Record Store Day in Bari, Italy
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 Bari, Italy
Independent record shops open in Bari, Italy 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.
- Centro Musica
Historic music shop in the Murat district run by Vito Causarano, specialising in jazz alongside CDs, DVDs and vinyl; a long-time reference point for Bari collectors.
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- Jagger Music
Long-running used-vinyl shop near the university run by Giuseppe 'Pino' Romano, with records sorted by genre (rock, reggae, soul etc). Since 2024 also hosts 'Lezioni di Rock' cultural events alongside its retail trade.
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- Mix Market Records - Vinyl DJ Shop
DJ-focused vinyl shop specialising in new and used records for DJs. Discogs seller since 2011 with 912 ratings at 100% positive and 555+ items listed.
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- New Records
Independent record shop in the Madonnella neighbourhood since 1982, selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes, DVDs and VHS. 229 Google reviews at 4.7/5; noted as LGBTQ+ friendly.
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- Talomedz Records & Bar
Hybrid coffee bar/cocktail bar and used-vinyl shop in the Murat district: browse curated second-hand records by day, cocktails and craft beer with listening stations by night. 4.8/5 from 84 Google reviews.
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- Wanted Record
Vinyl, CD, DVD and import music-merchandise shop in the Carrassi neighbourhood, run by Giovanni Verini Supplizi. Vinyl now makes up 80% of sales, with customers drawn to classic Rock/Pop/Disco names like Pink Floyd, Bowie and Queen.
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See the full record store listing for Bari, Italy.