Record Store Day in Manila, Philippines
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 Manila, Philippines
Independent record shops open in Manila, Philippines 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.
- Backspacer Records
Kapitolyo, Pasig vinyl specialist stocking OPM, rock, jazz, electronic and more alongside turntables, amps and speakers, plus record-cleaning and flattening services.
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- Bear's Den Records
Vinyl dealer trading since 2013 as a pop-up stall every Sunday at the Legazpi Sunday Market in Makati. Rock, jazz, hip-hop, pop, reggae and OPM. Sundays only — not a permanent storefront.
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- Bebop Records
Small basement crate-digging spot in Makati Cinema Square among the hi-fi stalls, strong on soundtracks and general genres, with stock partly sourced from Japan.
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- Gold Digger Records
Cubao Expo shop mixing vinyl with vintage streetwear and collectables, part of a small cluster of businesses there including its own Golden Dimsum Bar and Raggatori.
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- Good Vibrations Vinyl Cafe
Cubao Expo cafe-bar with a second-floor vinyl and physical-media nook, drinks by day and DJ sets by night in Quezon City's arts-and-crafts hub.
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- Northwest Estate and Collectibles
Diliman record store with a vast, well-labeled library of vinyl, cassettes and CDs, a five-year fixture for Quezon City collectors that recently moved to a bigger space.
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- Plaka Express Record Store And Warehouse
Family-run Quezon City record warehouse selling new, used and open-box vinyl including OPM, alongside CDs, DVDs, cassettes and vintage audio gear.
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- plaka.MNL
Santa Mesa vinyl specialist dealing in vintage first pressings from Japan, the US and Europe, plus turntable setups and a graded pre-owned selection.
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- PlakaPlanet MCS
Basement-level vinyl shop in Makati Central Square (formerly Makati Cinema Square), well organized and reasonably priced, run by longtime collector Bobby.
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- Satchmi
SM Megamall cafe, listening room and vinyl retailer under one roof, an Ortigas hangout for coffee, records and film culture.
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- Ted Ellis
Recently renovated BGC record store with a fast-turning stock of vinyl, CDs and merch, plus Record Store Day exclusives; reachable via Instagram for stock inquiries.
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- The Grey Market Records
Quezon City record store on the Katipunan Ave strip with a large stock of new and secondhand vinyl, heavy on Japanese pressings, plus its own TGM label releases.
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- ThisIsPop!
Salcedo Village boutique specializing in City Pop, J-pop and indie pop vinyl, with a members-only back room for deeper cuts.
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- TRAX MANILA RECORDS
Small Marikina record store with a wide-ranging stock of over a thousand LPs and singles, from classic rock to soul, plus a modest CD and cassette selection.
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- Treskul
Mandaluyong bar and vinyl haunt on Boni Avenue run by DJ Arbie Won, mixing crate-digging with live music, dancing and drinks into the small hours.
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- Vinylhead Records
Makati shop exclusively selling secondhand vinyl, heavy on 80s and 90s pop and rock with the odd classic-rock rarity, tucked away on the first floor.
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See the full record store listing for Manila, Philippines.