Record Store Day in Montreal, Canada
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 Montreal, Canada
Independent record shops open in Montreal, Canada 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.
- 180g café - disquaire
Low-key café-record shop tucked in a Rosemont/Petite-Patrie industrial bay, pairing soul, funk, hip-hop and jazz vinyl with coffee and food.
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- Atom Heart
Independent record store since 1999 near Place des Arts, focused on electronic and independent rock with personalized service.
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- Aux 33 Tours
Montreal's largest independent record store, with 45,000+ new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes in the Plateau. OSM tagged it 'Au 33 Tours' — actual name is Aux 33 Tours.
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- Bar Le Record
Vinyl bar in Villeray spinning a 2,500-record collection (1940s to today) on the turntables, with signature cocktails, popcorn, and weekend DJs on the dance floor.
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- Barcola Audio
Record shop paired with an Italian bistro near Mile End, selling curated new vinyl plus KLIPSCH, PIONEER, ONKYO and Pro-Ject audio gear, open weekends and weekdays by appointment.
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- BBAM! Gallery
Record store and art gallery near Lionel-Groulx metro run by music journalist Ralph Alfonso, mixing used vinyl with rotating art shows.
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- CD Échange
Used CD, vinyl, 45 and cassette shop since 1997, at the Bélanger/Chambord corner since a June 2022 relocation; Quebec's largest cassette selection.
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- Cheap Thrills
Montreal's oldest running record shop, open since 1971 downtown, with hard-to-find used vinyl and a large used-book section.
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- Death of Vinyl
Montreal's Record Store Heaven since 2007, past Mile End on St-Laurent, with 50,000+ used records spanning rare jazz to Italo-disco, plus used audiophile gear.
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- Disques Beatnick
Longtime Plateau collectable record store on Saint-Denis, dealing new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes.
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- Encore Books & Records
Family-run NDG shop buying and selling used books and records, offering store credit for collections.
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- Francophonies
Specialist in francophone music with roughly 20,000 vinyl, CD and cassette titles in stock, including a dedicated Celine Dion collection.
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- Freeson Rock
Metal and progressive-rock specialist on the Plateau since 1988, with new and used vinyl, CDs and merch across metal, prog, jazz, blues and punk.
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- L'Échange
Plateau record and CD shop buying and selling vinyl since 1976, in a large, welcoming space on Mont-Royal Avenue.
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- L'Indicatif Disquaire
Laval-des-Rapides record shop specializing in used vinyl, plus pre-owned CDs and DVDs, well established with a large local following.
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- L'Oblique
Plateau record shop founded in 1987 by Luc Bérard, spotlighting Montreal bands alongside new/used vinyl, CDs, cassettes and audio-equipment sale and repair.
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- La Rama Records
Mile End shop with weekly arrivals of singles, EPs and full-lengths from around the world, catering to casual listeners and DJs.
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- Le Noise
Longueuil shop specializing in new and used vinyl records and band t-shirts.
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- Le Nouveau Soundcentral
Plateau record store on Avenue Coloniale carrying new and used vinyl.
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- Le Rappel
Ahuntsic shop with roughly 20 years in business buying and selling new and used CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and vinyl records.
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- Le Vacarme
Rosemont neighbourhood record shop founded September 2017 by Jean-François Rioux, curating indie-to-classic-rock vinyl staff picks.
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- LeBackstore
Independent record store and label a few minutes from Sherbrooke metro, stocking indie, electronic, ambient and jazz vinyl. Rebrand of the long-running Le Pick-Up at the same address.
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- Music Capricorne
Vinyl warehouse in the Lachine borough, open to the public for more than 40 years, buying, selling and trading records.
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- Paul's Boutique
Record shop on Mont-Royal Avenue with long daily hours, part of the Plateau's dense cluster of walkable vinyl stores.
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- Phonopolis
Mile End vinyl shop hosting in-store performances, curating indie, jazz, avant-garde, folk and world music with weekly new arrivals.
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- Pump Up The Volume
Vinyl and video club combo shop on Rue Ontario Est, pairing used records with movie rentals.
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- Sonik Records
Plateau record shop specializing in punk, metal and garage vinyl, run by collector and DIY-reissue label founder Mathieu Livernois.
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- Sonorama
Mile End vinyl shop open since October 2011, specializing in rock, jazz, soul, funk, disco, francophone and world music.
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- Sunrise Records (Carrefour Angrignon)
Sunrise Records in Carrefour Angrignon, the chain's LaSalle branch in Montreal's south-west.
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- Sunrise Records (Carrefour du Nord)
Sunrise Records in Carrefour du Nord, the chain's Saint-Jérôme branch on Montreal's northern edge.
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- Sunrise Records (Fairview Pointe-Claire)
Sunrise Records in CF Fairview Pointe-Claire, the chain's West Island branch. Quebec branches trade in French as Les Disquaires Sunrise.
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- Sunrise Records (Galeries Rive Nord)
Sunrise Records in Galeries Rive Nord, the chain's branch serving Repentigny on Montreal's north shore.
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- Sunrise Records (Place Versailles)
Sunrise Records in Place Versailles, on the east end's Sherbrooke strip. Quebec branches of the chain trade in French as Les Disquaires Sunrise.
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- Sunrise Records (Promenades St-Bruno)
Sunrise Records in Promenades St-Bruno, the chain's South Shore branch, open since 1977 per the mall's own listing.
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- Venus Lounge Records
Since 2005, a warehouse-style shop with roughly 30,000 records in stock, spanning funk, soul, Afrobeat, Latin and electronic LPs and 45s.
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- Victor Victor Victor
Weekend café-shop on Avenue Papineau pairing coffee with curated vinyl (including Italian imports), graphic novels, manga and Criterion/Ghibli film media.
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- Vinyle Verdun Les Bons Débarras
Verdun neighbourhood shop with a well-curated mix of new and used vinyl plus second-hand books, on Wellington's restaurant-and-shop strip.
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See the full record store listing for Montreal, Canada.