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ORBISTHE RECORDS ISSUEConcerto spreads new and used records across five canal houses on Amsterdam's Utrechtsestraat, with dedicated jazz rooms. Listening booths form part of that record-shop setting, which has served Amsterdam's music buyers since 1955. Athens' Birdman Record Store brings vinyl browsing together with DJ listening, also offering collectors' releases and art books on Skoufou.
This plate lists 151 shops in 41 countries. Glasgow has the most with 5, followed by Seoul with 5. Among these shops, 7 sell online, going by their own descriptions.
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Record Shops · 151 shops, the best first
Utrechtsestraat 52-60, Amsterdam Centrum
Spread across several canal-side buildings on Utrechtsestraat, Concerto is Amsterdam's largest independent record store. New and second-hand vinyl and CDs span every genre. It opened in 1955 and now occupies five connected premises.
Best for Vinyl records, CDs, independent music
Athens / Greece
Birdman's record store on Skoufou is a wood-panelled shrine to vinyl, inspired by Tokyo listening bars, where visitors browse new and rare releases, collector's items and art books while DJs play day and night. Open every day from early afternoon to midnight, it sits on the same downtown Athens alley as the group's Birdman and Ekiben kitchens.
Best for Record-store, vinyl, listening-bar
2 Plateaux Vallon
Vinyle Ivoire Club describes itself as the first online vinyl record sales portal in Cote d'Ivoire. Its catalogue, called la vinylotheque, spans genres including jazz and hip-hop.
Best for Vinyl records across jazz and hip-hop
Abuja
A record label based in Abuja, Nigeria.
Best for Record label services
Syntagma, Athens
Record Store by Birdman is a compact independent vinyl shop associated with Birdman, focusing on carefully selected records.
Best for Rare vinyl and limited records
Auckland CBD
Trading since the 1980s, Real Groovy is billed as New Zealand's largest record shop. The Auckland independent sells vinyl, CDs, music, books and merchandise.
Best for Vinyl records and music from an iconic indie store
Guadalupe (The Drag), Austin, Texas
Tied to the Antone's blues nightclub, this independently owned Austin shop specializes in vinyl, CDs and accessories. Its catalog leans toward blues and local Austin and Texas artists.
Best for Blues vinyl and local Texas records
Austin / United States
Set inside Drinks Lounge on East Cesar Chavez in Austin, this boutique record shop stocks new and used vinyl across indie, punk, rock, and rap, with staff picks curated by name. The shop doubles as a listening room, hosting release parties and live sessions filmed for its own YouTube channel.
Best for Vinyl-records, music, record-store
Watthana
Bangkok record shop and label founded 2008 by DJ and collector Nat 'Maft Sai' Siangsukon, specializing in vintage Thai molam, luk thung and funk alongside global vinyl; a sister project to the Paradise Bangkok club night and label.
Best for Thai funk reissues and Southeast Asian vinyl
ZudRangMa Records was established in Bangkok in 2008 by Nat Siangsukon, a DJ and record collector known as Maft Sai. The shop grew alongside Paradise Bangkok, a club night Siangsukon launched with business partner Chris Menist in 2009, and the two ventures share both name recognition and a musical mission: unearthing and reissuing overlooked Thai popular music from the 1960s and 70s, particularly molam (a folk-derived genre from Thailand's Isan region), luk thung (Thai country/pop), and homegrown funk, alongside imported vinyl spanning genres and continents. The shop functions as much as an informal archive of Golden-era Thai pop as a retail outlet, and its affiliated label — an offshoot of the Paradise Bangkok imprint — has released reissue compilations that introduced international listeners to Thai psychedelic and funk records previously circulated only among specialist collectors. The Vinyl Factory profiled the shop in its 'world's best record shops' series, crediting it with reviving interest in mo lam specifically. Located in Bangkok's Watthana district, the shop combines crate-digging retail with DJ culture tied to the city's underground club scene.
Baytown, Texas
Evolution on East Fayle has sold vinyl and CDs for decades — a Record Store Day shop — and the same room now holds skateboards, tattoo supplies and smoking gear.
Best for Records, physical music and skate goods
Gospodar Jevremova 6, 11000 Belgrade / Serbia
A record shop and bar with new and used vinyl across several musical genres.
Cetinjska 15, Belgrade / Serbia
A record shop buying and selling vinyl, including releases from former Yugoslavia.
Bergen / Norway
Record shop and bar with vinyl and CDs, including Norwegian releases. This proposal is for the Bergen branch.
Kreuzberg
Hard Wax is one of the world's defining shops for cutting-edge electronic music, stocking techno, house, dub and bass on vinyl from an upstairs room by the Paul-Lincke-Ufer canal in Kreuzberg. Founded by Basic Channel's Mark Ernestus, it has helped shape Berlin's club sound as both record store and mail-order distributor.
Best for Cutting-edge electronic vinyl
Bordeaux / France
Archi Pop in Bordeaux carries mainstream, underground, vintage and current music records.
Best for New and vintage records
Old Market, Bristol
A DIY punk and indie label since 2007, Specialist Subject opened its Old Market Street shop in 2017 and stacks thousands of new and used records, CDs and cassettes across punk, hardcore and indie. It also carries zines, books and its own artists' releases and merch.
Best for Punk and indie vinyl
Budapest, Hungary
akt records is listed in Budapest as a music; its official website and supplied OpenStreetMap place record provide the public-door evidence.
Best for Music
Terézváros
A long-running independent record shop specializing in Hungarian alternative music alongside international vinyl and CDs. Established 1989.
Best for Hungarian alternative music alongside international vinyl and CDs since 1989
Byron Bay / Australia
The Local on Fletcher Street in Byron Bay stocks an eclectic mix of apparel and homewares.
Best for Apparel, homewares and retro vinyl
Orphan Street, Cape Town
For The Record is a vinyl record store now located at 11 Orphan Street, Cape Town, selling new and used records organized by genre including African, Jazz/Blues and Electronic. It also runs a used-vinyl buying service and takes custom orders.
Best for New and used vinyl records
Gardens, Cape Town
The Other Records describes itself as a curated community record store shipping worldwide from Cape Town, South Africa. It says it is the only place for colourful music, though its page text is cut off there.
Best for Records shipped worldwide
Cape Town
Vinyl Cafe is a South African online shop that buys, sells and trades vinyl records, stocking a selection spanning jazz, soul and blues through to mainstream rock 'n' roll. The site highlights an expert grading service and provides resources on record care and grading standards.
Best for Graded jazz soul and rock vinyl
Wicker Park, Chicago
Chicago's vinyl institution — three shops of new and used records where High Fidelity was filmed and where the city still crate-digs daily.
Best for Chicago’s essential record stores
Shahpur Jat, New Delhi
Independent Delhi record shop selling vinyl, cassettes, turntables, posters and books; multiple current directories place it in Hauz Khas Village rather than Shahpur Jat; it takes part in Record Store Day and has appeared at the India Art Fair.
