Record Store Day in Bengaluru, India
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 Bengaluru, India
Independent record shops open in Bengaluru, India 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.
- Balaji's Antiques and Collectibles
Avenue Road antique dealer open since 1924, stacked with furniture, curios and British-era typewriters -- and, tucked among the shelves, gramophones, record players and a real stock of vinyl records.
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- Blossom Book House
India's largest secondhand bookstore, founded 2002 on Church Street, keeps a stack of vinyl records near the comics section alongside its vast used-book collection -- a browsing detour record hunters shouldn't skip.
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- Music Corner
Kammanahalli vinyl shop run by John, spanning Western classical, Indian classical, rock and metal; regulars say it rewards patience -- not a quick browse, but worth setting aside real time for.
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- On The Jungle Floor
Indiranagar record shop with warm lighting and a cozy crate-digging vibe, selling turntables and a curated selection of popular vinyl; staff are known for friendly, patient recommendations.
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- Rams Musique Experience
MG Road institution operating since the early 1980s, evolved from a general music store into Bengaluru's best-known vinyl experience centre, selling records and precision turntables across rock, jazz, hip-hop and metal.
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- SeethaPhone Company
Avenue Road antique dealer established in 1924 that never stopped selling gramophones, record players and rare 78rpm shellac and vinyl LPs -- a haven for collectors since well before independence.
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- Vinyl Records Hub
Domlur vinyl, cassette and record-player shop run by Murugan and his wife, beloved as much for their warmth as their stock; also listed as Murugan LP Records from a second storefront on the same street.
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See the full record store listing for Bengaluru, India.