Record Store Day in Seattle, Washington
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 Seattle, Washington
Independent record shops open in Seattle, Washington 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.
- Back Street Beat
Cozy Bainbridge Island shop down an alley off Winslow Way, selling mostly vintage vinyl (rock, jazz, soul) alongside used and vintage books; open since 2015.
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- Bargain CDs, Records & Tapes
A longtime Everett trade-in shop selling used vinyl, CDs, DVDs, cassettes, and VHS out of deep bargain bins.
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- Daybreak Records
Fremont shop established in 2016 by RJ Sweeney, focused on rare and collectible vinyl, cassettes and memorabilia across punk, metal, reggae and jazz.
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- Double Dare Records
A Burien shop trading new and used vinyl, cassettes, and CDs across many genres, plus music books, posters, toys, and other pop-culture collectibles.
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- Easy Street Records
West Seattle vinyl institution pairing a large new-and-used record, CD and cassette shop with an attached cafe and a stage for in-store performances.
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- Empire Roasters and Records
Columbia City coffee roaster spread across multiple floors, with a record store built into the second level and rooftop seating above.
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- Fat Cat Records
Family-run shop opened in 2018 by Frank Laufer and his father James, selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes; relocated to Stone Way in Wallingford in late 2023.
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- Georgetown Records
Georgetown neighborhood shop founded in 2004 by Martin Imbach, focused on used vinyl spanning punk, garage, country, jazz and progressive rock.
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- Golden Oldies Records
Wallingford record shop operating since 1977, specializing in hard-to-find and out-of-print vinyl, CDs and cassettes with a complimentary want-list service.
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- Hex Enduction Records & Books
Lake City shop co-owned by Gabi Page-Fort and Dean Whitmore, pairing rock, psych, prog, jazz and punk vinyl with literary fiction, poetry, and Northwest-interest books.
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- Hi-Voltage Records & Books
A musician-owned Tacoma shop combining new and used vinyl with a books section, claiming an inventory of more than 40,000 LPs and CDs plus turntables and repair supplies.
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- HiFi LoFi
Anime, retro-game, and Japanese pop-culture shop on the Ave with a real vinyl section — city pop, jazz, Ghibli soundtracks, and video-game scores alongside manga, VHS, and collectibles.
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- Holy Cow Records
Used-record shop tucked in the Pike Place Market's DownUnder level, specializing in rare vinyl LPs and 45s alongside CDs and music memorabilia.
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- Jive Time Records
Fremont used-vinyl specialist in business since the early 1990s, covering rock, soul, funk, jazz, punk and hip-hop, with a clearance annex in the Fremont Vintage Mall.
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- Music Non-Stop
Kenmore's vintage AV and music emporium — part interactive museum, part shop — selling records, tapes, synths, drum machines, hi-fi gear, and vintage electronics; run by collector Kosta.
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- Musicology Co
A downtown Edmonds music boutique selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes alongside gifts and merch, with weekend live music.
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- Neptune Music Co.
U-District record shop in the basement of the historic Neptune Theater building; deep stock of vintage vinyl, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, and VHS across genres, open since October 2005.
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- Porchlight Coffee & Records
Capitol Hill coffee shop pouring Herkimer Coffee that also stocks new and used vinyl for browsing and purchase, alongside in-house designed goods.
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- Revolver Bar
Capitol Hill cocktail bar decorated with a wall of more than 2,500 vinyl records that get played as ambient background sound for drinkers and diners.
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- Rockin' Ruby's Records (Bainbridge Island)
Second brick-and-mortar from the Rockin' Ruby's mobile-record-trailer crew: about 1,500 vinyl records, CDs, guitars, and turntables, plus an espresso bar and outdoor live-music stage in downtown Winslow.
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- Royal Records
Queen Anne shop opened in 2021 by former Everyday Music staffers, buying, selling and trading vinyl, CDs, cassettes and movies near Seattle Center.
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- Seattle Records
University District record store selling new and used vinyl, cassettes, CDs, and band merch, plus record players and audio gear; hosts monthly open-mic nights.
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- Selector Records & Apparel
Madison Valley shop pairing a curated selection of house, techno and breakbeat vinyl with apparel.
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- Shibuya HiFi
Ballard listening bar modeled on Tokyo audiophile bars, playing full albums from vinyl through vintage Klipsch and custom speaker rigs in a dedicated no-shoes listening room.
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- Silver Platters
Long-running Pacific Northwest chain's SoDo flagship, stocking one of the region's largest new and used selections of vinyl, CDs and movies.
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- Silver Platters Bellevue
The Eastside location of Seattle's longtime independent media chain, stocking new and used vinyl, CDs, and movies in Bellevue's Northtowne Shopping Center.
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- Singles Going Steady
Belltown punk and metal specialist with a gritty, DIY-decorated storefront, a long-standing source for hardcore, punk and underground vinyl.
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- Sonic Boom Records
Ballard record shop opened in 1997 by Jason Hughes and Nabil Ayers, known for touring-artist in-store performances and a broad new/used selection.
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- Spin Cycle
Capitol Hill shop selling new and used vinyl alongside vintage movies and video games, with strong hip-hop, metal, jazz and rock sections.
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- Stumbletown Records
Shop-within-a-shop inside Chocolat Vitale near Ballard/Phinney Ridge; well-curated vintage and new vinyl strong in classic rock and hip-hop, alongside coffee and chocolate.
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- Time Tunnel Records
Burien vinyl shop opened in March 2014 by owner Matthew Alston; sells used and new vinyl, CDs, cassettes, movies, and books, plus disc-cleaning services. Marked its 10th anniversary in 2024 with a new mural.
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- TNT Music
An independent vinyl shop in Edmonds' Five Corners neighborhood, mixing new pressings with used records across rock, pop, jazz, country, and soundtracks.
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- Turntable Treasures
A Tacoma shop pairing a large used-vinyl selection, said to top 120,000 LPs, with vintage stereo equipment sales, turntable setup, and repair services.
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- Upstream Records
A small, family-run Everett record shop centered on gospel, soul, R&B, and hip-hop, building its curated used-vinyl stock from records bought directly off customers.
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- Vinceron Records
A Kirkland vinyl retailer built around limited-edition pressings, colored and picture discs, and collector exclusives.
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- Vinyl Eye Records
A Burien record shop operated under the Clone Press screen-printing brand, selling new and used vinyl across genres alongside screen-printed posters and apparel.
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- Vortex Music & Movies
A small strip-mall shop in Kirkland's Totem Lake area selling vinyl records alongside DVDs, Blu-rays, and other media and collectibles.
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- Wall of Sound
Long-running Seattle record shop, open since 1990 (Belltown, then Pine St, now Capitol Hill's Pike St), announced in June 2026 it is closing for good after 36 years, with regular hours continuing through the end of July 2026.
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See the full record store listing for Seattle, Washington.