Record Store Day in Moscow, Russia
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 Moscow, Russia
Independent record shops open in Moscow, Russia 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.
- A2 Record Store
Small audiophile reissue specialist near Ugreshskaya metro dealing in sealed, limited-edition pressings (gatefold 180g, numbered anniversary editions) spanning alternative rock, electronic/IDM and jazz. No independent website found.
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- Boogiemanmusic
Vinyl and CD shop near Savyolovskaya metro selling new and rare records with a deep Soviet-era classical/Melodiya catalogue (Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven); used records are professionally cleaned and re-sleeved, and can be auditioned before purchase.
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- Bside
Small vinyl shop on Bolshoi Trekhsvyatitelsky Lane near Kitay-gorod, focused on records ordered/imported from Europe with a public Discogs collection; open Thu-Fri afternoons and weekends, also sells branded slipmats.
2 sources
- Delikatesy Stereo (Michurinsky)
Small kiosk-style outlet of the 'Delikatesy Stereo' vinyl/audio chain near Ramenki metro, tagged discs/vinyl on its listing; part of a multi-branch Moscow chain, no independent website found.
1 source
- DiG (Long Play)
Secondhand vinyl, CD and used hi-fi/turntable shop by Kotelnicheskaya Embankment (enter via the Aromatny Mir wine shop, 2nd floor); buys and sells collections, wide genre range from funk/soul and electronic to Russian rock and Soviet Melodiya pressings.
2 sources
- Dom Kultury
Record shop on Kutuzovsky Drive near Park Pobedy, categorised on maps as a discs/vinyl music store; well reviewed but own site could not be reached to confirm genre range this sweep.
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- Eto Vinil
Vinyl and CD shop on Zhukov Drive with a broad genre range from metal to R&B, hip-hop to classical, and an emphasis on keeping prices low.
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- Maximum Vinyl
Well-established record shop near Krasnoselskaya metro selling new and sealed vinyl (soundtracks, rock, pop) with gift certificates up to 20,000 rubles; stock listing updated the day of this sweep.
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- Mir Vinila
Courtyard vinyl shop off Pyatnitskaya street claiming 10,000+ titles in stock, from Soviet-era and classical pressings from 300 rubles to new releases; ultrasonic record-washing service; daily-updated stock with near-daily news posts.
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- MuzKino Vinyl
Active vinyl and disc shop in Reutov, just east of Moscow via MKAD, selling records and computer accessories with regular stock updates including imports from Spain, Germany and Japan.
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- Novoye Iskusstvo
Music megastore by Savyolovskaya metro selling new and secondhand vinyl plus CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, Japanese pressings and cassettes; huge, well-reviewed catalogue spanning rock, indie, metal and classical among others.
2 sources
- Onkai Master
Curated hip-hop, funk/soul, breaks, bossa nova and reggae vinyl shop near Kurskaya; current catalogue includes 2025-dated releases (Gorillaz, Frank Sinatra). Appears to have relocated from an earlier spot at the Khlebozavod No.9 creative cluster to Pokrovka street.
2 sources
- Plastinochnaya No. 1
Vinyl shop right by Shchyolkovskaya metro (4th floor), classic and secondhand rock/pop/soul pressings (Adele, Hot Chocolate, Roger Daltrey) alongside Soviet Melodiya spoken-word and fairy-tale records; new stock news posted within days of this sweep.
1 source
- PLSTK WRLD
Hip-hop and rap-focused new-vinyl shop near Kitay-Gorod on Maroseyka street, stocking colour-vinyl new releases (6lack, Don Toliver, J. Cole) alongside rock/alternative pressings.
2 sources
- Protocol: Detroit
Specialist electronic/techno/house 12in and EP shop near Komsomolskaya, doubling as merch/clothing outlet; buzzer entry via a gate intercom. Stock updated within days of this sweep, sourced from labels like Radici, HOARY and Memoria.
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- Rekord
Small record shop ('Рекорд') near Vavilovskaya metro on Stroiteley street, a short walk from the larger Sound-Barrier vinyl store; no independent website found.
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- Renaissance Vinyl
Small record shop near Chistye Prudy metro, office 3 of a courtyard building on Chistoprudniy Boulevard, selling records 'of every genre and taste'.
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- Sound-Barrier
Large vinyl megastore on Leninsky Avenue claiming 200,000+ records in stock, singled out on its own listing for a huge heavy metal section and an 'endlessly large' jazz collection.
2 sources
- Stoprobot Vinyl
Vinyl specialist inside the Design Factory / FLACON creative cluster near Dmitrovskaya metro, stocking 10,000+ records across hip-hop, rock, electronic, funk, pop and reggae plus turntables, accessories and custom vinyl ordering.
2 sources
- Transilvaniya
Long-running basement media megastore just off Red Square on Tverskaya street, primarily CD/DVD/Blu-ray but tagged for vinyl on its storefront listing; catalogue of nearly 60,000 titles across almost every genre and media format.
2 sources
- U Dyadi Bori
One of Moscow's oldest rock shops, a minute from Kuznetsky Most metro, selling new and used vinyl plus CDs, rock/metal/punk t-shirts and magazines, and no-markup concert tickets.
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- Vinyl.ru
Large basement-level vinyl store and online catalogue (6,400+ records in stock) near Arbat, spanning rock, metal, jazz, electronic, funk/soul and classical, with ultrasonic record-washing and warp-correction services and gift certificates.
2 sources
See the full record store listing for Moscow, Russia.