Record Store Day in Salt Lake City, Utah
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 Salt Lake City, Utah
Independent record shops open in Salt Lake City, Utah 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.
- Daybreak Records
Independent Sandy record shop from owner David Sherwood, grown out of a decade of yard-sale record auctions into a brick-and-mortar in 2024. Graded vintage and rare vinyl, audiophile gear, and regular in-store auctions.
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- Diabolical Records
Downtown SLC shop founded by Adam Tye focused on small/independent artists and local bands; long ran in-store concerts and remains a hub for new & used vinyl discovery.
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- FOUNTAIN Records
Underground vinyl shop-and-bar hybrid in a former Cannella's space; hosts DJ nights, record release parties, and "Frontiers of Jazz" live sit-ins on Thursdays.
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- Graywhale Entertainment
Taylorsville outpost of Utah's largest independent music/media chain - new and used vinyl, CDs, movies and games since 1986. Distinct location from the existing Ogden store.
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- Memento Mori
Downtown SLC combo barbershop, vinyl record shop, art gallery, and event space created by Rob Fenn -- "a place where Johnny Cash would grab a haircut and Elton John would grab the latest vinyl release."
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- Mono Tape Club
Japan-inspired stereo listening room in Fairpark: coffee bar by day, cocktail/whiskey bar by night, with vinyl, cassettes and mixtapes on large horn speakers.
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- Randy's Records
Utah's oldest independent record shop, founded by Randy Stinson in 1978; now run by his son Sam in the 9th & 9th neighborhood. Massive new/used vinyl selection.
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- Raunch Records & Skate
Punk-rock skate shop and record store in Sugar House combining vinyl, skate decks, and outsider art/culture merch; a longtime fixture per its own listings, active "since 1984."
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- The Green Room
Downtown SLC's first hi-fi vinyl listening bar, styled after a Japanese jazz kissa, spinning an 800-900 record soul/funk/jazz/world collection on vintage hi-fi gear.
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- The Heavy Metal Shop
SLC institution devoted entirely to heavy metal and hard rock vinyl, CDs, and merch, run by owner Kevin Kirk since 1987. "Peddlin' Evil Since 1987."
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See the full record store listing for Salt Lake City, Utah.