Record Store Day in Monterrey, Mexico
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 Monterrey, Mexico
Independent record shops open in Monterrey, Mexico 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.
- Backtrack Vinyl Records
Centro shop known for imported titles in excellent condition, especially city pop and Japanese pressings; relaxed browsing atmosphere and active social media. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- Dark Vission
Centro heavy-metal specialist inside Edificio Monterrey selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs and merch across two floors; organizers of the Monterrey Metal Fest. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- La Disqueria Mty
Barrio Antiguo record-and-vintage-clothing combo inside Nandas 78 Bar, dusty and memorabilia-packed with a strong vintage LP collection including Japanese editions. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- Las Dunas Record Café
San Pedro record shop and café curated by Alejandro Elizondo of Los Mundos/Las Dunas Studio, focused on ambient, krautrock and psychedelic vinyl alongside good coffee. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- MexiCan Discos Bazar
Centro doorbell shop with an extensive new, vintage and collectible vinyl selection at mostly flat MEX$100 pricing; personalized service once you're buzzed in. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- MuchoBeat Shop
Chepevera DJ-and-audiophile vinyl shop doubling as a DJ/Ableton Live production school and talent agency; visits by appointment on weekday afternoons. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- Musiclab* Records
San Pedro shop stocking contemporary pop, indie and Latin vinyl new releases, box sets and turntable accessories, from The Strokes to Bad Bunny; a Record Store Day participant. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- The Vintage Store mx
Barrio Antiguo shop mixing English rock and Spanish cumbia/pop vinyl with posters and Funko collectibles in one of Monterrey's most walkable neighborhoods. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- Vinilo 33
Villa Mitras vinyl specialist open daily, shipping vintage and new records nationally and internationally alongside in-store sales; fast-growing weekly-refreshed stock. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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See the full record store listing for Monterrey, Mexico.