Record Store Day in Rome, Italy
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 Rome, Italy
Independent record shops open in Rome, Italy 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.
- A.S.C. The Music Loft
Members-only cultural-association record space with a 500 sqm showroom, 35,000+ vinyl records and hi-fi listening rooms; specializes in Japanese jazz/rock pressings, audiophile originals and rare library music.
2 sources
- Ace Records
Conca d'Oro specialist in heavy metal, hard rock, pop rock, jazz and classical on vinyl, tape and CD, new and used, plus rare/out-of-print finds.
2 sources
- Aritmia Music Shop
Metal specialist shop focused on dark, doom and black metal vinyl.
2 sources
- Bar Brunori Caffè e Vinile
Aventino neighborhood bar since 1959 that grew a genuine record-shop side — 33rpm vinyl across rock, blues, jazz, psychedelia and prog, plus CDs, DVDs and music books, alongside drinks.
2 sources
- Blutopia
Pigneto documentation center and shop for vinyl, CDs, books and video, with a listening/reading space hosting workshops, concerts and exhibitions.
2 sources
- Chicken Records
Villa Gordiani shop with 7,000+ new and used LPs, 7-inches, CDs, cassettes and music books spanning rock, jazz, hip-hop, electronic, disco and reggae. Buys collections.
2 sources
- David - Porta Portese Vinyl Stand
Porta Portese's best-stocked record stand, bargain discs alongside rare titles across genres, at the Piazza Ippolito Nievo pitch once held by the historic Ettore and Fabrizio record stands.
1 source
- DischiXFiaschi
Montesacro's 'Vineria & Vinileria' since 2021 — vinyl records and natural wines side by side in a lounge running breakfast to aperitivo, with DJ sets most weekends.
2 sources
- Disco+
Centocelle neighborhood shop selling new and used vinyl, 7-inches and CDs across rock, jazz, pop, hip-hop, electronic and soul, with in-store events.
2 sources
- Discoteca Laziale
Long-running Termini-area store, founded 1967, dealing vinyl, CDs, DVDs and video games at wholesale and retail, with a hi-fi equipment section and jazz emphasis.
2 sources
- E.D.F. Point 1
EUR-Tintoretto shop inside the Centro Commerciale I Granai with well-stocked new and used vinyl and CD sections across genres and price points; buys used collections and trades online as Vinylstrike.
2 sources
- EL TOPO
Used books and records shop hosting literary and cultural events; wide selection of used vinyl and CDs across genres alongside novels, essays and biographies.
2 sources
- Elastic Rock
Monteverde used-vinyl shop that grew out of a Porta Portese market stall; rock-focused, name-checked locally by actor/director Carlo Verdone.
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- Get Back - Dischi e Fumetti
Prati-area shop for new and used vinyl (180g new pressings, used 33/45rpm), CDs, DVDs and vintage comics from the '60s-'80s.
2 sources
- Goody Music
DJ-equipment specialist near Piazzale Flaminio ('Only for DeeJay') that also stocks a curated vinyl collection — house, techno, disco, hip-hop, funk and jazz.
2 sources
- Gorilla blu
Trastevere exhibition space combining underground graphics from the Frigidaire/Frigolandia archive with vinyl rarities, books and CDs — a visual-and-sound hybrid gallery/record shop.
2 sources
- GrooveLab Records
Testaccio electronic-music specialist and label; house, techno, dub, leftfield and IDM vinyl from classic to experimental, with regular in-store DJ events.
2 sources
- I Want To Believe Recordshop
Small used-vinyl shop near Termini/Santa Maria Maggiore focused on electronic and dance music.
2 sources
- Idee Musicali Roma
Cinecittà shop open since 1986 selling new and used vinyl across nearly every genre except classical/opera, plus new CDs and imports.
2 sources
- Il Mangiadischi
Small, well-curated Trastevere shop for hip-hop, soul, jazz and current sounds, run by Luca Caminiti; relocated here from San Lorenzo in 2023.
