Quality Islands in a Sea of Corporate Crap
( limited to Europe )
This page aims at tracking independent, specialized records store or music shops in Europe.
Please fill in the info below if your favorite shop isn't listed.
Le Bonheur | Rue Antoine Dansaert, 196 (map) | BE, Bruxelles |
T + F 00 32 2 511 64 14 |
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Music Mania Bruxelles | Rue Arlequin, 18 | BE, Bruxelles | Site Internet : www.musicmaniarecords.com LE spécialiste des musiques alternatives. MusicMania Brussel Greepstraat 4 Brussel Tel:02/2175369 |
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Disco Mania | Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier, 3 | BE, Bruxelles | 02/511.70.44 |
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Kozmic Music |
Rue du Midi, 36 | BE, Bruxelles | Jazz/Soul/Funk/Pop/Rock... "A great place to find LP's in very good condition in every kind of music". |
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Urban Grooves | Rue de Riches Claires, 14 | BE, Bruxelles | Tél. : 0032 2 503 49 89 E-Mail : urban-grooves@skynet.be |
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Newtop 2000 |
Galerie du Centre, 31 | BE, Bruxelles | Tél. : 0032 2 218 76 41 LE spécialiste du R'n'B, Ragga, Hip Hop. Spécial Import et Export aux Etats Unis. Vous croiserez probablement de jeunes rappeurs ou des DJs venus s'approvisionner. |
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Music Mania Gent | Bagattenstraat 197 | BE, Gent | Tel:09/2256815 |
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Music Mania Kortrijk | Reynaertsstraat 10 | BE, Kortrijk | Tel:056/219489 |
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Arlequin | Rue du chêne, 7 Rue de l'Athénée, 7-8 |
BE, Bruxelles | http://homeusers.brutele.be/arlequin/index.htm |
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33 Import / RPM | Rue des pigeons 4 1000 Bruxelles (map) |
BE, Bruxelles | |||
Urban Grooves | Rue des Riches Claires 14 1000 Bruxelles (map) |
BE, Bruxelles | 02 503 49 89 | ||
Doctor Vinyl Brussels | Rue de la Grande Ile 1 1000 Bruxelles (map) |
BE, Bruxelles | 02 512 73 44 |
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JJ Records | Parijsstraat 32 |
BE, Leuven | www.jjrecords.com | ||
Timeless Network | BE, Liège Grivegnée | ||||
Music Emporium | BE, Namur | ||||
Recordcollector | BE, Antwerp | ||||
INN | GE, Berlin | ||||
Neurotitan | Rosenthaler strasse, 39 (map) | GE, Berlin | good selection of books on art and design, small section the shop has also some kind of exhibition (painings, installations...) and has a few selection of cds / cd-rs of the most underground side of electronica and industrial music. Lots of art books and home made t-shirt and other underground artists stuff. It worth the walk only for the building and the deco. |
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Staalplaat | Torstrasse, 72 (map) | GE, Berlin | |||
Dense | Danzigerstrasse 16 | GE, Berlin | small and well sorted shop for (almost) every kind of experimental electronic music i can think of good records shop with a lot of stuff from techno-electronica to harsch noise. A few second hand collectors vinyls and a selection of rare cds. Nice and friendly dealer. |
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Spacehall | Zossenerstr. 33 | GE, Berlin | www.space-hall.de location here | ||
Rotation Records | Weinbergsweg 3 10119 Berlin (map) |
GE, Berlin | type of music : all kinds of electronic dance music (Techno, house mainly), but nice selection of used d&b, idm, electronica and eben gabba and rave! open monday - friday from 11-20, and on saturdays from 12-18.30 |
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Hard Wax | Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a | GE, Berlin | it is in the middle of the turkish community. it is rather difficult to find as it is on the 3rd floor of a walkup apartment. just follow the dub. but it is a gem.
