Record Store Day in St. Louis, Missouri
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 St. Louis, Missouri
Independent record shops open in St. Louis, Missouri 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.
- CIRCA: NOW! Records
South Grand vinyl shop run by owner Brad, known for a tightly curated, well-priced selection of classic rock and other genres and an active buy-side counter.
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- Dead Wax Records
Cherokee Street vinyl boutique praised by Riverfront Times as a top spot to buy records, known for curated crates and a strong local-artist section.
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- Frenchtown Audio
Sister location to Frenchtown Records combining a record shop with vintage stereo/turntable sales and repair; participates in Record Store Day.
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- Frenchtown Records, Antiques & More
Lafayette Square shop mixing rare and sealed vinyl with fine art, clothing and antiques; regularly restocked New Arrivals section.
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- Infinite Spin Records
Cherokee Street shop owned by William, favoring original pressings and collectible rock over new releases, plus posters and memorabilia.
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- Kismet Records
Dutchtown record shop inside The Wink! business incubator, pairing indie/used vinyl with a small live-performance annex hosting local musicians.
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- Planet Score Records
Maplewood's record shop on Manchester Road since 2015, successor to the old CD Reunion. New and used vinyl, CDs, and tapes spanning classic rock, punk, soul, and jazz. Named after a Guided by Voices song; the band's Robert Pollard has shopped here.
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- Record Exchange
Longtime south-city vinyl institution housed in a converted library, with roughly 10,000 sq ft of new and used records and memorabilia.
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- The Record Space
South St. Louis shop mixing rare and everyday vinyl with CDs, cassettes, VHS, laserdisc, Funko Pops and vintage toys; open seven days a week.
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- Vintage Vinyl
Delmar Loop mainstay since the late 1970s under owner Tom "Papa" Ray. Deep new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes across every genre, plus in-store release parties and listening events. A St. Louis record-collecting institution.
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See the full record store listing for St. Louis, Missouri.