Record Store Day in Vienna, Austria
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 Vienna, Austria
Independent record shops open in Vienna, Austria 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.
- 3345 Records & Culture
Vienna's first electronic-music record store, founded 1992; the Landstraße street shop closed in 2007 but reopened as an appointment-only vinyl warehouse in 2019, still trading rare electronic 12"s and DJ tools.
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- allsound
Margareten HiFi and vinyl shop and Pro-Ject Audio flagship store selling new and used records alongside turntables, amps and headphones, with an in-house listening studio.
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- Alt & Neu Records
Windmühlgasse institution trading since the 1960s under the family name Teuchtler Schallplattenhandel u. Antiquariat, and famous today as the 'Before Sunrise' record shop -- deep classical, jazz and pop vinyl plus CDs and cassettes.
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- Apartment Acht
Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus record shop, vintage-fashion and café platform with new vinyl arriving every Friday, fashion drops on Wednesdays, and a regular events series.
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- Audiocenter
Innere Stadt shop on historic Judenplatz with a huge classical and jazz selection alongside a broad general stock of vinyl, CDs and DVDs, books and newspapers.
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- Beats & Beans
Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus restaurant and record shop in a restored wood-panelled dining room, pairing Viennese food with a 2,000-3,000-strong secondhand jazz, soul, funk and hip-hop collection for browsing and buying.
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- Black Monk
Neubau shop buying, selling and trading used and new vinyl, CDs and music magazines across jazz, soul/funk, blues, reggae, krautrock, punk/new wave and Austropop.
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- DaCapo Klassik & Jazz
Innere Stadt classical and jazz specialist with over 15,000 items in stock across CD, vinyl and box sets, including rare and out-of-print recordings sourced on customer request.
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- das LOKal
Quiet Neubau coffee-and-books nook off the tourist trail that also sells secondhand vinyl; reviewers describe a music-curator staffer helping pick out classical and pop LPs.
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- DAS MARKET
Corner shop at Westbahnstraße/Zieglergasse in Neubau run by DJ and scene veteran Fritz Plöckinger, a niche collection focused on disco, electro, house and techno.
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- Dynamic Recordstore
Gumpendorf specialist for demanding electronic and dance vinyl since 1997, off Mariahilfer Straße, also stocking clothing and sneaker accessories.
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- Griller Records
Small Mariahilf record shop with an interesting secondhand vinyl stock; note that records aren't pre-priced -- the owner checks Discogs pricing with the customer at checkout.
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- Ibis Sammlerstube
Alsergrund collector's shop in the 9th district specialising in shellac 78rpm discs, alongside other antiques and collectibles.
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- K&K Vintage + Sound
Margareten vintage HiFi and vinyl dealer selling, servicing and repairing turntables and amplifiers alongside a Schallplatten selection; visits by appointment only.
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- Lenny's Music Store
Liesing warehouse-scale shop (200m2) with 50,000+ LPs and 10,000+ CDs plus 8,000+ seven-inch singles, mixing new releases with secondhand bargains and rarities.
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- Lindi's Schallplattenladen
Old-school Neubau secondhand record shop with a warm neighbourhood feel and a broad, well-loved crate-digging selection.
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- Moses Records
120sqm Neubau warehouse of new and used vinyl and CDs spanning pop, rock, krautrock, jazz, black music, punk and metal; the owner also runs a vinyl/CD fair four times a year.
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- Musikversorgung Steiner
Neubau punk, hardcore and underground specialist, self-described as filling a long-missing gap in Vienna's vinyl scene; also houses the Contergan punk record label, active since 2011.
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- Needle Vinyl Bar
Mariahilf cocktail bar built around vinyl-only listening -- bartenders freestyle drinks while curated records play all night in a room shaped for sound; the neighborhood-driven second location after the original 1010 branch.
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- Obolo
Leopoldstadt concept space in the Stuwerviertel run by 45rpm label Little Beat More, open as a record shop Tuesday-Friday with a monthly first-Saturday listening event, OboloMusic.