Best for Indian vinyl, independent releases and record-label finds
Pagal Records is an independent New Delhi record shop carrying vinyl across genres - punk, techno, reggae, Indian classical, Bollywood, funk, jazz, and blues - alongside audio cassettes, turntables, posters, vintage gadgets, and books, with a browsing stock cited at over 5,000 records. It's an active participant in Record Store Day and has appeared at cultural events including the India Art Fair. Multiple independent listings - Record Store Day's own store directory, Vinyl World, and the store's Facebook page - give its address as Hauz Khas Village, Deer Park, New Delhi.
Gratiot / Eastern Market, Detroit
Across from Eastern Market at 1464 Gratiot Ave, Peoples Records deals in new and used vinyl weighted toward Soul, Jazz, Motown and 45s, including many local artists. The shop also houses the MAHS Museum devoted to Michigan music history.
Best for Soul, Motown and 45 vinyl
Al Quoz
Vinyl and hi-fi shop in a warehouse unit in Dubai's Al Quoz Industrial 1 district, stocking used and new records across genres plus turntables and audio gear; an authorized dealer for British loudspeaker maker ATC.
Best for New vinyl and cds
Raw Music Store operates from a warehouse unit at Al Marabea Street, at the corner of 14B Street, in Dubai's Al Quoz Industrial 1 district - a part of the city known more for workshops and light industry than retail, which is where several of Dubai's specialist shops, including its record stores, have ended up due to space and rent. The shop stocks used and secondhand vinyl spanning genres from jazz, soul and funk to electronic, metal and hip-hop, alongside new and reissued pressings from established labels, positioning itself as a broad source for collectors rather than a single-genre specialist. Beyond records, it sells turntables, amplifiers, speakers and vinyl-care accessories, and is listed as an authorized dealer for the British loudspeaker manufacturer ATC Loudspeakers, putting it in a small category of Gulf retailers carrying serious two-channel hi-fi equipment alongside record bins. It has been featured in Time Out Dubai's guide to the city's vinyl-buying spots and is listed on Discogs' directory of physical record stores, both of which treat it as one of a handful of dedicated vinyl retailers operating in the emirate.
Alserkal Avenue
Independent vinyl record shop opened in Dubai's Alserkal Avenue in May 2017 by DJ and producer Shadi Megallaa; stocks new and secondhand electronic, jazz, hip-hop, soul and reggae records and runs a DJ course on-site.
Best for Dubai vinyl, turntables and DJ releases
The Flip Side opened in May 2017 in Unit 71 of Alserkal Avenue, Dubai's converted-warehouse arts district in Al Quoz, founded by Egyptian DJ and producer Shadi Megallaa. Megallaa, who also runs the Ark to Ashes record label, had worked at a record shop in New York and opened the shop to fill a gap in vinyl retail in the UAE. The store stocks a genre span from electronic to jazz, hip-hop, rock, soul and reggae, mixing new pressings with used stock. Beyond retail, The Flip Side runs an 'Art of DJing' course and hosts in-store events.
Dublin
Claddagh Records specialises in Irish traditional music across vinyl, CDs and selected instruments. Its catalogue is valuable for finding regional players and labels that general record shops may file only broadly as folk.
Best for Irish traditional music — CDs, vinyl, and instruments
7 Dawson Street, Dublin
Tower Records runs two Dublin shops, the flagship at 7 Dawson Street and a second store in the Eason's Building on Lower O'Connell Street. It holds Ireland's largest vinyl selection in each branch, an extensive classical CD range and a Tower Hifi department. In-store performances have featured Fontaines D.C., Lankum and Bjork.
Best for Vinyl, CDs, gig tickets, and knowledgeable staff at Dublin's music-scene hub
Tower Records describes itself as Ireland's largest independent record store, with two shops in central Dublin. The flagship stands at 7 Dawson Street in Dublin 2, and the second store trades from the Eason's Building at 40 Lower O'Connell Street in Dublin 1. Each branch holds one of the two largest vinyl selections in the country, with an extensive back catalogue and limited edition colour pressings. The CD racks span many genres and include what the shop calls the only extensive range of classical music in Ireland. Film and television fill 4K, Blu-ray and DVD sections, and merchandise runs from band T-shirts to mugs. Tower Hifi inside the Dawson Street store sells turntables and amplifiers as well as CD players and speakers. Headphones and styli come from brands such as Rega, Pro-Ject, Denon, Marantz and Yamaha. Live in-store performances and signings are a regular part of the trade. Previous visitors have included Fontaines D.C., Lankum, Bjork, Macklemore, Fall Out Boy, James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan and Shane MacGowan. The shop also takes part in Record Store Day, and staff are on hand for advice on what to buy and how to set up a home sound system.
Dundee / United Kingdom
Thirteen Records in Dundee sells a wide range of new and second-hand records.
Best for New and second-hand vinyl
Edinburgh, Scotland
Green House Records is listed in Edinburgh as a music; its official website and supplied OpenStreetMap place record provide the public-door evidence.
Best for Music
Edinburgh, Scotland
Slow Progress Records & Coffee is listed in Edinburgh as a music; its official website and supplied OpenStreetMap place record provide the public-door evidence.
Best for Music
5 Elm Row, Edinburgh
Underground record shop since 1986 — vinyl specialists in punk, indie, post-punk, and rare imports. A Leith Walk institution for music heads.
Best for Vinyl specialists in punk, indie, post-punk, and rare imports
Fore Street, Exeter
A vinyl and CD shop at 98 Fore Street holding over 75,000 items across LPs, 12-inch and 7-inch singles, CDs and music DVDs, many imported. Founded in Taunton in 1995, it moved to Exeter in 2006 and buys collections as well as sourcing hard-to-find records.
Best for Deep vinyl crate-digging and rarities
City Centre
Independent record shop at 34 Dundas Street, Glasgow, near Queen Street Station; buys and sells new and secondhand vinyl and CDs across rock, metal, punk, soul, hip hop, reggae and jazz, with a strong Scottish-artist selection.
Best for Scottish vinyl, new releases and used records
Love Music is an independent record shop at 34 Dundas Street in Glasgow, just beside Queen Street Station. It buys and sells CDs and vinyl LPs seven days a week, stocking new releases alongside secondhand stock, with a particular strength in rock music and a stated bias toward Scottish acts. Sections cover metal, punk, reissues, Americana and country rock, soul, hip hop, reggae, jazz, blues, electronica and dance, soundtracks, world music, audiobooks and comedy.
City Centre
Independent secondhand record shop at 51 Oswald Street, Glasgow, established 1984. Sells used vinyl, CDs and DVDs organized alphabetically by genre, plus mail-order sales online.
Best for Secondhand vinyl across genres
Missing Records has operated in Glasgow since 1984, currently trading from 51 Oswald Street in the city centre. It is an independent secondhand shop dealing in used vinyl, CDs and DVDs across genres, with stock organized alphabetically to aid browsing, including limited-edition box sets and collectible pressings. According to long-time customers, the business has gone through several changes in scale over the decades, at one point operating as many as four or five outlets, before consolidating back down to its current single Glasgow shop.
West End
Mixed Up Records is an independent record shop in Glasgow's West End, buying and selling new and secondhand vinyl since 1997. The Otago Lane shop also stocks CDs and DVDs across genres from jazz to punk.
