Record Store Day in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Independent record shops open in Amsterdam, Netherlands right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Amstel Antiques & Records
Large record and CD shop on the Amstel river with an inventory of over 25,000 records spanning pop, rock, metal, jazz and classical, plus a sizeable DVD collection.
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- Black Gold
Specialty coffee shop and record store near Nieuwmarkt selling new and used soul, funk, hip-hop, jazz and dance vinyl, with in-store DJ sets and small concerts.
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- Bordello A Parigi
Physical shopfront (opened 2017) of the Bordello A Parigi record label and clothing brand in the Red Light District, stocking dancefloor-aimed 12-inches and electronic LPs plus its own fashion line.
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- Charles Muziek
Amsterdam's last shop fully specialised in classical music, trading since 1954 near Weteringcircuit; mostly CDs and cassettes but also stocks vinyl, run for decades by owner Anna Wassenaar.
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- City Records
Small independent shop near Nieuwmarkt carrying a large selection of second-hand vinyl across jazz, blues, soul, latin, pop, rock, world and classical music.
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- Concerto
Amsterdam's iconic record megastore since 1955, spanning five connected buildings on Utrechtsestraat with an overwhelming stock of new and used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and books across every genre.
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- Cut The Crap
Small second-hand record shop sharing a basement with a Haarlemmerplein hairstudio, curating vintage and rare vinyl across rock, jazz, dance, hip-hop, blues, soul and reggae.
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- Damn Good Records
Compact three-level record shop run by Ko, specialising in Japanese imports and hip-hop with an ever-growing collection; also co-hosts the monthly Amsterdam Vinyl Club.
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- Discostars
One of Amsterdam's oldest surviving independent record shops, on Haarlemmerdijk since 1956, stocking vinyl, CDs and cassettes across nearly every genre.
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- Distortion Records
Jordaan neighbourhood record shop on Westerstraat selling new and second-hand vinyl, run by a small independent team with a strong local following.
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- Earth Works
Roots-and-dub record shop, vinyl-cutting studio and label at Het Groene Veld in Amsterdam Noord, selling reggae, dub and steppers vinyl alongside in-house lathe-cut pressings.
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- Flesch Records
Elegant Jordaan record and book shop near the Noorderkerk specialising in classical music, folk and 1970s pop, with vintage turntables and needles also for sale.
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- Game Over?
Compact used games, anime and music shop in a Centrum alley near Centraal Station, buying and selling secondhand records and CDs across pop, rock, funk, disco, hip-hop, reggae, house, techno and Japanese/K-pop music.
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- Goldmund Records
Secondhand-LP shop on Javastraat in the multicultural Indische Buurt, part of Amsterdam Oost's growing cluster of vinyl destinations.
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- Got Drip
Vintage streetwear and skate-brand clothing shop in Oud-West that opened December 2025 alongside a dance-genre record crate — house, minimal, techno, rap and hip-hop — filling a long-empty record-shop gap on De Clercqstraat.
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- In Deep'n'Dance Records
Techno, minimal and house record shop and label on Rozengracht since 1999, run by Dejan and Linda Milojkovic and tied to Amsterdam's long-running Techno Tuesday club night.
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- Independent Outlet
Amsterdam skate shop since 1995 selling skateboards, longboards and streetwear alongside a genuinely strong punk and hardcore vinyl selection.
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- KILLACUTZ Records
Second-hand vinyl specialist near Dam Square with over 3,000 records in-store across electronic, pop, rock, soul, funk, hip-hop, jazz and reggae, plus a much larger Discogs stock.
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- Mary Go Wild
Nightlife and club-culture concept shop on Zeedijk since 2014 selling vinyl from its own dark-techno-focused labels alongside books, photography, clothing and limited editions.
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- Michiel Vinyl
Cozy vinyl shop and coffee spot owned by Michiel Koolen near the Jordaan, selling friendly-priced secondhand records inside a 60s/70s Mad Men-style interior; also hosts vinyl markets and private bookings.
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- Pick Up Your Records
Record-warehouse-meets-living-room near Vondelpark run by host Wouter Sterk, with a frequently refreshed 4,000-record stock spanning every genre from the 1960s-2000s, free coffee while you dig, and buys collections.
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- Platypus Records
Nieuwmarkt vinyl shop on Zeedijk selling records, CDs and cassettes, open daily and running a live radio show from the store every Saturday night.
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- Record Friend
Below-street-level shop near Nieuwmarkt selling new and used vinyl across genres, open seven days a week and run by longtime owner Marty Zwaan.
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- Record Mania
De Pijp neighbourhood record shop on Ferdinand Bolstraat, a longtime local favourite selling new and used vinyl across genres.
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- Record Palace
Opposite Paradiso on Weteringschans, this Leidseplein-area shop merged with Homesick Records in 2022 and is renowned for a Bob Dylan section of over 2,000 LPs, CDs, singles and books.
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- Red Light Records
Small buzzer-entry vinyl shop in De Wallen selling a rotating mix of new and second-hand records, some donated by regular customers; call ahead to check stock.
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- Rush Hour
World-renowned Amsterdam institution for house, techno and disco, running its own influential label and distribution alongside a carefully curated new-release and rare-vinyl retail floor.
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- Seawolf Records
Underground dance-music record shop run by DJ Senc and Andy Perfetti inside Club Atelier, one of Amsterdam's newest creative hubs, after years selling online and from their garage; thousands of secondhand house, techno and disco 12-inches.
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- Second Life Music
Second-hand record shop on Prinsengracht selling vinyl, CDs, record players and accessories, all pre-owned, in the heart of the canal belt.
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- Speijers Platen
Amsterdam-West vinyl shop opened by Anton Speijers, a 25-year former Concerto buyer, holding around 15,000 LPs on the floor with a two-thirds secondhand focus on soul, jazz, blues and reggae.
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- Velvet Music Amsterdam
Rozengracht branch of the Velvet Music chain, selling new and used CDs, LPs and DVDs across genres with a large browsable floor.
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- Vintage Voudou Records
Tropical-music specialist tucked in a Red Light District courtyard since 2010, selling original funk, soul, reggae, Latin and 'world-weird' LPs and singles from Bollywood to the Caribbean.
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- Waxwell Records
Small, internationally reputed record shop tucked into the Nine Streets, stocking a unique and extensive selection of vinyl sourced from around the world.
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- ZAP RECORDS
Two-floor vinyl shop behind Dam Square with listening stations downstairs, specialising in Caribbean music, funk and South African house alongside a large budget section.
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- Zwart Goud
Amsterdam record store and label headquarters (a decade-plus running) curating new-school techno, house, wave and ambient alongside secondhand psychedelic, folk and soundtrack vinyl.
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See the full record store listing for Amsterdam, Netherlands.