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- On & On Vinyl und Wohnen
Alsergrund secondhand vinyl and CD shop paired with vintage small furniture, lamps and curiosities, run by Petra Lehner and Heiko Ballweber.
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- Rave Up Records
Mariahilf vinyl and CD shop with a strong focus on Vienna's post-punk scene and Record Store Day exclusives, plus secondhand buybacks and a relaxed in-store listening area.
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- Record Shack
Margareten shop beloved for deep stacks of US-import 7-inch singles; owner Jörg DJs and shares mixes, and happily walks newcomers through turntable basics before they buy.
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- Recordbag Music & Fashion
Margareten shop mixing new indie vinyl, CDs and merch since 2004, known for house and club-culture crate-digging and staff who track down rare Record Store Day titles.
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- Richard Winter GRAMOLA
Century-old classical music specialist on the Graben in the heart of the Innere Stadt, with an enormous selection of classical LPs, CDs and box sets and expert in-store consultation.
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- Rock Shop
Leopoldstadt shop devoted to 50s-70s rock and roll and oldies on vinyl, CD and DVD, with a friendly owner reviewers praise for affordable prices and knowledgeable recommendations.
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- Schallplatten- u. Cassettencenter Brigitte Komarek
Favoriten institution opened in 1959 by Brigitte Komarek, a magnet for Vienna DJs in the 1960s-70s for always having the newest singles and LPs; still trading factory-new vinyl and cassettes today.
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- Schallter Audio & Records
Neubau record shop (corner of Bandgasse) stocking new and secondhand vinyl across genres alongside turntables, spare parts and HiFi gear, with basement in-store gigs and signing sessions.
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- Seven Star Records
Spittelberg vinyl shop in a Biedermeier building near the MuseumsQuartier, specializing in pre-owned and vintage vinyl plus hard-to-find CDs; buys and sells.
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- Shh Listening Bar
Vienna's first listening bar (opened June 2025) in Wieden -- a Japanese jazz-kissa-style room built around a custom sound system and wall of records, run by Jörg Markowitsch and Stefan Skorepa.
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- Siluh Records
Brigittenau record shop and store-front for the Siluh Records label (est. 2005), selling new and secondhand vinyl, tapes, books and shirts across genres; closes for a regular summer break.
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- SingSing Records
Neubau crate-digging destination with a huge secondhand vinyl collection especially strong on 60s and rock 7-inches, plus jazz, punk, reggae and international pressings.
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- Sissysound Record Store
Wieden record store stocking new and choice secondhand vinyl, CDs, books and magazines under an 'outer edges of pop' curation; LGBTQ+ friendly with a devoted following for niche, obscure finds.
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- Substance Recordstore
Neubau shop specializing in new and used indie, electronic, hip-hop and alt-rock vinyl, individually sleeved and carefully sorted; consistently rated one of Vienna's best crate-digging spots.
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- Totem Records
Neubau CD and record shop on Zollergasse with a focus on metal, goth and industrial alongside general new stock; a recurring peer reference across Vienna's other record shop listings.
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- vintage vinyl vienna
Fixed vinyl stall (No. 62) inside Meidling's historic covered market hall, a steady source of secondhand records across genres and eras plus a small selection of music memorabilia.
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- Vinyl (Major Babies)
MuseumsQuartier-adjacent shop run by label/promoter Major Babies, stocked deep with new and secondhand vinyl, CDs and cassettes, plus in-store release events and signings.
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- Wiener LP Café
Rochusmarkt-area cafe and vinyl shop where a curated new and secondhand record selection is browsed over coffee from Kaffeefabrik or craft beer from Alefried.
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- Wienyl
Penzing's self-styled 'westernmost record store,' an LGBTQ+-friendly vinyl shop spanning reggae, classical, rock, pop and punk, run by owner Nik with fair pricing on buys and sells.
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See the full record store listing for Vienna, Austria.