Best for New and secondhand vinyl, CDs and DVDs across every genre
Tucked into Otago Lane in Glasgow's West End, Mixed Up Records has been buying and selling vinyl since 1997, making it one of the city's longer-running independent record shops. The stock runs wide rather than narrow: new pressings and reissues sit alongside secondhand crates spanning blues and jazz through punk, electronic, hip hop, reggae, soul and world music, plus a rotating stack of CDs and DVDs. The shop also buys collections outright, a service it promotes directly to customers looking to sell or downsize, with staff on hand to talk through what's being offered. Seasonal sales - a summer clearance, a dedicated CD sale, a running "back in stock" shelf - keep the browsing changing without turning the shop into a pure bargain bin, and pre-order and new-release sections track current titles from major and independent labels alike. The physical store at 16-22 Otago Lane keeps regular hours, Monday to Saturday, and ships UK orders with free delivery over £75. For a shop operating in a city with no shortage of record stores, the mix of depth (new releases, pre-orders, reissues) and turnover (secondhand stock bought weekly from local sellers) is what keeps regulars coming back rather than just passing through once.
Merchant City
An independent record shop closely connected to Glasgow’s labels, musicians and live-music community. Established 2002.
Best for Deep ties to Glasgow's labels, musicians, and live-music scene since 2002
Monorail Music opened in December 2002, the result of what its founders describe as a three-year search for the right location and business model. The founders identified what they saw as a gap in Glasgow's cultural landscape — a city with a genuinely vibrant music scene that nonetheless lacked, in their words, "a great record shop" — and set out to build the kind of independent shop they themselves would seek out while traveling. It first opened in modest premises that had previously housed a Mexican restaurant, before later relocating to its current site at 97 King Street, within Kings Court in Glasgow's Merchant City. From early on, Monorail positioned itself as more than a retail counter: the shop built close working relationships with figures and organizations central to Glasgow's independent music scene, including the promoters Optimo, the label Chemikal Underground, and bands Teenage Fanclub, Belle & Sebastian and Mogwai, treating the shop as a community meeting point as much as a point of sale. That community-first approach has remained the shop's identity through more than two decades of trading.
Southside
A record shop and cafe on Glasgow's Southside stocking new and used vinyl across a broad range of genres. Coffee and cake share the space, and the shop hosts in-store sessions and signings.
Best for Coffee and cake share the space
Some Great Reward opened in March 2018, founded by Olly MacFadden, who grew up in the area and still lives locally. The shop grew out of his own rekindled interest in buying vinyl, turning a personal record-collecting habit into a business combining a record store and cafe on Glasgow's Southside. It takes its name from Depeche Mode's 1984 album 'Some Great Reward,' giving the shop a specific musical reference point rather than a generic name. Originally located on Pollokshaws Road, the shop moved in September 2022 to a new space nearby at The Cooperage, Unit 2, 674 Pollokshaws Road, still in the Southside. The record side stocks new and used vinyl across a broad range of genres, described by the shop's own materials as sourcing 'some of the very best new and rare music around,' while the cafe side serves coffee and cake for customers browsing or settling in. The shop hosts in-store sessions and signings, functioning as a small community music venue as well as a retailer. It has been covered by Glasgow culture press including The Skinny, Skiddle and What's On Glasgow, consistent with its standing as an established, still-operating Southside fixture rather than a recent or transient opening.
Havana
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Best for Record shops
District 1
Saigon record label and store founded in 2018 by Lam Thoi Dai and Pham Anh Phu. The label produces and sells Vietnamese and international music on CD, cassette, and vinyl LP.
Best for Label produces and sells Vietnamese and international music on CD, cassette
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City vinyl shop opened 2023 — over 2,000 records, funk to electronic, with live turntable testing.
Best for Vinyl for DJs, collectors, and dance-music heads
Vina Groove is a vinyl records shop in Ho Chi Minh City (43/4C Tăng Bạt Hổ, Phường 11, Bình Thạnh) opened in 2023 by Francois, a French music lover, and Stav, a UK-born DJ. The shop houses over 2,000 records across funk, soul, jazz, electronic, and other genres, sourced from Francois's worldwide contacts. Vina Groove is the only shop in Saigon equipped with turntables and a mixer allowing customers to test records live during shopping. The shop hosts DJ workshops from world champion turntablists and is praised for its organized layout, affordable pricing, and knowledgeable, friendly staff.
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Indy CD & Vinyl moved from Salt Lake City to Broad Ripple Avenue in 2001 and has bought, sold, and traded new and used records, CDs, and turntables from that storefront ever since. Founder Rick Zeigler sold the shop in 2013 to longtime manager Annie Skinner and her husband, and it now holds membership in the Coalition of Independent Music Stores.
Best for New and used vinyl, local music
Jakarta
Independent record shop that began in Bali in 2017 before opening a Jakarta location inside Pasar Santa market in South Jakarta; stocks used and new vinyl across genres including classic rock, jazz and 1990s alternative, and hosts listening sessions and pop-ups.
Best for Vinyl and music finds at this independent Jakarta record shop
Millers Records began in Bali in 2017 as a small independent record shop dealing mainly in used and vintage vinyl. It later expanded with a Jakarta store inside Pasar Santa, a multi-level market building at Jl. Cipaku I in the Petogogan area of South Jakarta. The Jakarta shop's stock spans genres including classic rock, jazz and 1990s alternative, drawing both collectors and casual browsers. Beyond selling records, Millers Records runs listening sessions and in-store pop-up events, and the company describes its mission as keeping vinyl and analogue music culture active in a digital era. The store is listed in Discogs' directory of record shops and has participated in Record Store Day promotions. It operates alongside a separate Millers Records location in Bali under shared branding and social media presence.
Maboneng, Johannesburg
The site curates and reissues South African bubblegum/disco, kwaito and jazz vinyl under its own Afrosynth Records label, cataloguing music from the 1980s-1990s with a searchable archive by year and artist, and distributes through the Rush Hour Records store.
Best for Reissued south african vinyl records
Kanazawa
An independent used and imported record store with LPs, singles, CDs and DVDs. Founded in 1983 and described as carrying about 100,000 titles.
Best for LPs, singles, CDs and DVDs
Kazimierz
Paul’s Boutique Record Store is an independent Kraków vinyl shop selling new and used records, including collectible and rare pressings.
Best for New, used and collectible vinyl in Kraków
Lagos
EGWU runs as a vinyl collective and independent music enterprise based in Lagos and London. It sells records spanning highlife and afrobeat while building a community of collectors through its blog and events.
Best for Vinyl records across highlife and afrobeat
Tavčarjeva ulica 11, 1000 Ljubljana / Slovenia
A record shop selling new and used vinyl alongside audio equipment and art prints.
London / Knightsbridge
Pavilion Road is a Knightsbridge street of independent food shops, boutiques and services, not one merchant. Its official destination page is useful for identifying the individual doors that require separate records.
Best for Artisan food, independent boutiques, hidden mews.
