Record Store Day in Zurich, Switzerland
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 Zurich, Switzerland
Independent record shops open in Zurich, Switzerland 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.
- 16 Tons
Kreis 4 vintage-only record shop (no new re-releases) rated among Europe's best, with deep punk, new wave, indie, jazz, rock'n'roll, reggae, soul, funk and blues stock, plus secondhand clothes and furniture.
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- 6pack records
Kalkbreite institution buying, selling and trading vinyl since 1996; roughly 80,000 records in stock spanning hip hop, soul/funk, jazz, blues, reggae, rock, pop, electronic and world music.
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- Antiquariat Im Seefeld
One of Zurich's oldest antiquarian bookshops, in Seefeld since 1979, with a longstanding secondhand vinyl selection specialising in classical, jazz and rock/pop alongside its books.
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- Arche Brockenhaus
Altstetten secondhand department store and social enterprise with a dedicated Musik-Café department: a large, browsable vinyl-LP and singles selection plus an in-store listening station, spanning Schlager to soul, jazz to rock to classical.
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- Berggeflüster
Metal specialist tucked inside Analph Comic Shop on Strassburgstrasse, selling vinyl, CDs, tapes and merch to Zurich's underground scene; friendly staff, open Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings only.
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- Bikini
Aussersihl secondhand vinyl shop on Militärstrasse, open Wednesday through Saturday.
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- Blutt Records Philippe Künzi
Roughly 30-year-old Kreis 5 secondhand shop for CDs, LPs and DVDs run as owner Philippe Kunzi's personal hobby; opening hours are irregular and appointment is recommended before visiting.
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- Flat Disc Records
Small, tidy Kreis 4 shop on Stauffacherstrasse buying and selling new and secondhand vinyl and CDs, strong on rock, metal, punk, indie, jazz and blues; cash only, and the owner offers visitors coffee.
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- George Tanner Records
Wiedikon specialist trading vinyl, CDs, DVDs and music books since 1983, strong in jazz, blues, rock'n'roll, country, soul and Americana, plus a worldwide title-search service and thousands of rare LPs from private collections.
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- Hum Records
Small Ankerstrasse shop mostly stocking hip hop with some jazz and Latin; beautifully curated with rarities, though prices run 5-10% above Discogs. On a special summer schedule through mid-Aug 2026.
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- Jama Music
Kreis 4 record store on Stauffacherstrasse trading for over 45 years, specializing in alternative pop, rock, metal, punk, electronica, hip hop/R&B, soul/funk and jazz on vinyl; staff give spot-on genre recommendations.
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- Katalog Record Warehouse
Sizeable Kreis 6 warehouse of secondhand vinyl about 15 minutes' walk from the main station, praised by travelling collectors for rare albums, box sets and classic rock at fair prices.
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- Music Gallery Ernst
Owner-run record shop on Am Wasser praised for a well-organized selection of records and 45s with genuine rarities; owner Kurt is described by reviewers as friendly, knowledgeable and easy to deal with.
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- Musik Hug VINYL STATION
Dedicated vinyl storefront of the long-running Musik Hug chain on Zollstrasse, stocking records 'from classics to rarities' alongside CDs, turntables and music merch.
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- Panthera Records
Kreis 4 specialist in house, techno, trance, electronica, disco and pop, run by DJ-owner Marc Fuhrmann; new vinyl plus a deep stock of older techno discs into the 90s.
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- Rena Kaufmann
Century-old family record shop on the Bahnhofstrasse shopping mile, now run by 4th-generation Kaufmann sisters; classical, jazz and pop on new and used vinyl and CD alongside Marshall and GPO hi-fi gear.
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- Sihl Records - Vinyl & Bar
Kalkbreite record shop with an integrated lounge bar serving coffee and drinks; new and affordable secondhand vinyl 'from all corners of the world' rooted in house and techno, with in-store listening.
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- Vinyl-Garage
Literal garage record shop in Zurich-Seebach run by Sandro Loehrer, with roughly 10,000 LPs, EPs, maxis and singles across rock, pop, rockabilly, folk, country and world music, plus a CHF 5 bargain bin; open by appointment (call or WhatsApp ahead).
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- Zero Zero Niederdorf
Small Niederdorf branch of Zero Zero, in the heart of Zurich's old town, offering a classic rock and pop-leaning vinyl and CD selection.
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- ZERO ZERO Zürich Rare Groove Vinyl & CD
Kreis 4 crate-digging destination with a large, constantly changing selection of new and secondhand vinyl across hip hop, soul, rock and reggae, plus rare pressings and boxsets; fair cash paid for used collections.
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See the full record store listing for Zurich, Switzerland.