Record Store Day in San Salvador, El Salvador
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 San Salvador, El Salvador
Independent record shops open in San Salvador, El Salvador 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.
- Discomania
Vinyl shop in Colonia Escalón selling new and used records plus CDs, with an in-store turntable for previewing 45s before buying.
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- El Pollo Musical
Long-running secondhand vinyl shop in the historic center run by owner Roberto 'El Pollo' Reyes, a former singer with tens of thousands of used LPs and 45s; cash only. Billed as the city's oldest vinyl shop.
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- Mask Guy Records
Vinyl and CD shop reached via a private passage across from the La Mascota veterinary clinic, above Narcisa Bakery; sells new pressings, turntables and audio gear, open since 2023.
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- Rocka Rolla Cafe
Vinyl-and-coffee cafe in Plaza San Benito where guests pick a record from the in-house collection to spin on the house turntable while eating; records, CDs, DVDs and rock memorabilia also for sale.
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- Secret Vinyl Society
New vinyl and CD shop at Centro Comercial Constitución selling imported rock, metal, hip-hop and other genres, plus rarities and limited editions. Motto: 'El disco es cultura.'
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- Vinyl Café
Long-running vintage bar in Colonia Miralvalle where 'music is served on vinyl and live'; owner spins records to guest taste, with DJ nights and film screenings alongside food and drinks.
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See the full record store listing for San Salvador, El Salvador.