London / Notting Hill
Talbot Road's independent record shop — vinyl, in-store gigs, and the ground zero of British indie music since 1976.
Best for Vinyl records, in-store gigs, indie music institution.
Los Angeles / 6200 Hollywood Blvd
Amoeba Music began on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley in 1990. A San Francisco store followed in 1997 in a former bowling alley on Haight Street, and Hollywood opened in 2001. The Hollywood store moved to 6200 Hollywood Boulevard and reopened on 1 April 2021 after a year closed by the pandemic. All three stores sell new and used vinyl as well as CDs and film, buy collections daily and host free in-store performances.
Best for Losing an afternoon in the deepest used-vinyl bins on earth.
Amoeba Music was born in 1990 on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, where the original store still stands at 2455 Telegraph Ave. In 1997 the company crossed the Bay to open in San Francisco at 1855 Haight Street. That store occupies a converted bowling alley at the eastern edge of Golden Gate Park. The Hollywood store opened in November 2001, occupying a full city block on Sunset Boulevard. In February 2020 Amoeba announced a move to 6200 Hollywood Boulevard, at the corner of Argyle Avenue. The pandemic then closed the old store a month later. The new Hollywood location opened on 1 April 2021 after a year-long closure, with a line around the block on opening day. Across all three stores Amoeba stocks hundreds of thousands of new and used titles, from vinyl LPs and CDs to DVDs and Blu-rays. Posters and tees sit alongside, and the trade counters buy collections daily. The stores double as venues. San Francisco has hosted free in-store shows by Sonic Youth, Sharon Jones and Elliott Smith. Hollywood has staged performances and signings by Stevie Nicks, Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello and Lana Del Rey. The long-running video series What's In My Bag? now has an audio-only podcast version. Amoeba describes itself as independent, like the single-celled organism it is named after, absorbing influences as it grows and changes.
Los Angeles / United States
Poo Bah Record Shop on East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena buys, sells, and trades vinyl, open Tuesday through Sunday. Beyond the counter it also sells records online through its eBay and Discogs storefronts.
Best for Buying, selling, and trading vinyl on East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena
Lusaka
Time Machine Zambia sells vinyl records and comics, open for in-store shopping Monday to Friday 9am-2pm with Saturday visits by appointment only. All sales are stated as final.
Best for Vinyl records and comics
Manchester / United Kingdom
A Northern Quarter record shop on Paton Street stocking new and used vinyl, CDs and DVDs across rock, punk, soul, funk and jazz. Rarities and out-of-print titles sell through its MusicStack and eBay stores, and the shop buys collections for cash on the spot.
Best for Record shop, vinyl, CDs, punk, soul, funk, jazz
Manchester / United Kingdom
Trading on Oldham Street since 1988, Vinyl Exchange is the north-west's largest buyer and seller of rare and second-hand records, CDs and DVDs. Its direct online storefront runs deep with graded stock across everything from krautrock and Detroit techno to reggae 45s and promo-only pressings.
Best for Record-shop, vinyl, second-hand-records, CDs, rare-records
Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Satchmi sells new, vintage, and discounted vinyl in Manila alongside its own Motorino turntables, now in a fourth-generation MK4 model. Coffee is served alongside the records at this shop, operating as Satchmigroup Inc.
Best for New, vintage, and discounted vinyl paired with the shop's own Motorino turntables
Satchmi sells vinyl in Manila across three explicit categories — new, vintage, and discounted — plus a curated "Fresh Crate" selection for shoppers who want a vintage pull without digging through the full stock themselves. The company doesn't only resell turntables; it makes its own, under the Motorino name, currently on its fourth-generation model (MK4), and sells it alongside Rega turntables for shoppers who want an established outside brand instead. That in-house hardware line is the clearest distinguishing fact here — most record shops sell someone else's equipment, but Satchmi, operating as Satchmigroup Inc., designs and sells its own. Coffee runs alongside the records rather than as an afterthought menu item, though the site gives no specifics on beans or roasting beyond listing it as part of the offering. The company describes its own founding informally, saying it "was grown" rather than launched from a single idea — a shared passion for vintage objects and nostalgia that the current catalog, spanning new pressings to discounted overstock, still reflects. For a visitor, the practical pitch is a one-stop setup: pick a record from any of the three tiers, buy or upgrade to a Motorino turntable made by the shop itself, and get a coffee while flipping through the crates.
Makati
Opened in 2009 in Makati as a vinyl records and art-toy shop inside The Collective; moved to La Fuerza Compound in 2015 and grew into a gallery for pop surrealism, street art and kinetic art while keeping its music roots.
Best for Records, art toys, and contemporary art under one roof
Vinyl on Vinyl opened in Makati in 2009, starting out in a loft space at The Collective, an artists' hub on Malugay Street, as a shop dealing in vinyl records and art toys — the two things its name still refers to. In 2015 it moved to a larger space in the La Fuerza Compound on Chino Roces Avenue, a creative enclave that hosts several of Makati's independent galleries. Over time the shop expanded from records and toys into a program built around art forms that sit outside conventional gallery categories: pop surrealism, post-internet art, kinetic art, and underground and street art. Its founders describe the original goal as building international visibility for Philippine artists working in these peripheral genres, at a time when local institutions largely overlooked them, while giving local audiences access to international artists in the same scenes. The gallery still programs sound art and music-related events periodically, a nod to its origins as a record shop.
Melbourne / Australia
This Fitzroy shop at 236 Gertrude Street has traded in funk and soul since 2002, running its own record label and regular in-store performances. Alongside the counter it sells new and used vinyl through Discogs, and publishes a Melbourne gig guide.
Best for Funk and soul vinyl on Gertrude Street since 2002
CBD, Melbourne
Rocksteady Records is a Naarm/Melbourne record store on Level 1 of Mitchell House, 358 Lonsdale Street, stocking vinyl and CDs across reggae, soul, jazz, rock and Australian indie releases. It supports independent artists and hosts in-store live performances.
Best for Independent vinyl and in-store gigs
CBD, Melbourne
Wax Museum Records has sold new and used vinyl in the basement of 250 Flinders Street, Melbourne, since 2006, spanning hip-hop, electronic, funk, soul, jazz, rock and reggae, alongside DJ equipment and merchandise. It also runs the adjoining Wax Music Lounge live event space and bar.
Best for New and used vinyl since 2006
Coyoacán, Mexico City
Mercado Coyoacán is a traditional multi-vendor market for prepared food, produce, crafts and everyday goods. It is a place-level destination, not one merchant, and individual stalls need separate records.
Best for The tostadas, the huitlacoche quesadillas, the churros, and the local vibe.
Missoula / United States
A 25,000-square-foot Missoula institution since 1982, packed with records, gifts, apparel, candles and oddities across three locations. The flagship on Blaine Street sells in person and online, with a separate vinyl site for new releases.
Best for Gifts, Music, Records
Altstadt
A central independent record store for new and used vinyl across indie, jazz, electronic and other genres. Established 1977.
Best for New and used vinyl spanning indie, jazz, and electronic, sold since 1977
Kokusai-dori area
A longstanding independent Naha record store carrying Okinawan music and wider genres. Established 1949.
