Record Store Day in Bandung, Indonesia
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 Bandung, Indonesia
Independent record shops open in Bandung, Indonesia 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.
- Atlas Records Bandung
Bandung branch of the Jakarta-founded Atlas Records, on Trunojoyo near Bandung Wetan, offering a comprehensive, well-organized curation of new and used vinyl with widely praised staff and service.
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- Du 68 Music
Beloved Dipati Ukur hidden gem mixing a large secondhand vinyl collection with cassettes, cassette players, VHS, Walkmans and CDs; the friendly, knowledgeable owner is well known for supporting local musicians.
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- Floods Records
Small neighborhood vinyl shop inside the Bumi Panyileukan residential complex in eastern Bandung, valued locally for putting a record store within walking distance of the community.
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- Maternal Cafe And Record Store
Braga-district cafe that expanded into a genuine record store, weaving vinyl into its identity alongside coffee, cheesecake and live DJ sets; reviewers call it a must-visit combination of cafe vibe and record shopping.
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- Neko record store and restaurant
Sukajadi restaurant-meets-record-store run by owner/DJ Jerry, playing city pop and vinyl for diners; several reviewers describe it as their first time hearing physical vinyl, calling the concept and price point excellent.
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- Playlist Record Store Bandung
Central Bandung vinyl shop and sister store to the Jakarta location, stocking new audiophile pressings (Mobile Fidelity among them) alongside a broad general selection; frequently called the best place in Bandung to find vinyl.
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- Vinyl Record Store
Cozy Pasir Kaliki shop specializing in good-quality secondhand vinyl in a large collection, plus CD players, music CDs and other vintage audio antiques like old telephones.
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See the full record store listing for Bandung, Indonesia.