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A-Musik |
Kleiner Griechenmarkt 28-30 (map) |
GE, Köln (Cologne) | type of music : exp, electronica, artist's records
best item ever found there : noto's endless loops 2*10". the first one, very rare. big luck I guess any comment ? :very friendly and honest |
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Parallel | Aachenstrasse, 5 | GE, Köln | type of music : A huge and excellent selection of all types of music, 50% 2nd Hand in very good condition |
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Hljomalind | IS, Reykjavik | ||||
Distortion Records | Westerstraat 72 1015 | NL, Amsterdam | Tel. 020-6270004. | ||
Boudisque |
Haringpakkersteeg, 10-18 (map) | NL, Amsterdam | vlakbij centraal station | ||
Playland records |
lange geer (close to central station) | NL, Delft | type of music : 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's best item ever found there : super rare private pressings any comment ? : friendly guy |
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Sounds | NL, Tilburg | Very friendly clerks, i went there a few times during my exile in the Netherlands. One of them is a big fan of Sunn O))), Khanate and noise music. You can find a bit of everything, and if you order something, they're very accurate and fast. Many classics for less than 10€. It's part of a chain though. | |||
Tommy | Nieuwlandstraat | NL, Tilburg | many many many classics at a very abordable price. Big vinyl selection. The boss and his daughters (?) are very friendly too. | ||
V2 Store | Eendrachtsstraat, 10 | NL, Rotterdam 3012 XL | phone +31 (0) 10 206 7276 |
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Courthouse International Audio | Laat, 63 (map) | NL, Alkmaar |
Tel 0031725126160 A lot of splendid records which are very hard to get! |
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Some Place Else | Living Room, Humalistonkatu 5 F 131 (in the yard) | FIN, Turku | type of music : electronic, experimental, dark ambient, noise, microsound, breakcore etc. any comment ? : we carry lots of small labels' releases, obscure hand-made stuff, CDs & CDRs, vinyl in all sizes etc. Most of the stock is found online at http://www.someplaceelse.net/ we ship worldwide. We also organize gigs in the same place the shop resides in (ie. Living Room), for more info see http://www.someplaceelse.net/livingroom/ |
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Marcapasos | Calle duquesa | SP, Granada | all sort of independent music (electronic, experimental, pop, rock) ambience electronique. Actually is the only music shop of this type in granada. It's the reference in this city. |
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Museek Recordshop | Corredera Alta de San Pablo nº 15 METRO TRIBUNAL | SP, Madrid | type of music : house, electro, techno, trance visit www.museekshop.com . |
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Fade | Skånegatan | SW, Stockholm |
any comment ? : Would not fit into the top 100 of record stores in the world, but it is (unfortunatley?) one of the better when it comes to dance/electronic music in stockholm... |
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Transylvania |
Tverskaya, 6/1, building 5 | RU, Moscow | type of music : rock, pop, progressive, classic, jazz, retro, techno, music from all over the world, all styles of music, really best item ever found there : Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso "Darwin!" "any comment ? : Probably one of the best record stores in the wolrd. Visitors can listen any albums they are interested." The shop's site (in Russian): www.transylvania.ru |
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Basement Trax
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22, rue d'Hauteville 75010 Paris |
FR, Paris | 01 40 22 05 82 www.basement-trax.com Techno - House - Electro - Trip Hop |
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Muisc Please | 5, Rue Jean Moinon | FR, Paris | type of music : soul,jazz, funk, hip hop, rock, psyche, ost, library, reggae, trip hop second hand and new release only in vinyl !!! musicplease1@hotmail.com |
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Le Discaire | 57 rue de Saintonge | FR, Paris | type of music : ALL music type (soundtracks, pop/rock, world, electro, jazz, funk.............) best item ever found there : very 1st Bjork ltd ed. blue vinyl LP... open monday to saturday 11am to 7pm. |
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DMC France | 2 Boulevard Richard Lenoir |
FR, Paris | 01 43 38 00 www.dmc-france.fr |