Best for Okinawan music and wider genres at this Naha record store, est. 1949
Rosebank
Independent record store in East Nashville with new and used vinyl, live in-store performances.
Best for New and used vinyl plus live in-store performances in East Nashville.
Nashville, Tennessee
Third Man Records is a Jack White's record store, label headquarters, and novelty lounge with a live recording booth. At Nashville, Tennessee, the range centers on jack White's label headquarters, novelty lounge, and live recording booth.
Best for Jack White's label headquarters, novelty lounge, and live recording booth
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Independent Portland record store open since 1995; now trades from a single downtown storefront at 1313 W Burnside after downsizing. Its Seattle Capitol Hill branch and other Portland locations have since closed.
Best for Extensive selection of new and used music at a large independent record
Everyday Music was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1995 and expanded to three Portland stores within a few years, later adding a Seattle location on Capitol Hill's 10th Avenue. The Seattle store closed in 2021; former staff salvaged some signage and fixtures but opened a different shop, Royal Records, rather than continuing the Everyday Music name. In Portland the business has also contracted, closing its eastside location and shrinking its downtown Burnside store to half its original footprint. As of its current site, Everyday Music operates from a single storefront at 1313 W Burnside, Portland, open 11am-8pm, 363 days a year, selling new and used CDs, vinyl and DVDs.
Portland / United States
Jackpot Records has sold new and used vinyl, CDs and collectibles from its Hawthorne Boulevard storefront in Portland since 1997, alongside running its own reissue label. The shop ships nationwide with flat-rate shipping and offers free local pickup.
Best for Music, Vinyl Records
Eastside
Independent Portland record store opened March 15, 1969 by Don and Laureen McLeod with Dan and Patty Lissy on the city's east side. Manager since 1984 Terry Currier bought it from the McLeod estate in 1996; it is now the oldest, largest record shop in the Pacific Northwest.
Best for New vinyl, used records and turntables
Music Millennium opened on March 15, 1969, founded by Don and Laureen McLeod together with Dan and Patty Lissy on Portland's east side. The store grew alongside the city's independent music scene for decades; at its peak the McLeods also ran a second, northwest Portland location and a dedicated classical annex next door called Classical Millennium, which opened in 1977. Terry Currier joined as an employee and became the store's manager in 1984. When founder Don McLeod died in 1996, Currier bought the business from his estate, becoming owner. Currier is also credited with coining "Keep Portland Weird," a phrase that spread beyond the shop to become a civic rallying slogan for the city. Under his stewardship Music Millennium held on as other independent record stores across the country closed, building a reputation as the oldest continuously operating record store in the Pacific Northwest. It stocks new and used vinyl, CDs, and other physical formats, and has long hosted in-store performances by touring and local musicians. In February 2026, with Currier having recently turned 70, the store's ownership publicly began searching for a successor to take over the business rather than sell to developers, having turned down such offers repeatedly over the years. The store's east-side building remains its anchor location.
Portland / United States
Tender Loving Empire is a Portland-founded gift shop and record label that has paid out $21.2 million to local and indie makers and musicians since 2007. It operates multiple storefronts across Portland and Seattle, including airport locations, alongside a full online store.
Best for Gifts, Music, Local Makers
Old Town, Prague
Prague jazz-record shop historically attached to AghaRTA Jazz Centrum; current separate-shop operation remains under review.
Best for Jazz recordings associated with AghaRTA Jazz Centrum
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Prague specialist in Czech and Slovak classical, folk and jazz recordings, run from a shop at Loretanske namesti in Hradcany since February 1992, with an online store at cdmusic.cz added in 1996 shipping CDs, LPs, books and DVDs worldwide.
Best for Classical and czech
CD Music Shop is a family-run business based in Prague's Hradcany district, opposite the Loreta shrine. It opened as a brick-and-mortar shop in February 1992 and added an online store, cdmusic.cz, in 1996 - one of the earlier Czech retailers to sell recordings internationally over the web. The shop specialises in building out a near-complete catalogue of Czech, Moravian and Slovak folk and classical music, including some 1,600-plus Czech classical titles from composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Vivaldi, alongside jazz, pop, spoken-word audiobooks in Czech, film DVDs, books and sheet music. It is registered under proprietor Jana Orsulikova, trading as 'CDmusic.cz / Siroky dvur.' The physical shop keeps set hours and has been reviewed by visiting shoppers as a hard-to-find source for regional folk and classical recordings.
Staré Město, Prague
An independent music shop selling vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, and other releases focused on alternative and non-mainstream genres. The shop marked 33⅓ years in 2025 and has operated since 1992.
Best for Vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and DVDs of alternative and non-mainstream music, operating since 1992.
Nové Město
Phono.cz is an independent Prague record shop for new and used vinyl with particular strength in Czech and local music. The store is useful for digging beyond mainstream releases into regional catalogues.
Best for New and used vinyl with a focus on Czech and local music
Riga / Latvia
Record shop selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes. The entrance is through the courtyard at number 25.
Roma Norte, Mexico City
Black Market Records CDMX is a vinyl record and audio equipment shop offering quality guidance so customers enjoy music.
Best for Vinyl records and audio equipment
Roma Norte, Mexico City
Discos Morales outlet sells CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, vinyl records, cassettes and original music souvenirs.
Best for Cds vinyl dvds and music souvenirs
Roma Norte, Mexico City
Georgetown Records CDMX originated in Seattle and is now in Mexico City, specializing in vinyl records.
Best for Vinyl records from a seattle-founded shop
Gangnam, Seoul
Ktown4u's COEX branch occupies floors two to four of COEX Artium at 513 Yeongdong-daero in Gangnam, Seoul. The complex combines an offline K-pop shop with an academy and café, alongside changing pop-up spaces. It is separate from Ktown4u's Insa-dong shop, so event and store information should be matched to the intended branch.
Best for K-pop shopping and pop-up experiences at COEX Artium
Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul
One of the longest-established K-pop stores in Myeongdong, located above the Nature Republic flagship. for new releases with pre-order benefits. Dedicated sections for Ateez, Seventeen, Tre.
Best for One of the longest-established K-pop stores in Myeongdong, located above the Nature
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Seoul Record has sold CDs, vinyl LPs, DVDs and Blu-rays since 1976, spanning K-pop, classical, jazz, trot and film soundtracks. The shop is located on Jongno in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Best for Vinyl and cd records since 1976
Haebangchon, Seoul
A vinyl record bar and shop with a first-floor bar and a second-floor shop selling only LP-format records, focused on Black music and C-pop.
Best for Black music and cpop vinyl records
Seoul
Welcome Records sells vinyl records, merchandise and audio equipment, and provides vinyl care guidance. It is located in Apgujeong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and owned by Andy Hyung-suk Kim.
Best for Vinyl records and audio equipment
Kampong Glam, Singapore
Independent record shop on the second floor of a North Bridge Road shophouse in Kampong Glam, Singapore, open since 2014; a hand-picked new-and-used selection spanning indie rock, funk, soul, film soundtracks and vintage rarities.
