Record Store Day in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Independent record shops open in Colorado Springs, Colorado 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.
- Earth Pig Music
Family-owned Westside Plaza shop selling new and used vinyl and CDs since 1992, known for hard-to-find and eclectic titles; also carries local smoking accessories.
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- Oddball Store Music and More
Old Colorado City buy-sell-trade shop for vinyl, vintage oddities and collectibles, run by Manfred and Nancy; proceeds support the Wild Animal Sanctuary.
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- See Emily Play Vinyl Records
Vinyl stall/shop operating inside the Painted Tree Boutiques marketplace on Barnes Rd, curating new and used records for local collectors.
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- The Leechpit Records and Vintage
Colorado Springs' longest-running flagship record shop, 4,000 sq ft of vinyl, vintage clothing and collectibles; named one of Vinyl Me Please's 50 Best Record Stores in America.
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- Tiger Records
West-side shop opened by longtime industry veterans Shawn Mayo and Drew Morton with 10,000+ records; vintage vinyl, new releases, turntable repair.
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- What's Left Records
Brother-run shop (Bryan and Sean Ostrow) focused on hip-hop, punk, metal and indie vinyl and tapes, plus local-artist merch; hosts live in-store performances.
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See the full record store listing for Colorado Springs, Colorado.