Record Store Day in Beirut, Lebanon
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 Beirut, Lebanon
Independent record shops open in Beirut, Lebanon 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.
- Beirut vinyl records
Furn El Chebbak vinyl dealer in a 7th-floor office overlooking the city, with a wide, fairly priced collection of vintage Arabic, Lebanese and Middle Eastern records alongside English, French, Armenian, Spanish and Turkish pressings. Call ahead.
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- Chico Records
Beloved Hamra record shop near AUB, running for close to 50 years under owner Diran with a resident shop cat; a well-curated mix of new and secondhand vinyl prized for its nostalgic, vintage vibe.
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- Club Andalos
Rmeil/Sagesse record shop with a wide, fairly priced vinyl collection plus CDs and accessories; regulars praise its broad genre range, active owner replies to reviews and customer service.
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- Headshell
Fresh addition to Beirut's Monot/Achrafieh record-shop scene, praised by early reviewers for pristine sound and good crate-digging.
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- King Music Vinyl Records
Bourj Hammoud institution preserving a slice of Lebanese music culture — a massive stock of vintage and modern vinyl, CDs, cassettes and phonographs, new and used, run by a beloved owner reviewers call "the king of vinyl."
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- Super Out
Small, well-loved Beirut shop stocking CDs, vinyl and cassette tapes, with reviewers singling out its sweet, welcoming owner.
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- The Groovy Owl
Hidden Hamra record shop on the 4th floor of a residential building on Makhoul Street — take the elevator and ring the owl-marked doorbell for a small, carefully chosen collection of modern and vintage vinyl from a passionate, knowledgeable owner.
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- Tweeter Music Shop
Friendly neighborhood record and music shop on Beirut's Qobayat street, run by owner Harout, offering in-store shopping, curbside pickup and delivery.
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See the full record store listing for Beirut, Lebanon.