Best for Wide-ranging, carefully curated vinyl catalog
Curated Records opened in 2014 in Singapore's Kampong Glam district, tucked on the second floor of a shophouse at 766A North Bridge Road, next to a 7-Eleven. Despite the low-key entrance, it has built a dedicated following for a hand-picked selection spanning new and used vinyl - from contemporary indie rock through 80s funk and soul to vintage rarities and film soundtracks, with stock including artists like Bjork, Radiohead and MF Doom. The shop is run with a focus on curation over volume, and staff are noted by visiting customers for being knowledgeable and willing to talk through recommendations.
Bencoolen
Singapore vinyl record shop (since 2013) at Burlington Square, Bencoolen—new and pre-loved LPs with strong jazz and Japanese pressing selections.
Best for New and used vinyl
Hear Records opened in Singapore in 2013, founded by Nick Tan as what he calls a "music lifestyle shop" rather than a straightforward record store. The Bencoolen Street shop stocks more than four thousand records — new and used, spanning hip-hop (GZA's Liquid Swords), minimalist composition (Steve Reich's Four Organs), and film scores (the Oldboy soundtrack) — with fresh shipments arriving monthly from the United States, Europe, and the rest of Asia.
Tan runs the shop personally: he posts photos of new import sleeves on Facebook, sends email updates to regulars, and takes special-order requests directly from customers. Alongside vinyl, Hear Records sells turntables, electronics, accessories, and display units for building out a collection. As Tan told The Vinyl Factory, which profiled the shop in its "world's best record shops" series: "People don't just come to the store to buy records. They meet other music fans as well and we all end up talking about music."
The shop emerged as part of a small wave of new Singapore vinyl retailers that filled the gap left when chains like Gramophone and HMV closed their doors in the city.
Högbergsgatan 2, Stockholm
Snickars Records is a specialist vinyl shop with particular depth in electronic, hip-hop and experimental releases. Its online catalogue supports pre-visit browsing, while the Stockholm counter serves collectors and working DJs.
Best for Electronic, hip-hop, and experimental vinyl for Stockholm's serious DJs
Newtown
Independent record store at 413 King St, Newtown, Sydney, specializing in punk, indie and underground Australian and international vinyl, CDs and cassettes, plus a second-hand books section. Opened in Penrith in 2002, moved to Newtown in 2008.
Best for Australian punk, indie and underground vinyl
Repressed Records started in 2002 in Penrith, on Sydney's western outskirts, where it operated until a local JB Hi-Fi opening made the market harder for an independent shop to compete in. The store relocated to Newtown in 2008, a move that came with a shift toward a more specialized selection focused on independent and underground music from Australia and abroad. Vinyl is the primary format, but the shop also stocks CDs and cassettes spanning genres from punk to classical, and carries a secondary but genuine line in second-hand books. Beyond retail, Repressed Records has hosted live instores over the years, ranging from small events up to shows at the Sydney Opera House.
Newtown
Sydney vinyl shop buying, selling and trading new and used records across rock, house, techno, funk, jazz and world music, plus turntable sales and needle replacement. Current address: Shop 34/277 Crown Street, Surry Hills.
Best for Vinyl records and turntables.
Zhongshan
Waiting Room is an independent Taipei record and culture shop carrying local music, apparel, art books and band merchandise. It is a useful stop for Taiwan’s contemporary music and small-publisher scene as much as for records.
Best for Local Taipei music, apparel, art books, and band merchandise
Chorsu, Tashkent
This Chorsu record claims a shop for Uzbek recordings, instruments and maqom or folk music. The supplied domain does not establish a named merchant door, so identity and trading status require verification.
Best for Traditional Uzbek music CDs, DVDs
7 Skra Street, 54622 Thessaloniki / Greece
A record shop selling vinyl and CDs across several musical genres.
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Massive used record store with multiple specialized floors — jazz, rock, classical, and world music. A crate-digger's paradise with incredibly deep inventory.
Best for Used jazz, rock, classical and world-music records
Koenji, Tokyo
EAD RECORD sells used vinyl across LP, 12-inch, 10-inch and 7-inch formats in jazz, reggae, electronic, funk, soul and experimental genres, along with audio accessories such as styli, cartridges and slip mats, plus CDs, tapes and branded apparel. The shop notes that its products are also sold in person at its physical store.
Best for Used vinyl records across genres
Nakameguro, Tokyo
Studio Mule combines a curated record shop with a natural-wine bar in Nakameguro. Vinyl retail is genuine, but evening hospitality shapes the atmosphere and may influence opening hours.
Best for Vinyl records and natural wine in one Tokyo space
Shibuya, Tokyo
Nine floors of music. A Tokyo institution that refuses to die, with in-store performances and endless vinyl.
Best for Nine floors of vinyl, CDs and in-store performances in Shibuya
Ossington, Toronto
Rotate This is a record shop in Toronto. Its own description reads: "It has a lot of records. So many records."
Best for Large record collection
Main Street, Vancouver
Record shop with a large selection of new and used vinyl, plus CDs, concert posters and memorabilia.
Best for New and used vinyl CDs and memorabilia
Main Street, Vancouver
Vancouver record shop with a vinyl catalog spanning techno, house, electro, ambient, EBM and other electronic genres, available online and in store.
Best for Underground electronic vinyl records
Main Street, Vancouver
Red Cat Records describes itself as an independent record store in Vancouver, B.C.
Best for Independent record store
Margareten, Vienna
Record Shack is a specialist record shop selling soul, funk, Northern Soul, and related vinyl for collectors.
Best for Soul, funk, and Northern Soul vinyl for collectors
Operngasse 22, Innere Stadt, Vienna
SUBTEXT is described as an independent Vienna record shop and label focused on electronic and experimental music. No official URL is supplied, so current address, hours and concert activity require verification.
Best for Electronic and experimental vinyl with in-store concerts
Vilnius / Lithuania
Record shop on Tilto selling vinyl records, with a catalogue that includes jazz and contemporary music.
Warsaw
Operating since 2012 and specializing exclusively in vinyl, the Polish shop publishes new stock every Sunday at 7:00 PM and dispatches same-day for orders placed before noon. Its focus spans original editions and first pressings in rock, pop, jazz, funk and soul, and Polish music.
Best for Original pressing vinyl records
Śródmieście
Independent record shop in a courtyard off Chmielna Street in central Warsaw, run by DJ Wojtek Zdanuk since the 2000s; stocks new and secondhand vinyl spanning house, techno, disco, jazz, hip-hop, and funk for the city's DJ and collector scene.
Best for New and secondhand vinyl in central Warsaw
Side One operates from a small backyard space at Chmielna 21 in Warsaw's Srodmiescie Polnocne district, run by Wojtek Zdanuk, known locally as DJ WWW, who has supplied the city's DJs with new and secondhand records for more than a decade. The shop's stock spans African, Brazilian and Latin pressings, disco and re-edits, drum and bass, dubstep, electro, funk and soul, jazz, hip-hop, house and nu-disco, reggae and dub, rock and indie, soundtracks, and techno. The Vinyl Factory included Side One in its series profiling the world's best record shops, describing it as a meeting point where artists, promoters, and collectors gather to exchange records.
