Record Store Day in Athens, Greece
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 Athens, Greece
Independent record shops open in Athens, Greece 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.
- Analogue Corner
Central Athens vinyl retailer inside the Pesmazoglou arcade with a large stock of new records and a particular strength in jazz; successor to Yellow Box at the same address.
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- Anazitisi Records
Stournara Street specialist in 60s and 70s vinyl from around the world, focused on psychedelia, progressive, krautrock, folk and blues rock.
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- Art Rat Records
Zoodochou Pigis shop prized by serious collectors for rare and hard-to-find vinyl across genres, fairly priced with a helpful owner.
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- Basement Records (Το Υπόγειο)
Basement record shop off Kolonaki stocking everything from 1950s pressings to new releases, strong in classical and jazz; also traded as Solonos Records.
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- Bebop Records
Panepistimiou Street shop selling vinyl, CDs, t-shirts and accessories across all genres.
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- Black Dragon
Record shop on Tsamadou Street in central Athens.
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- Bowel of Noise
Themistokleous Street institution since 2006 specializing in black and death metal vinyl, with CDs, clothing, books and band merch.
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- Discobole
Long-running record shop inside a Charilaou Trikoupi arcade, often cited as one of Greece's oldest, with a broad general vinyl selection and in-store listening.
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- EAT METAL Records
Exarchia-area metal specialist with hundreds of vinyl LPs and CDs, 7-inches, DVDs, t-shirts, patches and Greek metal releases plus event tickets.
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- Entropia Records
Ithakis Street shop selling records, cassettes, books and apparel across all genres.
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- Fokionos Records
Kypseli megastore claiming over 180,000 vinyl and CD titles across all genres, with an especially deep Italo disco collection.
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- Habeat Records
Unmarked, appointment-style second-floor shop devoted entirely to electronic and dance vinyl; running since 2010.
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- Hive Records
LGBTQ+-friendly Kypseli shop with vintage and new vinyl, CDs and cassettes plus posters and books, spanning classic rock, alt-rock, jazz and metal.
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- Holly Records and More
Kallidromiou & Zoodochou Pigis shop in Exarchia blending records with vintage toys, dolls and memorabilia, with a strong focus on Greek music discography.
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- Homcore Music Store
Central Athens shop (plus an Asklipiou 53 location) selling new and used vinyl and analog synthesizers, focused on electronic, techno, house and experimental.
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- Ikaros Records
Halandri record shop handling purchases, sales and accessories across all music genres.
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- Karmamusic Records
Nea Ionia collectible-vinyl specialist with CDs across all genres; visits are by appointment only, so contact ahead before dropping by.
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- Le Disque Noir
Themistokleous Street record shop with a huge post-punk, noise, experimental, electronic and drone selection; ships worldwide via Discogs with fast turnaround.
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- Liotropia Records
Themistokleous Street shop with a well-regarded general vinyl selection in the heart of Exarchia's record-shop row.
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- Metal Era
Emmanouil Benaki metal specialist stocking a large vinyl and CD selection with knowledgeable, friendly staff long established in the neighborhood.
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- Modernistas Records
Exarchia shop established around 2007 focused on vintage 60s-style R&B, soul, jazz, ska and garage vinyl.
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- Mr Vinylios Records
Ifestou Street shop near the Monastiraki flea market with a large, rare-heavy vinyl catalogue spanning rock and jazz; popular with serious collectors.
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- Music Corner
Two-floor Panepistimiou Street shop with Greek music upstairs and international CDs and new vinyl downstairs; broad stock, pricier than some rivals.
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- Music Factory
Monastiraki-area shop on Agiou Philippou stocking CDs, DVDs and rare records across genres.
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- Music Works Records
Independent Petroupoli record shop operating since 1998, selling new CDs and vinyl across all genres.
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- Musical Offering (Μουσική Προσφορά)
Akadimias classical and jazz specialist run by Tasos, guiding customers to CDs and a solid vinyl selection; ships internationally.
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- Nikos Ksilouris Record Store
Traditional and world music specialist founded 1979, with a Pesmazoglou arcade shop and a second location inside the Plaka museum of Greek folk instruments.
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- No Remorse Records
Metal, hard rock, AOR and NWOBHM specialist on Akadimias run by Christos Papadatos, with vinyl, CDs, DVDs, cassettes and merch; free gifts over 70 euros.
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- Old School Records
Zoodochou Pigis secondhand vinyl and CD shop with an adventurously curated stock and an owner known for helping visitors find Greek artists.
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- Purple Haze Records
Exarchia shop specializing in 60s and 70s vinyl, Greek singles and LPs, British Beat, garage, progressive and psychedelic rock.
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- Record Club
Vintage-only vinyl den on Voulis in a former 1960s music bar with the original dance floor intact; owner stocks nothing pressed after 2000.
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- Record Haze Athens
LGBTQ+-friendly indie record shop in central Athens specializing in new vinyl across all genres, plus CDs, magazines, books, zines and hi-fi gear.
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- Record House
Nea Smyrni independent record store established in 1971, one of the longest-running in the Athens area, carrying all genres of music.
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- Record Lovers
Halandri shop selling new and used vinyl, accessories, books and music-related gifts.
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- RELOAD STORES
LGBTQ+-friendly Akadimias record and CD shop with a wide, varied stock and a reputation for friendly, helpful owners.
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- Rhythm Records
Independent Exarchia shop specializing in punk, hardcore, indie, garage, ska and reggae vinyl and CDs, new and secondhand.
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- Scarecrow Records
Central Athens rock and metal specialist and label on Solomou Street, selling vinyl and band merchandise.
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- Sound Effect Records
Exarchia corner shop specializing in krautrock, psych and stoner rock vinyl, CDs and cassettes, well organized for crate-digging.
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- Super Van Records
Charilaou Trikoupi record shop focused on punk, stoner, garage and rock vinyl, doubling as a hangout with beer and band merch.
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- Syd Records
Small, friendly Monastiraki-area shop specializing in underground and independent new vinyl at reasonable prices.
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- Underflow Record Store & Art Gallery
Neos Kosmos record shop and art gallery with new and used LPs and CDs spanning avant-garde to African and local releases, plus a live stage.
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- Update Records
Kolokotroni Street shop devoted to 80s and 90s dance music on 12-inch, LP, 7-inch, CD and DVD.
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- Vinyl City
Ippokratous Street shop with a wide range of used vinyl at good prices, especially strong in jazz, prog, psych and classic rock; personalized recommendations.
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- Vinyl Hunt
Small Dafni vinyl shop with a wide-ranging, hard-to-find selection across genres and knowledgeable, cheerful staff.
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- Vinyl Kiosk
Nea Ionia shop focused on 60s and 70s reissues spanning psychedelic, progressive, soul, folk, jazz and funk.
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- Vinylio.gr
Record store and cafe bar on Solomou in Exarchia serving all kinds of music alongside coffee and drinks.
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- World Records
Central Athens record shop with Greek and foreign music spanning the 1960s to today; successor to CD Bay, which relocated here in June 2023.
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- Zaharias Records CD
Monastiraki flea-market fixture on Ifestou street since 1989, stocking new, used and collectible vinyl plus CDs and cassettes across genres.
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- Zulu Records
Tiny Exarchia shop with limited-quantity new and used CDs and vinyl focused on electro, hip-hop, house, techno, ambient and psy-trance.
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- Το Δισκάδικο Records (Diskadiko)
Vinyl and CD shop just off Monastiraki Square, buying and selling records across genres with a small CD listening session area.
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See the full record store listing for Athens, Greece.