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Record Store Day Guides

Record Store Day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Independent record shops open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 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.

  • Basement Record Store

    Open Hours not listed

    DIY, call-ahead vinyl and tape shop above a Bukit Bintang laundromat, focused on hardcore punk, grindcore and Malaysian underground music, with some zines and CDs.

    1 source

  • Hard Graft Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Petaling Jaya shop with a well-kept, rotating selection of new and used vinyl, CDs and 7-inches across genres, plus coffee to sip while browsing.

    1 source

  • Mamat Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Campbell Complex shop for metalheads, stocking black, death and thrash vinyl alongside band merch, patches and metal memorabilia.

    1 source

  • MusicRecords2u

    Open Hours not listed

    Sixth-floor Wisma Cosway vinyl specialist on Jalan Raja Chulan with a broad new and old LP selection, including first pressings, and card payment accepted.

    1 source

  • My Analogue Seduction

    Open Hours not listed

    Amcorp Mall vinyl stall with a friendly owner and an inclusive mix of new and secondhand LPs across genres.

    1 source

  • MyVinyl Kingdom

    Open Hours not listed

    Small ground-floor Amcorp Mall record stall, part of the mall's cluster of vinyl dealers, occasionally closed on Sundays.

    1 source

  • NEWLEAFZ RECORDS

    Open Hours not listed

    Long-running Amcorp Mall vinyl dealer run by Mr Tan, known for rare first pressings, record cleaning and warrantied grading on older albums.

    1 source

  • Poppy Records

    Open Hours not listed

    Small, well-curated Kampung Attap record shop with a retro-street vibe, where the owner happily walks newcomers through how to use a turntable.

    1 source

  • Sputnik Rekordz

    Open Hours not listed

    Vinyl shop tucked above a wet market in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, curating indie, underground, regional and Japanese city pop records; staff spin every disc before sale.

    1 source

  • Syarikat Greenland Record

    Open Hours not listed

    Petaling Street shophouse dealer in VCDs, DVDs, cassettes and records with a strong Chinese-oldies catalogue plus an English-language selection.

    1 source

  • Tandang Record Store

    Open Hours not listed

    Kampung Attap record shop specializing in metal, hardcore and punk vinyl and CDs, spanning Malaysian and international acts, in a heritage Zhongshan Building unit.

    1 source

  • The Groove Room Record Store

    Open Hours not listed

    Amcorp Mall record shop run by Mohan, a retiree's labour of love packed with vinyl and a strong personal touch for curating what to play next.

    1 source

See the full record store listing for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.