Record Store Day in Hanoi, Vietnam
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 Hanoi, Vietnam
Independent record shops open in Hanoi, Vietnam 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.
- Đĩa Than Vintage - Hanoi Vintage Vinyl Shop
Tây Hồ vinyl institution run by owner Thai, widely rated Hanoi's best record shop; deep stock of rare first-press vinyl from the 1970s at reasonable prices, with enthusiastic in-store listening sessions across city pop, funk and jazz.
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- LP Club
Multi-floor Ba Đình record shop, cafe and board-game hangout selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes plus gear and merch; the attached Montauk by LP Club cocktail bar keeps the space going into the night.
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- Totem Vinyl - Tiệm Đĩa Than Record Store
Small but mighty shop on Nguyễn Trung Trực near the Old Quarter, tucked beside a barber and coffee boutique; curated stock of city pop, funk, jazz and obscure/rare pressings, with local art on the walls and friendly listening sessions.
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- Trần Đức Store CD&LP
Small, well-regarded Hàng Bài Street shop near Hoàn Kiếm with a strong classical-music collection on CD and vinyl; the friendly owner lets browsers audition records before buying and points collectors toward turntable sources.
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- Victory CD & DVD shop
Tây Hồ shop that, despite the name, stocks a genuine vinyl selection alongside new-release and secondhand CDs; reviewers cite rare records and reasonably priced LPs. Owners speak limited English but respond quickly to Facebook messages.
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- Vọc Records
Đống Đa vinyl specialist ('Chuyên Sỉ Lẻ Đĩa Than/Đầu Đĩa Than/Cassette Toàn Quốc') selling new and secondhand records, turntables and cassettes wholesale and retail nationwide; staff give personalized recommendations and free record cleaning.
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See the full record store listing for Hanoi, Vietnam.