Record Store Day in Detroit, Michigan
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 Detroit, Michigan
Independent record shops open in Detroit, Michigan 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.
- Dearborn Music
Metro Detroit staple since 1956 stocking over 50,000 new and used vinyl, CD, and DVD titles across genres, plus turntables and stereo gear.
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- Detroit Music Center
Longtime underground/vinyl retailer on Detroit's west side, self-described leader in underground music since 1980; new and used LPs, CDs, cassettes and mixtapes.
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- Detroit Threads
Hybrid vintage clothing store and record shop specializing in house, techno, soul, funk and New Wave vinyl; known for lively Record Store Day parties.
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- Encore Records
Kerrytown-district shop specializing in used LPs, CDs, and cassettes across rock, soul, jazz and more; billed as Michigan's premier record store.
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- Flipside Records
One of Metro Detroit's longest-running independent music stores, founded in 1983, relocated from Clawson to Berkley in 2021; new/used LPs, CDs, retro video games and stereo gear.
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- Found Sound
Full-service shop for new and used vinyl, CDs, tapes and media, run by Ray Hayosh since opening in July 2012; a Ferndale RSD destination.
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- Ginkgo Records
Curated vinyl nook operating inside 27th Letter Books in Corktown; noted as a Detroit Record Store Day stop for 2026.
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- Hello Records
Independent record shop now in Lincoln Park (formerly Corktown), selling new and pre-owned vinyl, CDs and cassettes across classic rock, indie, punk, soul and funk.
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- Paramita Sound
Record shop, wine bar and listening space in the Siren Hotel downtown; started 2014 in West Village, now a stalwart of Detroit's beat/DJ scene with in-house label releases.
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- Peoples Records
Eastern Market institution founded by Brad Hales; deep crates of soul, jazz, Motown and rare 45s, plus the Michigan Audio Heritage Society Museum.
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- Record Graveyard
Used-vinyl shop carrying jazz, blues, Motown and Polish polka records reflecting Hamtramck's neighborhood history.
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- Slick Disc
Mom-and-son-owned independent record store on the south end of the Downriver corridor selling new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, apparel and accessories.
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- Solo Records & Tapes
Old-school shop founded in 1982; relocated to Royal Oak in 2001, under new ownership since 2022.
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- Somewhere in Detroit
Detroit techno record shop tied to Underground Resistance, run from the basement of the Submerge building on East Grand Blvd; stocks rare UR vinyl and merchandise.
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- Sound Explosion
Inkster record shop opened by retired Wayne County employee John Frazier, selling vinyl (78s/45s/LPs), vintage audio equipment, autographed albums and memorabilia.
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- Spot Lite Detroit
7,900 sq ft repurposed lumber warehouse combining a coffee shop, a vinyl record shop, and a techno-focused bar/DJ venue; runs its own record label.
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- The Detroit Record Club
Boutique shop opened in 2019 selling curated, hand-cleaned vinyl plus music books, dry goods and vintage hi-fi equipment.
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- Third Man Records
Jack White's Cass Corridor flagship: record store, novelties lounge, mastering studio and Third Man Pressing vinyl plant in the heart of Midtown Detroit.
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- Tigris
Mexicantown cafe by day, hi-fi cocktail lounge by night, built around a custom sound system and an eclectic vinyl library with rotating guest DJs.
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- UHF Records
Well-organized downtown Royal Oak shop with new and used LPs, CDs, DVDs, books, magazines and vintage turntables/receivers.
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- Underground Sounds
New-release and used-vinyl shop near central campus with a strong punk and indie lean; stocks nearly 10,000 records and CDs.
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- Wazoo Records
Long-running State Street shop selling new, used, indie and rare vinyl; operating in Ann Arbor since 1974.
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- Wyrd Byrd
Ypsilanti record shop selling new and used vinyl, books and zines with an eye toward the psychedelic and unusual; started as a Depot Town pop-up in 2022 and hosts open mics and live music.
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- Your Media Exchange
Independent media exchange in the Kerrytown Shops basement buying, selling and trading vinyl records, movies, books and games.
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See the full record store listing for Detroit, Michigan.