Record Store Day in Munich, Germany
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 Munich, Germany
Independent record shops open in Munich, Germany 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.
- Alex Corner
Neuhausen-Nymphenburg shop with a broad, audiophile-minded vinyl and CD selection across folk, punk, jazz, funk, Brazilian/Latin, metal, indie and classic rock, alongside HiFi/high-end consultation.
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- Best Records
Owner-run since 1989, buying and selling used vinyl only, around 20,000 titles across soul, funk, hip-hop, jazz, Brazilian, rock, punk, indie and metal.
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- Black Wave Records
Westend vinyl-only shop run by Michael Krenner (also of Taken by Surprise Records label), specializing in punk, hardcore, indie, powerpop and garage; cash only.
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- Deejay.de Record Store
Laim walk-in store for the deejay.de online platform, with listening stations for electronic 12"s spanning techno, trance and progressive.
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- Der Schallplattenladen
Haidhausen shop near Ostbahnhof, roughly 40,000 records, with record cleaning and repair services available.
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- Die Tonabnehmer
Schwabing-West shop focused on jazz, soul, pop rock, indie and hip-hop, with occasional in-store live performances.
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- Dock's LP & CD Börse
Isarvorstadt LP and CD exchange/trading shop, open six days a week.
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- Gutfeeling Recordstore
Isarvorstadt storefront for the Gutfeeling label, carrying house-produced and international vinyl across cumbia, jazz, punk rock, highlife and blues, with free coffee; cash only.
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- Lone Pine Records
Tiny near-Hauptbahnhof shop selling carefully graded and restored vintage vinyl, self-described as "Munich's soul provider"; open Fridays, otherwise by appointment.
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- Ludwig Beck
Department store's fifth-floor "Schallplattenladen im Kaufhaus der Sinne" on Marienplatz, with over 10,000 records spanning classics to current releases, expanded in late 2023, plus listening stations and in-store events.
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- M.U.F.T. Musik- und FilmTreff
Isarvorstadt video-rental shop with a back room of used vinyl and CDs bought and sold alongside DVDs, Blu-rays, games and comics.
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- M2 Music 2nd Hand
Haidhausen secondhand shop, 200 sqm of used vinyl covering classic rock, jazz, reggae, ska, indie, NDW and metal; no new stock.
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- maoz Vinyl & Kaffee
Schwabing record shop and cafe combo buying and selling new and used vinyl with coffee and a retro aesthetic.
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- Monkey Island Records
Small Haidhausen secondhand shop near Rosenheimer Platz specializing in original pressings of rock, pop, oldies and krautrock.
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- Mono
Haidhausen shop selling roughly half new, half used vinyl, CDs, music books and film; indie rock, hip-hop and soundtracks.
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- Musiknische Schallplatten
Sendling-Westpark neighborhood record shop.
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- Nok Nok Records
Schwabing record shop with afternoon walk-in hours.
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- Optimal Records
Glockenbachviertel institution since 1982, in a former hair salon, selling new and used vinyl across indie, electronica, classics, jazz and techno.
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- Public Possession
Record store, label and design studio founded 2012, now on Amiraplatz in the Altstadt after relocating from its long-time Glockenbachviertel home; house, disco, ambient and electronic plus own releases.
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- Recordcheck
Schwabing shop on Leopoldstraße stocking CDs and vinyl across rock, pop, metal, blues, prog, krautrock and jazz; cash only.
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- RILLE & PROMILLE
Untergiesing shop selling secondhand vinyl, CDs, vintage clothing and band merch, with sofas for in-store listening and a small wine selection.
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- Riviera Records
Electronic-music vinyl, art and coffee spot; moved from Rosental to this Altstadt address (former Boneless skate shop) in mid-2025 after five years, expanding into a community/gallery space.
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- Schallplattenzentrale
Isarvorstadt used-only record shop operating since 1979, all genres, with a bargain section at around €1 per LP; company site was mid-update at time of verification.
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- Second Music & Fun
Maxvorstadt shop operating 25+ years buying, selling and trading vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays on a 100 sqm floor.
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- Slam Records
Isarvorstadt secondhand shop near the Glockenbachviertel with a vintage feel, specializing in hip-hop, soul, funk and reggae.
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- Topkaufmunich
Sendling shop for vinyl records alongside turntables, styluses, amplifiers and other HiFi gear, buying and selling both records and equipment.
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- Trikont
Shop of the legendary independent Trikont label ('Unsere Stimme Schallplatten') in Obergiesing, selling new and used vinyl and singles from around the world alongside the label's own world/folk/Bavarian catalogue.
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- Vintage Voodoo
Sendling shop selling entirely pre-owned, often rare vinyl in rock, punk, wave and metal.
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- Westend Vinyl
Westend neighborhood vinyl shop with limited walk-in hours.
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- Zauberflöte
Classical and opera specialist in the Altstadt run by Lennart Schneck, stocking rare recordings across Schallplatten (vinyl) and CD formats.
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See the full record store listing for Munich, Germany.