Record Store Day in Sofia, Bulgaria
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 Sofia, Bulgaria
Independent record shops open in Sofia, Bulgaria 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.
- Analog Records
Self-described largest record store in Bulgaria -- a brand-new two-floor, 850 sq m warehouse of premium Japanese and US vinyl pressings across rock, jazz, blues, classical, electronic, soul, funk and hip-hop, plus CDs. LGBTQ+ friendly.
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- Aspero Audio
Hi-fi audio showroom in Orlandovtsi focused on premium jazz vinyl and CD editions alongside turntables, amplifiers and speakers. Visits by appointment.
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- Catch a Fire
Sofia Center secondhand specialist loved for reggae, punk, hip-hop, soul, funk, jazz and electronic crate-digging. The owner will spin any record before you buy and ships internationally if you can't carry your finds home.
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- Supreme Records - Vinyl and CD Shop Sofia
Third Sofia branch of the Supreme Records chain, directly across the street from its Deluxe sister store on Graf Ignatiev -- same catalogue of new and secondhand vinyl and CDs across genres, its own highest-rated location on Maps.
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- Supreme Records Deluxe
Old City Center flagship of the Supreme Records chain -- new and secondhand vinyl, CDs and cassettes spanning rock, pop, hip-hop, jazz, electronic and classical. Friendly, responsive staff; LGBTQ+ friendly.
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- Supreme Records Special Edition
Central-Vitosha branch of the Supreme Records chain specialising in rare and sold-out vinyl pressings alongside DVDs -- a compact, well-stocked stop for collectors passing through central Sofia. LGBTQ+ friendly.
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- TABA Record Store
Cosy basement dance-music specialist and self-described digging paradise for Bulgarian vinyl, CD and cassette releases -- deep techno, house, jazz, dubstep, garage, funk and acid stock, with in-store turntables to preview before buying.
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- The Records Corner
Sofia Center vinyl specialist widely rated the city's best record shop -- new and secondhand LPs spanning Bulgarian pressings to indie 12"s, plus CDs and accessories, run by a well-known, engaged owner. Women-owned.
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- Vintage Stereo
Vintage-audio and record shop inside the historic Targovski Dom - Bezistena arcade off Vitosha Blvd. New and used vinyl heavy on local and Eastern European pressings alongside Western and dance 12"s, with a listening post.
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- Vinyl Sound
Small 2nd-floor shop near Postbank in Sofia Center, tucked behind an unmarked black door -- reviewers call ahead to find it. Used vinyl across genres in mint condition at reasonable prices, plus a specialist record-cleaning service.
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- Wizard
Buzzer-entry rock and metal specialist up a stairwell beside Pizza Italia (5th floor, ring buzzer 10K). New vinyl, CDs and DVDs/Blu-rays from Slayer, Megadeth, Deep Purple and beyond, plus reissues, deluxe editions and merch.
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- Yo Music
Long-running vintage specialist on Knyaz Boris I -- secondhand vinyl, tapes and CDs from old Bulgarian pressings to kids' records and new imports, with in-house turntable repair. Prices vary widely but the digging is real.
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- Дюкян Меломан / Dukyan Meloman
Sofia's biggest record shop -- roughly 10,000 curated vinyl and CD titles on the floor with catalogue ordering for nearly a million more. New and secondhand records plus turntables and audio gear; also sold via WhatsApp/Instagram DM.
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- Дюкян Меломан B Side / Dukyan Meloman B Side
Sister branch of Dukyan Meloman on Ekzarh Yosif, next to Cush cafe-bar on the Sofia Center tram line -- an extensive classic-vinyl collection in a lively creative-crowd neighbourhood. Open all seven days, unlike the main store.
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See the full record store listing for Sofia, Bulgaria.