Record Store Day in Hamburg, Germany
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 Hamburg, Germany
Independent record shops open in Hamburg, Germany 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.
- anders hören
Winterhude shop for new and secondhand vinyl, audio dramas (Hörspiele), comics, books, CDs and DVDs; run by owner Martin Spietz.
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- Back Records
St. Pauli shop with a colorful mix of classics and rare finds on vinyl and CD; also buys secondhand collections and attic finds.
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- Crypt Records
Altona storefront ('Cool & Crazy shop', near Altona station) tied to the Crypt Records garage-punk label and mailorder -- new vinyl, CDs and merch in 60s garage punk, 50s rock'n'roll, 60s soul, 70s punk and 50s R&B.
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- Fischkopp Plattenshop
Volunteer-run St. Pauli shop for punk, hardcore, metal and wave, plus hip-hop -- a bargain-hunter and secondhand-collector spot.
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- Freiheit & Roosen
St. Pauli shop opened by Ralph (Hafenschlammrekords) in 2008 -- new and secondhand vinyl across indie, rock, pop, metal, jazz, blues, soul, hip-hop, electronic and reggae; also vintage hi-fi, lamps, speakers, turntables and needles.
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- Fun Records
Second-hand records and CDs shop in Altona-Nord run by Michael Mozdzan, buying and selling used vinyl from the 70s-90s plus antiquarian stock and mail order via funrecords.de.
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- Groove City Recordstore
Karolinenviertel shop since 1992, owned by Marga Glanz -- soul, hip-hop, jazz, Afro and outernational grooves. Named one of CNN's ten best record shops in the world. OSM lead tagged as "Groove Records"; corrected here.
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- Hanseplatte
St. Pauli/Sternschanze shop devoted exclusively to music from Hamburg -- Hamburg artists and labels -- plus books, posters and city-themed merch; hosts in-store performances.
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- Honey Bucket Records
Small Eimsbüttel shop dealing mostly secondhand vinyl -- dance, funk, soul, disco, jazz, library, house and indie/rock/pop -- open by appointment; buys, sells and trades records.
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- Ju-Ju Trumpet
Eppendorf's neighborhood record shop, opened December 2018 by owner Michael Grüßing. Despite the trumpet name it is a full vinyl shop with a deep jazz selection plus 1970s/80s rock.
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- LEMME KNOW Records
St. Pauli shop opened December 2024 by Lukas Simon after several pop-up runs -- personally curated house, deep house, disco, ambient, jazz and soul vinyl.
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- LPCD.de
Altona-Nord secondhand record and CD mail-order specialist with limited Saturday walk-in hours -- deep catalog of used vinyl, singles and shellac. Sources disagree on the exact Saturday closing time, so hours are left unconfirmed.
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- Michelle Records
Hamburg institution since 1977 and winner of the 2014 Echo music award. New and secondhand vinyl/CDs across genres, a dedicated Hamburg-labels section, and storefront concerts.
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- Minigroove Records & Books
Tiny, tightly-packed St. Pauli shop opened December 2008 by Stephanie and Christoph -- all genres and formats including shellac and cassettes, plus books and vintage items.
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- nachladen.
Sternschanze shop for new and secondhand vinyl, books, fanzines, shirts, cassettes, CDs and DVDs -- punk/hardcore focus alongside metal, garage and hip-hop; runs a Wednesday open riso printshop.
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- Norma Jean Records
Mundsburg neighborhood record shop -- "your record paradise in Hamburg" -- from affordable classics to rarities across rock, pop, jazz and heavy metal.
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- Otaku Records
St. Pauli's main source for electronic music since 1997 (moved from Schanze to St. Pauli in 2014) -- 10,000+ items including rediscovered label archives, magazines and record bags.
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- Otterstones
Ottensen shop specializing in well-preserved secondhand vinyl rarities, plus books and rock 'n' roll ceramics; also buys records. Directory sources disagree on exact opening minutes, so hours are left unconfirmed.
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- Plattenkiste
Hoheluft-West shop for rock in all its forms -- classic rock, metal, punk, psych -- run by owner Christian Kind; new and used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Hamburg-label merch.
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- Plattenrille
Hamburg vinyl institution since 1981 in a former auto workshop near the university -- 130 square meters of secondhand crate-digging across all genres.
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- Pure Soul Recordshop
Neustadt shop built on the owners' personal taste -- original pressings across soul/funk, jazz, punk and indie rock. Mail-order since 2004, walk-in store since 2011.
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- Remedy Records
Stellingen shop specializing in rock and metal since 1989 -- LPs, picture discs, CDs, DVDs and band merch across hard rock, black/death/doom/thrash metal, hardcore and grindcore.
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- Remoto Records
Electronic-music shop that took over the former Smallville Records space in 2021 -- new and secondhand vinyl spanning minimal, tech house, techno, breakbeat, ambient and psytrance, plus DJ gear and in-store sessions.
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- Ruff Trade Records
Secondhand record shop run by owner Michael Ruff since 1979, carrying jazz, blues, electronic, hip-hop, indie, punk, reggae, rock, soul and wave on vinyl and CD.
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- Selekta Reggae Record Shop
Sternschanze reggae specialist run by Ingo Schepper for over 20 years -- vinyl and CDs in reggae, dub, ska, dancehall and soul, plus streetwear brands like Fred Perry, Baracuta and Stetson.
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- Slam Records
Sternschanze record shop running for over 30 years, stocking vinyl and CDs across rock, jazz, blues and alternative.
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- trader.hifi
Non-alcoholic Ottensen listening café inspired by Japan's jazz-kissa tradition, built around a custom Friendly Pressure sound system; hosts evening all-vinyl listening sessions alongside daytime coffee service.
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- Wir kaufen Schallplatten
Hendrik Ahl's record shop -- started 1988, at this Stellingen/Eidelstedt location since 2005. Buys and sells rock, pop, blues, punk, jazz and classical LPs and CDs.
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- Zardoz Records
One of Hamburg's best-known record shops for over 30 years, in the Karolinenviertel since a 2018 relocation. Vinyl and CDs from oldies and indie/punk to electronic, jazz and hip-hop.
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See the full record store listing for Hamburg, Germany.