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Black Label | 25 r Keller |
FR, Paris | 01 40 21 92 44 Jungle - Drum'n'bass |
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Club News |
37 r St Honoré |
FR, Paris | 01 40 13 99 70 www.clubnewsparis.com House dancefloor |
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Da Groove | 17 r de l'Echiquier |
FR, Paris | 01 48 01 03 18 Deep - Soulful - Groove - Funk - Garage - Jazzy - Afro - Latino |
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Discoparnasse | 66 bd Montparnasse |
FR, Paris | 01 45 38 72 10 www.discoparnasse.com "House Club" (vinyl) grand public |
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Hokus Pokus | 32 bd Richard Lenoir 75011 Paris |
FR, Paris | 01 43 55 42 89 Pure free sound |
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K.G.B | 49 r Jean Henry Fabre - Les Puces de St Ouen |
FR, Paris | Transe - Techno - House - Jungle - R'n'b | ||
Phat Beatz | 57 r Saint Maur |
FR, Paris | 01 48 06 08 81 www.phatbeatz.fr.st Electro-pop - Lounge - Jazzy - House - Goa - Progressive trance - Techno - Breakbeat - Drum'n'bass - Trip Hop - Hardbeat |
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Samad Record | 163 r St Martin |
FR, Paris | 01 48 87 30 01 Hip Hop - Soul |
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Sound Fiction | 94 r des Pyrénées |
FR, Paris | House - Disco - Deep - Classics techno | ||
Techno Import | 16 r des Taillandiers |
FR, Paris | 01 48 05 71 56 Eclectique électronique (House, Trance, Jungle,...) |
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Vibe Station | 57 r Fbg St Antoine |
FR, Paris | 01 44 74 64 18 Expérimental - Electro - Techno minimale - Post-rock - House - Hip hop |
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Wave | 36 r Keller 75011 Paris |
FR, Paris | 01 40 21 86 98 Mardi>vendredi - 13h>19h30 - Samedi 11h>19h30 Expérimental - Electro - Techno minimale - Post-rock |
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Hotwax | 60 Grand-Rue L-1660 Luxembourg-Ville Tél: 46 60 61 Fax: 46 60 63 |
LUX | |||
CD Buttek Beim Palais | 3, r. de la Reine L-2418 Luxembourg-Ville Tél: 47 39 57 Fax: 22 89 58 |
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Megaphone | 101 rue de l'Alzette L-4011 Esch-sur-Alzette Tél: 54 15 03 Fax: 54 27 39 |
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Sound | (Centre Commercial City Concorde) 80 route de Longwy L-8080 Bertrange Tél: 26 44 14 22 |
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New Sound | Galerie Neuberg 30 Grand-Rue L-1660 Luxembourg-Ville |
LUX | |||
Discos | Castelló Nou de la Rambla, 15. 08001 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
Overstoocks - Discos | Castelló Tallers, 9. 08001 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
Revolver | Tallers, 13. 08001 Barcelona. |
SP, Barcelona | |||
CD Drome | Valldonzella, 3. 08001 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
Verdes Import | Duc de la Victòria, 5, baixos. 08002 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
La casa discs | Plaça Vicenç Martorell, 4. 08001 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
PTT Records | Floridablanca, 47, baixos 2. 08015 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
Beleta Records | Sitges, 10. 08001 Barcelona. | SP, Barcelona | |||
Planet Music | Mallorca, 214. 08008 Barcelona | SP, Barcelona | |||
Lubna Records |
Mercaders, 24, baixos. 17004 Girona |
SP, Girona | |||
Doce Music | Zammenhoff, 3. 25002 Lleida . | SP, Lleida | |||
world wide shop |
La estrella, 4 | SP, Madrid | hip hop your email (optional) :tienda@hiphopwwshop.com best item ever found there : rare vinyl any comment ? : soul, funk, electro, old school...CHECK IT OUT: www.hiphopwwshop.com |
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La casa | Plaza Carlos Cambronero, 5. 28004 Madrid . | SP, Madrid | |||
AMA Records | Espiritu Santo, 25. 28004 Madrid | SP, Madrid | |||
Rough Trade | Talbot Road | UK, London | |||
The Ultima Thule Record Shop |
1 Conduit Street, Leicester, LE2 0JN, England |
UK, Leicester | tel: (++44) (0)116 285 4545 spécialistes Krautrock, Camden scene |
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La Nana | FR, Belfort | ||||
Reis Records | GE, Hamburg | ||||
Den Helder | Hoogstraat | BE, Brugge | |||
Rotor | SP, Madrid | ||||
info culled from [Coil], Phinnweb, DeadBeatTown, [Merzbow], Matamore, [Zornlist], Kheops Productions, ruidismo, David Hulet and anon emailers...
project started 25/10/2004
still to process : Phinnweb for Finland, Matamore > page 1
means that i've been there
means that i consider this shop as top of the basket.