Warsaw, Poland
Vinyl Tamka is listed in Warsaw as a music; its official website and supplied OpenStreetMap place record provide the public-door evidence.
Best for Music
Newtown
Wellington, New Zealand record shop opened in 2019 by owner Apa, known online as 'Boss Dude.' The stock spans garage, punk, kraut, and psych rock, plus an expanding world-music section.
Best for Wellington, New Zealand record shop opened in 2019 by owner Apa
Creeps Record Parlour, in Newtown, Wellington, is the third record shop run by owner Apa, who goes by the nickname 'Boss Dude' online. He started in the business in 2011 with business partner Benjamin James at Evil Genius, before the pair relaunched as Death Ray Records on Wilson Street in 2013. When James left in 2014 to open Moon Bar, Apa kept Death Ray running solo for another five years until it closed — at which point regular customers pushed him to reopen next door, smaller, as Creeps Record Parlour in 2019.
The shop's inventory traces back to Apa's Death Ray days: 'trashy b-grade rock and roll,' garage, punk, lo-fi, and indie form the backbone, with a longstanding personal pull toward psych, krautrock, and prog. More recently he's built out a jazz section and leans on the world-music bins — funk, Zamrock, and Ghanaian and Igbo highlife — as a point of pride, while also stocking mainstream pop for younger customers.
The store's interior matches its name: Apa describes the look as 'kitsch weirdo mid-century retro,' filled with vintage salt-and-pepper shakers, old kitchenware, and retro toys and game consoles. He frames the whole approach around unhurried browsing rather than a quick purchase, greeting every customer hello and goodbye where he can.
Cuba Street
Slow Boat Records is one of Wellington’s longest-running independent record shops, founded in 1985. The Cuba Street store carries new and used vinyl and CDs across a broad range of genres and remains a practical stop for browsing local as well as international music.
Best for Long-running independent record store established in 1985
Podgorska ulica 3, 10110 Zagreb / Croatia
A music shop selling vinyl records, CDs and cassettes.
Nags Head / United States
Abbi's Teas on the South Croatan Highway in Nags Head trades as a loose leaf tea and record shop.
Best for Loose-leaf tea, and records
Parte Vieja
An independent record shop and label specializing in soul, jazz, reggae, Latin and alternative music. Established 1990.
Best for Soul, jazz, reggae, Latin and alternative music
East Main Street, downtown, Durham, NC
A Durham record store and internationally known dealer trading in soul, jazz, rock, and hip hop vinyl since 2010. Operating from 117 E. Main Street, it adds fresh inventory weekly and buys and consigns records for collectors worldwide.
Best for Soul and jazz vinyl
Ottawa / Canada
Compact Music is an Ottawa record store on Bank Street carrying new and used vinyl, CDs and tapes across rock, jazz, classical, hip-hop and more. It sells online through a Shopify shop with cart and offers local delivery from the shop.
Best for Records, vinyl, CDs, music
The Headrow, city centre
Trading on The Headrow since 1985, Crash Records has outlasted several waves of high-street record-shop closures by staying close to Leeds' live-music scene. It stocks vinyl across genres and has drawn artist-curated recommendation lists from musicians including Elton John.
Best for Independent vinyl and new releases
Little Five Points
Anchoring Little Five Points since 1991, Criminal Records stocks new and used vinyl alongside comics. The independent shop hosts in-store performances that tie it to the neighborhood's music scene.
Best for Vinyl records, comics and local-scene music discovery
Constant Spring Road, Kingston
Catherine East of Kingston Explore Attractions Accommodations Food Entertainment The Arts Tours Shopping Wellness & Fitness Sports & Recreation Information and Services Transportation Events Kingston is the heartbeat of Jamaica; it drives the island’s cultural and economic pulse. While Jamaica’s major tourist centers of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and Negril are a surreal world straddling a party paradise ins
Best for Record shops
Ukrainian Village
Founded in 1996, this Ukrainian Village record store made its name in soul, jazz, funk, and Brazilian vinyl, shipping rare LPs worldwide from a deep, constantly restocked stock of used records. The bright storefront carries new and secondhand pressings across global grooves and reissues.
Best for Soul, jazz and funk vinyl
Missoula / Online
An independent record store that has traded new and used vinyl in Missoula for close to twenty-five years. Its Square-powered site serves as the online portal for the brick-and-mortar shop.
Best for New and used vinyl, CDs, and independent record-store finds
Caracas / Venezuela
With a presence in both Caracas and Los Angeles, El Marchante doesn’t just sell vinyl records; it celebrates music through live events paying tribute to Latin American and Caribbean heritage. This project’s direct approach and unwavering commitment to the music of the region make it a vital player in preserving and promoting Latin American musical culture.
Best for Record shops
Minneapolis / Online
Electric Fetus is a beloved independent record store in Minneapolis with a second location in Duluth, stocking vinyl, CDs, and gifts and hosting in-store performances and signings. Fans can order online for shipping or in-store pickup.
Best for Record Store, Vinyl, Music, Gifts
Downtown
Historic record shop on Broadway since 1947, specialising in country, bluegrass, and gospel music.
Best for Country, bluegrass, and gospel music
St John S / Canada
Fred's Records has sold Newfoundland and Irish traditional music from its downtown St. John's storefront across the street from the War Memorial for more than 40 years. The shop pairs its in-person crate-digging with a full e-commerce site selling vinyl, CDs, and DVDs to fans across the country.
Best for Music, Record Shop, Vinyl
Memphis / United States
Both a record label and a retail store at 2152 Young Ave in Memphis, Goner carries thousands of new and used LPs and hosts the yearly Gonerfest. Diggers shop in person or order online, and the shop also buys record collections.
Best for New and used LPs, label releases, and Gonerfest culture
Oklahoma City / Online
Founded in 2003, Guestroom is an Oklahoma independent record store trading in new and used vinyl and CDs across its Norman, OKC, and Edmond shops. Dig through the crates in person or shop the online store and Discogs listings.
Best for New and used vinyl and CDs across Norman, OKC, and Edmond
Greenville, SC
Founded in 1975 and still led by founder Gene, Horizon is a rare surviving independent record store now marking fifty years. It carries new and used vinyl and CDs across jazz, bluegrass, hip-hop, classical, reggae, and more, and buys collections.
Best for Fifty-year heritage vinyl and personal curation
258 E 13th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon
Open on East 13th Avenue since 1971, this shop carries new and used vinyl, cassettes, CDs, and Blu-rays across every genre. Staff recommendations, replacement turntable needles, and gig posters round out the stock.
Best for New and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and turntable needles
Ninth Street, Durham, NC
A record store and bar on Ninth Street selling new and used vinyl spanning classic rock, hip hop, jazz, and funk. The 718 9th Street shop pairs crate-digging with North Carolina craft beer on tap and buys vinyl collections from the public.
Best for Used vinyl and a beer
City Centre (City Arcade)
Just Dropped In is an independent Coventry record shop dealing in vinyl LPs and singles, cassettes and CDs, with a leaning toward Dinked and limited-edition variants. It hosts in-store live shows and sells new releases and pre-orders through its own online store.
