Its flagship shop is located at the corner of College Avenue and Clayton Street in downtown Athens, and is the oldest continuously operating record store in the state.

Many notable musicians and artists have worked at the shop, including Peter Buck of R.E.M., Kate Pierson of the B-52's, and Danger Mouse.

[3] The name of the store originates from the comic Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, which featured paperboys fighting Nazis—their Brooklyn accents turned "extra" into "wuxtry".

[3] Wuxtry moved into a larger adjacent storefront in 1989, and began stocking posters and T-shirts in addition to records and CDs.

Guitarist Peter Buck started at the Decatur location and transferred to the Athens shop,[3] where he met vocalist Michael Stipe.

[10] The shop has been named one of the best record stores in the U.S. by Rolling Stone,[11] Vinyl Me, Please,[12] Business Insider,[13] and USA Today.