Record Store Day in Montpellier, France
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 Montpellier, France
Independent record shops open in Montpellier, France 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.
- Black Blue Disques
Historic Centre disquaire since 1993; new and used vinyl, CD, cassette and DVD across all styles (rock, jazz, reggae, classical), with an international sourcing network for rare/hard-to-find records.
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- Général Music
Buy/sell/trade shop near Place de la Comédie, open since Dec 16, 2007 (sister to the Avignon original); used and new vinyl, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, BD and manga. Runs recurring vinyl days and signings; manager Olivier Bertagna specializes in electronic and soul.
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- Ground Zero
Disquaire and Pro-Ject turntable/hi-fi specialist (Montpellier location followed a Paris store); indie rock, folk, pop, garage, noise, punk, new wave, electro, hip-hop, soul, funk, disco and pop culture vinyl from the 1960s to today. Free in-store pickup for online orders.
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- Le Comptoir du Disque
Independent disquaire since 1995, main Place Pétrarque location (second boutique on Rue de la Petite Loge); large new/used vinyl selection including limited editions, rare items and exotic pressings, ~180,000 references across the two shops.
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- Le Comptoir du Disque 2
Second Le Comptoir du Disque boutique (sister shop to the Place Pétrarque location, same ownership since 1995); new/used vinyl, CD, cassette and 10-inch stock plus merch.
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- Le Discopathe
Disquaire-bar and webradio in the pedestrian city centre; 5,000+ carefully selected vinyl (strong in jazz and reggae, original pressings) alongside a full bar, coworking space and concert venue.
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- Les Galettes Chaudes
Monthly 'Vinyl Invasion' pop-up — private collection of thousands of records across genres, sold every 1st Sunday of the month at a fixed Rue de Lorraine venue. Not a permanent storefront; check the trading day before visiting.
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See the full record store listing for Montpellier, France.