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

www.lebonheur.net

T + F 00 32 2 511 64 14
The shop is open from monday to saturday
From 11.00 to 19.00

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
Disco Mania Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier, 3 BE, Bruxelles

02/511.70.44
spécailisé dans le Gothique / Electro

 
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".

 
Urban Grooves Rue de Riches Claires, 14 BE, Bruxelles   Tél. : 0032 2 503 49 89
E-Mail : urban-grooves@skynet.be
 
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.

 
Music Mania Gent Bagattenstraat 197 BE, Gent
Tel:09/2256815
 
Music Mania Kortrijk Reynaertsstraat 10 BE, Kortrijk  
Tel:056/219489
 
Arlequin

Rue du chêne, 7

Rue de l'Athénée, 7-8

BE, Bruxelles  

http://homeusers.brutele.be/arlequin/index.htm

 
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

www.doctorvinylrecords.com

 
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
of obscure electronic records.

it´s a lil hard to find, direct beside an old cinema you have to go the backyard until the end and then upstairs

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.

 
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.

http://www.dense.de/

 
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

kubas-hd@t-online.de

 
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.


fon: +49 -30 -611 301 11
fax: +49 -30 -611 301 99
mail@hardwax.com

 
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

 
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

www.parallel-schallplatten.de

 
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

 
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

http://store.v2.nl

 
Courthouse International Audio Laat, 63 (map) NL, Alkmaar  

www.courthouse.nl

Tel 0031725126160

A lot of splendid records which are very hard to get!

 
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/

 
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.

marcapasos@telefonica.net

 
Museek Recordshop

Corredera Alta de San Pablo nº 15 METRO TRIBUNAL SP, Madrid  

type of music : house, electro, techno, trance

visit www.museekshop.com .

 
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...

 
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

 

Basement Trax

 

22, rue d'Hauteville
75010 Paris
FR, Paris   01 40 22 05 82
www.basement-trax.com
Techno - House - Electro - Trip Hop
 
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

 
Le Discaire 57 rue de Saintonge FR, Paris  

type of music : ALL music type (soundtracks, pop/rock, world, electro, jazz, funk.............)

info@lediscaire.com

best item ever found there : very 1st Bjork ltd ed. blue vinyl LP...

open monday to saturday 11am to 7pm.

 
DMC France

2 Boulevard Richard Lenoir
75 011 Paris

FR, Paris   01 43 38 00
www.dmc-france.fr
 
Black Label

25 r Keller
75011 Paris

FR, Paris   01 40 21 92 44
Jungle - Drum'n'bass
 

Club News

37 r St Honoré
75001 Paris

FR, Paris   01 40 13 99 70
www.clubnewsparis.com
House dancefloor
 
Da Groove

17 r de l'Echiquier
75010 Paris

FR, Paris   01 48 01 03 18
Deep - Soulful - Groove - Funk - Garage - Jazzy - Afro - Latino
 
Discoparnasse

66 bd Montparnasse
75015 Paris

FR, Paris   01 45 38 72 10
www.discoparnasse.com
"House Club" (vinyl) grand public
 
Hokus Pokus

32 bd Richard Lenoir 75011 Paris

FR, Paris   01 43 55 42 89
Pure free sound
 
K.G.B

49 r Jean Henry Fabre - Les Puces de St Ouen
75018 Paris

FR, Paris   Transe - Techno - House - Jungle - R'n'b  
Phat Beatz

57 r Saint Maur
75011 Paris

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
 
Samad Record

163 r St Martin
75018 Paris

FR, Paris   01 48 87 30 01
Hip Hop - Soul
 
Sound Fiction

94 r des Pyrénées
75020 Paris

FR, Paris   House - Disco - Deep - Classics techno  
Techno Import

16 r des Taillandiers
75011 Paris

FR, Paris   01 48 05 71 56
Eclectique électronique (House, Trance, Jungle,...)
 
Vibe Station

57 r Fbg St Antoine
75011 Paris

FR, Paris   01 44 74 64 18
Expérimental - Electro - Techno minimale - Post-rock - House - Hip hop
 
Wave

36 r Keller 75011 Paris
M° Bastille / Ledru Rollin

FR, Paris   01 40 21 86 98
Mardi>vendredi - 13h>19h30 - Samedi 11h>19h30
Expérimental - Electro - Techno minimale - Post-rock
 
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
LUX      
Megaphone
101 rue de l'Alzette
L-4011 Esch-sur-Alzette
Tél: 54 15 03
Fax: 54 27 39
LUX      
Sound (Centre Commercial City Concorde)
80 route de Longwy
L-8080 Bertrange
Tél: 26 44 14 22
LUX      
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

 
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
web: www.ultimathulerecords.com, email: orders@ultimathulerecords.com

spécialistes Krautrock, Camden scene

 
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.


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