Best for New vinyl and limited editions
Richmond, Virginia
This long-running independent record store in Carytown stocks new and used vinyl. In-store events keep the shop tied to Richmond's music community.
Best for Vinyl records and in-store events
Cork city centre
An independent Cork record shop dealing in vinyl, with a catalogue that spans avant-garde and experimental, folk and traditional, and indie, rock and pop. Records are sold in-store and online, priced in euro through its own shop.
Best for Leftfield and experimental vinyl
Orlando
Established in 2016 in Orlando's Mills50 district, Remix Record Shop carries vinyl, CDs, tapes, turntables and accessories across genres from rock and hip hop to a deep 12-inch electronic dance section. The shop buys records, sells online and through Discogs and eBay, and offers in-store gift cards.
Best for Record shop, vinyl, CDs, turntables, music accessories
Kensington Gardens, North Laine
Resident is an independent record shop on Kensington Gardens that has sold new and back-catalogue vinyl and CDs since 2004, with hand-written staff recommendations pinned throughout the racks. It hosts in-store signings and sells tickets to Brighton gigs, and its pre-orders feed the UK independent album chart.
Best for New and reissue vinyl
Orange Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Reggae musician Augustus Pablo founded Rockers International around the historic 135 Orange Street address in Kingston, where the record shop remains active as a reggae, dub, vinyl and merchandise hub. The current Rockers site also lists a second location in Brooklyn, while the Kingston shop remains tied to the Augustus Pablo Foundation and its long-running Orange Street music history.
Best for Original reggae and dub vinyl - 45s, LPs, and represses
Avondale (5th Avenue South)
An independent record store at 3131 5th Avenue South stocking new and used vinyl across blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop, and folk, plus CDs, cassettes, turntables, and band merchandise. Staff buy used collections and press limited Seasick Exclusive variants sold only in store.
Best for New and used vinyl across blues, jazz, rock, and folk
Northside
A Northside independent record shop opened in 1999 by brothers Darren and Jim Blase, packed with new and used vinyl, CDs and local releases. The store doubles as a record label and reissue house documenting Cincinnati music.
Best for New and used vinyl and local records
Memphis / United States
A Memphis fixture for over 30 years, Shangri-La Records deals in LPs, 45s, CDs and local memorabilia with a deep Memphis music section. Records are sold at the shop and online through its cart and Discogs storefront.
Best for Records, vinyl, memorabilia
Missoula / Online
A family-run Missoula shop buying and selling new and used LPs, 45s, CDs and cassettes, plus turntables and vintage audio gear. Opened above the former Great Harvest in 2021, it also keeps curated bins at Betty's Divine and the Montana Antique Mall.
Best for New and used vinyl, turntables
Morgan Arcade, Cardiff
Trading since 1894, Spillers stocks vinyl and CDs across independent genres alongside gig tickets and label merchandise. Staff are known for tracking down obscure releases and championing Welsh and underground artists.
Best for Vinyl and independent music
Fondren, Jackson, Mississippi
The End of All Music JXN opened in Jackson's Fondren neighborhood in October 2021 as the second location of the independent Oxford, Mississippi record store. The shop stocks new and used vinyl and fulfills online orders through its own storefront.
Best for New and used vinyl in Fondren
Franklin
The Factory at Franklin is a former industrial complex containing separate shops, restaurants and event spaces. It is a multi-tenant destination rather than one merchant, so individual doors need distinct records.
Best for Shops, restaurants, and event spaces inside a former Franklin stove factory
Ottawa / Canada
The Turning Point has bought, sold and traded used music and film in Ottawa since 1983, dealing in vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and VHS. It operates from its Cooper Street shop, open seven days a week for collectors and browsers.
Best for Used vinyl, records, CDs, movies, music
United Kingdom / Online
Official online store of Trojan Records, the British ska/rocksteady/reggae label founded in 1968 by Duke Reid, Lee Gopthal and Chris Blackwell; sells label vinyl and CD reissues plus Trojan-branded clothing and merchandise.
Best for Reggae and ska clothing, records and official label merchandise
Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968 by Duke Reid, Lee Gopthal and Chris Blackwell, built initially on licensing recordings from Jamaican producers before establishing itself as the UK's leading outlet for ska and, later, reggae. It signed and released artists including John Holt, Jimmy Cliff, Bob and Marcia, The Pioneers and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, and scored regular UK chart hits between 1968 and 1972. The label went into serious debt and collapsed commercially by 1975, when it was bought by Marcel Rodd, owner of the budget label Saga Records; ownership has since passed through Sanctuary and Universal and currently sits with BMG. Trojanrecords.com operates as the label's official online store, selling new vinyl and CD reissues from the catalogue, pre-orders of upcoming releases, and Trojan-branded clothing built around 1960s British youth-culture styling and the label's 'helmet' logo, alongside general merchandise.
Oxford / Online
Oxfordshire's longest-running independent record shop, Truck has sold vinyl since 2004 and hosts in-store gigs and album launches. Records and merchandise ship from its online store, with free UK delivery over fifty pounds.
Best for Vinyl records, music, record shop
Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston
Tuff Gong Shop exclusive merch and apparel from the Bob Marley Official Store. The museum is situated on the site of the legendary musician’s home, which he purchased in 1975.
Best for Record shops
43 High Street
Trading since 2009 from 43 High Street, Wanted Records deals in rare and collectible vinyl across psych, soul, funk, jazz and reggae, prized for condition and originality. Publications from Vogue to Hi-Fi Choice have ranked it among Britain's best record shops.
Best for Rare and collectible vinyl
North Lamar
Open since 1982, Waterloo Records keeps a deep catalogue of vinyl, CDs and cassettes with the local shelf given real weight, plus in-store performances and a bar for beer, wine and coffee. Austin Chronicle readers have voted it the city's best record store many times over, including in 1990 according to the paper's award archive.
Best for Vinyl, CDs, cassettes and in-store performances
Little Five Points
Open in Little Five Points since 1976, Wax n Facts is an Atlanta record store. The independent shop carries deep catalogs of new and used vinyl for dedicated diggers.
Best for Used and rare vinyl, deep-catalog record digging
Da’an
An independent record shop and label focused on Taiwanese and international indie and alternative music. The official shop is active with 2026 releases and lists daily hours; the independent profile traces the store’s earlier roots to 1997. Established 2002.
Best for Taiwanese and international indie and alternative music, with roots tracing to 1997
Bialystok
Founded in 2013 by Krystian, the shop stocks more than 10,000 vinyl albums spanning rock, pop, jazz, electronic, metal, hip-hop, classical and world music, alongside band merchandise and record-care accessories. It runs storefronts in Bialystok and Gdansk with a 500 square metre central warehouse and takes part in Record Store Day with limited editions.
Best for Vinyl records across genres
Downtown, College Ave, Athens, GA
Trading since the 1970s, Wuxtry deals in new and used vinyl and rare records. It holds a place in Athens music lore as the shop where R.E.M.'s Peter Buck once worked.
Best for New and used vinyl, rare records
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