B, honky-tonk and hillbilly bop. I like mostly music that you don't hear on the radio and like music across the board," explained owner Rich Hynes. "I'm an audiophile in the true sense of the word. If I'm stopped at an intersection, I like hearing hip-hop from the streets. I also enjoy listening to pre-war blues 78s, like Sonny Boy Williamson and Yank Rachell," he added.

Prior to relocating his store in Broad Ripple in April, Hynes sold records in Fountain Square for about a year and a half. Located at 6356 North Guilford Avenue, they buy, sell and trade records in addition to having a 1917 Victor Victrola talking machine and 1950s Rheem Califone phonograph that enables customers to listen to recordings.

Music lovers can find a diversity of titles from Burl Ives' "The Wayfaring Stranger" and Warren Smith's "Rock & Roll Ruby," written by Johnny Cash on the Sun Records label to Vernon Dalhart's country western tune, "Wreck of the Old 97." It was recorded in 1927 and became the first million selling record in America.

Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana was where late trumpet virtuoso Louis Armstrong began his prolific recording career. The Starr Piano Company launched a recording division in 1915 located there that recorded, manufactured and distributed 78-rpm phonograph records, many featuring Gennett's record label. Hynes has numerous Gennett titles in stock.

Describing his initial interest in music, Hynes recalled, "When I was growing up, the Beatles played a concert at the Fairgrounds Coliseum in 1964. My sister attended the show and brought back some Beatles records. That was part of the reason I became interested in music."

In addition to being a music aficionado, Hynes is also an accomplished musician. He plays the guitar, harmonica, washboard, kazoo, tenor banjo and drums on his 2008 CD, "Rollin' Along" which is also available in his shop.

With a selection of rare and vintage recordings not found elsewhere, The Underground Record Shop is a unique musical treasure in Broad Ripple.