2 sources
- L'Allegretto Dischi
Reference point since 1984 for classical, operatic and Italian/international jazz recordings; listening room, books and DVDs alongside CDs and vinyl.
2 sources
- Magic Sound
Old-style Prenestino/Labicano shop (24+ years running) selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs and instruments, plus advance tickets for concerts and events nationwide.
2 sources
- Millerecords
Atmospheric Esquilino record shop dealing 33/45/78 rpm vinyl, new and used CDs, and music books across classical, jazz, rock, blues, soul, fusion, disco and punk.
2 sources
- Music Machine Record Store
Billed as the largest record store in Italy; western-Rome warehouse space (opened 2021) with an extensive new and rare vinyl selection and on-site parking.
2 sources
- Pavel - Porta Portese Vinyl Stand
Small Porta Portese stand mid-Via Napoleone Parboni specializing in hard rock, psych and prog vinyl.
1 source
- Pink Moon Records
Portuense-district shop open since 1993 selling new and used vinyl, CDs, rarities and international imports; progressive/psych leanings.
3 sources
- Puntomusica
Audiophile hi-fi specialist for over 30 years near San Paolo/Garbatella — in-house speaker builds, turntable and amplifier repairs, and a refined, sought-after selection of used vinyl.
2 sources
- Radiation Records - Monti
Monti branch of Rome's long-running Radiation Records; punk, metal, hip-hop, soul, garage, ska and jazz on vinyl, plus CDs, books and t-shirts.
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- Radiation Records - Pigneto
Pigneto branch of Radiation Records; punk, metal, hip-hop, soul, garage, ska and jazz on vinyl, plus CDs, books and t-shirts.
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- Radiation Records - Trastevere
Trastevere branch of Radiation Records; punk, metal, hip-hop, soul, garage, ska and jazz on vinyl, plus CDs, books and t-shirts.
2 sources
- Rhizome
Small kiosk-style shop and cultural space on Via Nuoro combining records and books.
2 sources
- Round Midnight Dischi
Piazza Bologna used-vinyl specialist with roughly 30,000 catalogued titles — LPs, 45s and mixes — spanning pop/rock, jazz, classical and soundtracks.
2 sources
- SONIC BOOM Record Shop
Tufello neighborhood shop for vinyl, hi-fi equipment, books and art.
2 sources
- Soul Food
Punk and garage specialist a few steps from the Colosseum, open since 2002; vinyl, CDs, t-shirts, zines and assorted rare finds.
2 sources
- Sounds Familiar
Former parking garage in Trastevere converted in 2023 into a flexible vinyl record store, listening room and event space, run by the Sounds Familiar label (founded 2013).
2 sources
- Spin – Beershop & Records
Garbatella beershop with a musical vocation — a vinyl shop (used across genres, new mostly electronic) alongside craft beer, with weekly live sets and DJ nights.
2 sources
- Stereosound
Historic vinyl shop steps from the Pantheon, known locally as 'La Discoteca al Pantheon.' Pope Francis stopped by in 2019 to bless the renovated store.
3 sources
- Streetnoise
Porta Portese market stall active since 1990, selling vinyl, cassettes and CDs organized by genre at civic number 62 on Via Angelo Bargoni.
1 source
- Transmission
San Lorenzo institution near the university; huge stock of used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays across jazz, rock, punk, classical and electronic. Buys collections.
3 sources
- Ultrasuoni Records
San Lorenzo specialist in electronic and dance vinyl — house, techno, drum'n'bass, dub and related niche genres — plus DJ gear and music books.
2 sources
- Vinyl Room
Centro Storico shop near Piazza del Popolo founded in 2018 by the sons of singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori; new and used vinyl spanning rock, pop, reggae and folk.
2 sources
- Welcome To The Jungle - Record Store
200-square-meter Prati shop, one of Rome's largest, opened June 2018; buys and sells new and used vinyl and CDs across rock, jazz, blues and electronic, plus hi-fi gear.
2 sources
See the full record store listing for Rome, Italy.