Record Store Day in Lima, Peru
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 Lima, Peru
Independent record shops open in Lima, Peru 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.
- Ciudad Disco
Magdalena del Mar record stand on the second floor of the small C.C. Malena gallery, with a well-organized classic and current collection and original, guaranteed-quality pressings.
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- Classic Records - Tienda De Discos De Vinilo
Long-running stall on Jirón Quilca, Lima's historic record-shop street in Centro, one of several independent vinyl and CD vendors packed into the block.
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- Discos Eternos - Discos Vinilo
Miraflores shop with more than 3,000 records in stock, strong on Peruvian and wider Latin American pressings, run by a knowledgeable owner who presses his own reissues.
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- El Grito
Centro de Lima flagship of El Grito inside the Galeria World of Books, at the back of the arcade, selling Peruvian and international rock/punk records alongside band merchandise.
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- Galeria Musical Quilca
Multi-stall Quilca gallery of independent vendors selling CDs, cassettes and vinyl crate-dug from the floor, from 1-sol bargains to pricier double albums; several sellers keep Saturday-afternoon hours.
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- GEN X - Discos de Vinilo
Santiago de Surco shop selling new, sealed vinyl reissues of classic rock, reggae and pop acts from the 1970s through 2000s at competitive prices.
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- Lazy It Is Discos
Second-floor Miraflores mainstay in Galería Multicentro, praised by regulars as one of Lima's best for new and used vinyl across Latin, US and European rock, with an English-speaking owner.
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- LiMA Vinilos
Small, well-curated stall inside the Galerías Av. Brasil subculture mall in Jesús María, notable for rare and obscure Peruvian vinyl and fast, friendly mail-order shipping.
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- Pentagram records
Another vinyl stall inside the Galerías Av. Brasil mall in Jesús María, part of the building's cluster of small independent record dealers.
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- Prisma Music - Discos de Vinilo
Miraflores vinyl specialist inside C.C. Caracol selling new pressings across rock, alternative, city pop, jazz, anime and K-pop, plus Audio-Technica turntables and Edifier speakers.
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- Retro Beat - Galería del Vinilo
Used-vinyl gallery on Jirón Quilca with several vendors working side by side under one roof, strong on Peruvian huayno, criolla and marinera pressings from about $2-9 each.
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- RETRO KROMOS
Jesús María specialist in Japanese vinyl and CD pressings and vintage hi-fi equipment inside the Galerías Av. Brasil mall, alongside a wider general vinyl and CD selection.
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- Sensei Records
Over 20 years on Jirón Quilca selling new and vintage vinyl across rock, electronic, indie, hip-hop, reggae and Spanish rock, plus nationwide shipping from the same Centro de Lima storefront.
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- Sonocentro
CD and vinyl specialist in the basement of Plaza San Miguel mall in San Miguel, run by longtime staff with a deep collector's catalog; reviews describe a strong record selection at premium prices and note the owner's expertise.
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- The Noise Brasil
Jesús María branch of The Noise inside the Galerías Av. Brasil music-and-subculture mall, restocking rock and pop vinyl regularly alongside CDs and cassettes.
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- The Noise Music Store
Miraflores flagship of The Noise, selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes and Blu-rays across rock en español, hard rock, alternative and pop, plus band merch, turntables and speakers.
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- Tienda El Grito
Jesús María branch of punk/rock label-shop El Grito inside Galerías Av. Brasil, selling vinyl, band t-shirts and offering photocopy services from the same counter.
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- VINILOS
Small, tidy Miraflores shop on the second floor of a shopping gallery, stocking rock, pop, indie, jazz, salsa, electronic, metal and hip-hop vinyl plus turntables and accessories.
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- Xperience Discos
Magdalena del Mar record shop listed across several Lima business directories as a music/video and disc store, a short walk from the Ciudad Disco gallery.
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See the full record store listing for Lima, Peru.